Co-Curricular Professional Communications for ECE

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CMPE Degree: This course is Elective for the CMPE degree.

EE Degree: This course is Elective for the EE degree.

Lab Hours: 0 supervised lab hours and 0 unsupervised lab hours.

Technical Interest Group(s) / Course Type(s): BSCmpE core (2012-13 curriculum), BSEE core (2012-13 curriculum)

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Prerequisites: ECE 2031 [ min C]

Catalog Description

This course documents student completion of ECE professional communications requirement through workshops, seminars, research projects, co/extra-curricular activities, etc.

Textbook(s)

Course Outcomes

  1. Recognize the basic conventions of technical writing and the discipline-specific features of engineering documents.
  2. Identify structure, organization, and content of common engineering documents: proposals, technical reports, instruction guides, comparison papers
  3. Work individually and in teams to write documents with audience-appropriate content and proper formatting, spelling, punctuation, grammar, and usage.
  4. Integrate text and visuals to clearly convey complex technical information.
  5. Revise documents for content, organization, and writing style.
  6. Work individually and in teams to develop and deliver effective oral presentations with significant technical content using presentation software.
  7. Provide feedback to peers on their writing, speaking, and teamwork abilities.

Strategic Performance Indicators (SPIs)

Not Applicable

Topical Outline

ECE 3006 is a marker course that documents student satisfaction of the EE/CmpE junior-level professional communication requirement through co-curricular activities, such as workshops or undergraduate research. Once students have completed the necessary activities, they will be issued a permit to register for ECE3006 in the following semester. Students must successfully complete a minimum number of three (3) Communications Units (CUs) in the following areas: 1 writing assignment (~ 5-7 pages) 1 presentation (PowerPoint, poster ~10 minute talk) 1 elective communication activity (presentation and writing tasks with shorter deliverables)