ENCN301-19A (C) Any Time Start 2019

Communication Skills Portfolio 2


Details:
Start Date: Monday, 25 February 2019
End Date: Sunday, 17 November 2019
Withdrawal Dates
The withdrawal dates for this course (both with and without fee refund) will be confirmed once a) the course start date and b) course length is confirmed. Students are advised to consult the department for further information.

Description

Development of communication skills required by practicing professional engineers. Sketches, oral presentation, and various types of written reports.

This course was developed to aid engineering students develop and improve their overall communication ability. The ability to write and speak clearly and concisely is an important factor in the effective communication of ideas. Professional engineers need to be able to communicate their concepts and research to a wide audience. Professional engineers might need to express their technical knowledge to conference audiences, co-workers, supervisors, clients, architects, designers, lawyers, councils, public forums, and lay persons. Having a high level of technical and mechanical skill is not enough to achieve success in the modern engineering environment. It is essential that ideas can be conveyed within and between industries and disciplines. Each error you leave in a draft report means extra time and money for your employer, and so attention to detail and proofreading are key skills you will need to develop now to be a valuable employee later. Effective communication can save time, money and even lives. It is with these aims in mind that students taking this course are asked to follow precise guidelines in preparing material for submission and to pay particular attention to fine details.

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this course you should be able to:

- Apply the skills learnt from reading the CPG and attending tutorials to course work.
- Apply skills learnt in ENCN301 to ENCN470, ENCN493 and beyond.
- Improve on communication skills, with an emphasis on clear and concise writing.
- Deliver effective written communication.
- Develop an awareness of professional communication standards in the engineering profession.
- Give effective oral presentations.

Prerequisites

Course Coordinator

Kim Parrent

Assessment

For 2nd Pro there are six assignments, two of which are submitted in 2019 (all due 9 am on the given dates unless otherwise stated). The other four were part of the assessment for 1st Pro – Communications Portfolio 1. IMPORTANT: Even if you passed ENCN201, if you did not meet portfolio standard in any of the assessment items in 2018, you must resubmit them this year. Students who Fail ENCN301 in 2019, may be invited to attend the extra support programme in November, 2019 (held during the week 3 Monday and Tuesday 10 am – 1 pm) in order to attempt to gain a Pass for 3012. However, this is via invitation only and not open to all students who failure to pass ENCN3013.

1. There are two chances to submit reports for ENCN301. If a report fails in the first submission students may resubmit in August (Term 3). The September resubmission is the last for 2nd Pro, 2019. If a student fails this resubmission then the student will fail ENCN301 in 2019. The August submissions are for resubmissions only, and if a student does not make a first submission then they fail the course.

2. All  assignments must be submitted by the due date.  Late submissions will  not be accepted .  If  a  student  is  unable  to  complete  and  subm   it  an  assignment  by  the deadline due to  personal  circumstances beyond  their     control,  they  should  discuss this  with  the  lecturer  involved  as  soon  as  possible.      Note:  An  extension  given  for Communications   Portfolio  submissions  does  not  carry  over  into  the      supporting course  for  that  report.  Requests  for  extensions  for  reports  in  supporting  courses must be addressed to the lecturer for the core course.

3.  All  reports must have a   signed coversheet.  Reports without a signed coversheet will not be marked.

4.  All  studen ts  are  required  to  use  the   Communications   Portfolio  template  for  their reports.  This  template  is  provided  on  learn.  The  template  has  been  created  in  an attempt  to  minimise  presentation  errors  and  allow   students  to  focus  on  their writing skills. Student wil   l be asked to sign a declaration on the coversheet to state that  they  have  used  the  template.  Failure  to  do  so  could  result  in  failure  due  to presentation issues, and incur a resubmission charge.

5.  All   reports  must  be  submitted  via  Learn, with  a  signed  coversheet,  into  the appropriate  drop  boxes.    All   reports  must  be  named  in  the  following  format: SubmissionType  -Userid -FamilyName   (e.g.,   Lab  -mwm24 -Milke).   For   resubmissions   add _resub  (1.,  2. etc.)  to  the end  of  the name.  (e.g.,  Lab   -mwm24 -Milke_resub.1).   Incorrectly named reports will not be marked.

6.  Students must meet Portfolio standard on all six items (over Communications Portfolio 1 & 2) and attain an overall communication assessment of at least 5 out of 10 in order to pass ENCN301. For  each  required  tutorial  that  a  student misses,  one  point  out  of  ten  will  be  deducted  from  their  overall  communication score.  A   student  who  otherwise  might  pass  ENCN301  could  fail  because  of missing  the  required  tutorials.  If  in  doubt  whether  a  tutorial  is  required  for  all students (see Section  16),  contact  the senior  tutor  before the tutorials commence. If   the   tutorial   session   you   have   been   assigned   to   conflicts   with   another compulsory  course  activity  (labs,  set   tutorial,   or  lecture)   contact  the  course coordinator or senior tutor prior to the start date of  the tutorial. If  you fail  to alert us  to  any  issues  regarding  tutorial  attendance  prior  to  the  tutorial,  you  will  be recorded as absent.  Failure to pass  ENCN 301 in  2019  will result in students being ineligible to go on Exchange in 2020 ."

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Upton, Creon; Communications Portfolio Guide ; Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury, 2013 (Can be purchased from University bookshop).

Required Text: The core text for ENCN 301 is the Communications Portfolio Guide (CPG) (2nd edition can be purchased from the University Bookshop for approx. $30). Students are expected to read this text and adhere to its guidelines for all submissions.

Other supplementary material can be found on Learn. It is the student’s responsibility to check Learn regularly for up-dated course material.

Additional Course Outline Information

Late submission of work

Resubmission details

Students in ENCN301 have seven compulsory reports (this includes the oral presentation). Students must submit and pass all of these reports in order to have a chance at passing 301 in 2017. There are only two chances to submit a report for 2nd Pro. If a student fails a report in the first submission they are able to resubmit the report in September. Failure to submit (or resubmit) any of the required items will result in a Fail for ENCN301. Students who fail to submit one or more items will not be eligible for the catch-up programme February, 2018.

There is a fee of $50 for each all resubmissions. This fee is to cover the additional cost of remarking reports (remember this course is a zero fees course). The procedure for payment is set out below.

All payments must be made in-person to student services on or before Friday16 September, 5 pm. Students must then show their receipt of payment to Catherine O’Shaughnessy (Civil-Mechanical Eng. Level 4). Payment will be recorded. Failure to pay the resubmission fee will result in the final grade not being released for that report. Therefore, the report will remain as a ‘fail’.

For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering .

All ENCN301 Occurrences