ES2631 - Critique and Communication of Thinking and Design
Description
This course equips students with competencies requiring students to analyze, critique, and communicate engineering ideas in a systematic and thoughtful manner. Students will be introduced to a reasoning in engineering framework (Paul et al., 2019), as well as key principles of effective communication in the field of engineering, such as being purpose- and context-conscious and audience-centric (Irish & Weiss, 2013). These will be applied to analyze engineering ideas in both written and oral communication. Students will also engage in a group engineering conceptual design project aimed at promoting critical analysis and communication within groups.
Objectives
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- critically analyze ideas in the field of engineering;
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communicate critical analysis of engineering ideas clearly and coherently;
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work effectively in a team to develop and present an engineering conceptual design;
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This course aims to equip engineering students with competencies required of them as future engineers. These entail the ability to deconstruct engineering ideas, critically evaluate their validity and quality, as well as effectively communicate such analysis and critique to different stakeholders in different contexts through written and spoken forms.
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demonstrate an understanding of key principles and features of communication for engineers in different contexts
Assessment
- ES2631 is a 100% Continuous Assessment course.
Prerequisites
Students who are required to take ES1000 Foundation Academic English and/or ES1103 English for Academic Purposes must pass the courses before they are allowed to read this course.
Preclusions
- IEM1201%, UTW1001%, ES2531, ES1531, GEK1549 and GET1021, RVX courses (RVX1000, RVX1001, RVX1002, RVX1003).
- U-town students cannot select ES2631.
- RVRC students cannot select ES2631.
Units
Four
Workload
1.5-2-0-4-2.5