Tri-Eng

KB7053 PG MCE - Semester 1: FORMATIVE WRITING TASK You have until 23.59 on Friday 9th December 2022 to complete this task. FORMATIVE WRITING TASK Using Texts A-E as your sources, write an introduction and literature review (around 400 words maximum) for an essay on the following essay title:

Technical skills are all that is necessary to be a successful engineer. Discuss.

Instructions:

• Write an introduction and literature review for an essay – do not write an essay • You should refer only to Texts A-E because these are our ‘set readings’ • Use the mind maps you have made to help you • Write in academic style • Include citations and references in Harvard style • Make sure your paragraphs are well written and structured – for example, with effective topic sentences,

explanation, examples, and signposting language • Remember, with a piece of academic writing, you should adopt a clear position and offer a critical

discussion; you should avoid being purely descriptive • Word process your essay in MS Word; use Calibri 12 font and single line space; block paragraphs; add

page numbers bottom right

Module reading list for Formative writing assessment (texts on BB)

TEXT A: Engineering Council. (n.d.). UK-SPEC: UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence. Third edition. https://www.engc.org.uk/engcdocuments/internet/Website/UK- SPEC%20third%20edition%20(1).pdf

TEXT B: Koelsch, J. R. (2011). ‘Is Writing an Essential Skill for Engineers?’ Automation World. https://www.automationworld.com/article/automation-strategies/industry- business/workforce/writing-essential-skill-engineers

TEXT C: Ahmed, F., Capretz, L. F., and Campbell, P. (2012). ‘Evaluating the demand for soft skills in software development.’ Electrical and Computer Engineering Publications 152, 44-49.

TEXT D: Robles, M. M. (2012). ‘Executive perceptions of the top 10 soft skills needed in today’s workplace.’ Business Communication Quarterly 75(4), 453-465.

TEXT E: Farr, J. V. and Brazil, D. M. (2009). ‘Leadership skills development for engineers.’ Engineering Management Journal 21(1), 3-8.

SUBMIT YOUR WORK AS A SINGLE MS WORD DOCUMENT VIA TURNITIN (on Blackboard) BY 23.59 on Friday 9th December

2022 (no pdfs please) IMPORTANT: • PLEASE put your name on your work (1st page, top right) • PLEASE save your work as an MS Word file (no pdfs) like this - File name: your ALS class code, day and time of class, FAMILY NAME and ‘formative’, like this:

KB7053_ Monday_13_ SMITH_formative Also use this as the name / title of your document uploading to Turnitin. Please enter details into Turnitin clearly, so your work can be easily identified. Thank you! ________________________________________________________________________

Extra help - Skills Plus (NU library)

Help with essay planning and academic writing:

https://library.northumbria.ac.uk/skillsplus/academicwriting

Cite them Right (referencing):

https://library.northumbria.ac.uk/skillsplus/referencing-plagiarism#table1

Skills Plus guide – referencing and plagiarism:

https://library.northumbria.ac.uk/skillsplus/referencing-plagiarism

KB7053 PG MCE - Semester 1: FORMATIVE PRESENTATION TASK Task Prepare and deliver a 5-minute individual Powerpoint presentation on a topic of one of your Engineering and Environment assessments. Instructions • Think about the assessments you are doing for your other EE modules this semester

• Choose one of these assessments to present on (for example, a project you are doing)

• Prepare to explain it to the audience (your class) at a non-expert level

• Make a PPT to help your presentation. For your ppt, you must have a cover slide, an

outline slide, and a references slide. The main body of the ppt should be no more than

four slides

• The presentation must be no longer than five minutes long, but not considerably shorter

than 5 mins

• You must not read out your presentation verbatim from a script or from your PPT

• Presentations must be your own original work and you must not repeat a presentation

already given or read out an assignment

• Presentations will take place in Weeks 8 and 9 (order to be decided on the day – so be

ready!)