Course Description:
ENGRG 5000 Engineering Communications
| Course Number: | ENGRG 5000 |
| Course Name: | Engineering Communications |
| Course Description: | Emphasizes methods of communication in the engineering workplace, including the development and writing of proposals, technical manuals, design reports, and business presentations. Effective teamwork communication strategies for virtual and co-located project teams will be addressed. |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Level: | Graduate |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Format: | Online |
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Additional Information
Learning Outcomes
The course objectives are to:
- Effectively write as a team, asynchronously, and at a distance.
- Be able to use evidence and logic to construct an argument.
- Effectively prepare different types of engineering documents such as journal articles, proposals, design reports, technical manuals, application notes, specifications, and patents.
- Be able to communicate successfully through equations and symbols to a target audience.
- Effectively incorporate graphics (tables, figures, photographs, etc.) into an engineering document.
- Prepare and present a Power Point presentation in order to deliver technical information.
Unit Descriptions
Unit 1: Key Principles for the Writing Process
- Communication Basics
- Principles for Presentations and Meetings
- Inverted-Pyramid Method Principles for Web and Other Electronic Applications
- Assessment Principles
- Organization Principles
- Writing the Draft Principles
- Revising the Draft Principles
Unit 2: Key Principles Underlying All Engineering Communications
- Collaboration
- Effective Design Principles
Unit 3: Key Principles for Writing at Work
- Writing General Business Correspondence Principles
- Writing Informal Reports Principles
- Writing Formal Reports Principles
- Writing Instructions Principles
- Writing Proposals Principles
Number of Exams
There is 1 final exam for this course.
Number of Assignments
There are 12 self-study quizzes, 2 discussion projects, 1 special writing assignment, 1 paper, and an ungraded mid-term exam for this course.
Number of Projects
There is 1 group project for this course.
Grading Information
Your course grade will be calculated from the work you do in two discussion activities (10%), an individual writing assignment (15%), participation in practice quizzes and class surveys (15%), a group project activity (10%), a final paper (25%), and a final exam (25%).
Semester letter grades are assigned on the composite scores as follows:
A = 90 to 100%
B = 80 to less than 90%
C = 70 to less than 80%
D = 60 to less than 70%
F = Less than 60%
Timely submission of tasks such as discussion homework and examinations is a must. Late submission of any task will not be accepted without prior authorization from Dr. Tom. If you expect to be late, it is your responsibility to send Dr. Tom an e-mail.