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Syllabus

F 10    N. Cotter

 

 

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Date

Lecture Topic/Assignments (I = Instructor, O = Oral Instructor, W = Writing Instructor)

1

H

26

Aug

Course Intro, procedures, Sr. projects (I), Doing research (I, W)

 

 

 

 

                                                             Assigned: E-mail, Proposed ECE Current Topic

 

 

 

 

                                                             Assigned: Research Paper, ECE Current Topic

2

H

2

Sep

Using the Library (I), PowerPoint presentations (O)

 

 

 

 

In Class: Quiz on oral presentations

 

 

 

 

 

3

H

9

 

Oral present Quiz results (O), Critical listening/feedback (O), Example PPt presentations (I)

 

 

 

 

In Class: Critically evaluate—example of technical PowerPoint presentation

 

 

 

 

Due: E-mail, Proposed ECE Current Topic Assigned: PowerPoint, ECE Current Topic

4

H

16

 

Teams assigned (I), Meeting management/teaming (O), Conflict management (O)

 

 

 

 

In Class: Role play

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                  Assigned: Team Agreements

                                                                                                  Assigned: Clinic Preferences

5

H

23

 

Making posters (I, W, O), Resume and cover letter writing (W)

 

 

 

 

In Class: Write—paragraph of cover letter

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                  Assigned: Resume & Cover Letter

6

H

30

 

Instructions for presentations (I)

 

 

 

 

In Class: Critically evaluate—students' PowerPoint presentations

 

 

 

 

Present: PowerPoint, ECE Current Topic (6 talks/room)

Due: Team Agreements (1st version)   Assigned: Clinic Poster

7

H

7

Oct

Feedback on team agreements (W)

 

 

 

 

In Class: Critically evaluate—students' PowerPoint presentations

 

 

 

 

Present: PowerPoint, ECE current topic (4 talks/room)

Due: Research Paper, ECE Current Topic (1st version)

Due: Clinic Preferences

Due: Resume and Cover Letter (1st version)

8

H

14

 

FALL BREAK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

H

21

 

Feedbk Research paper on ECE current topic (I, W), Feedbk Resumes/Cover Letters (W)

 

 

 

 

In Class: Critically evaluate—students' PowerPoint presentations

 

 

 

 

Present: PowerPoint, ECE Current Topic

 

10

H

28

 

Feedback on posters (W), Making posters (O)

 

 

 

 

In Class: Critically evaluate—students' PowerPoint presentations

 

 

 

 

Present: PowerPoint ECE Current Topic

Due: Team Agreements (final version)

Due: Clinic Poster (1st version)

11

H

4

Nov

 

 

 

 

 

In Class: Critically evaluate—students' PowerPoint presentations

 

 

 

 

Present: PowerPoint, ECE Current Topic

 

12

H

11

 

Clinics (Steve Blair), Feedback on presentations (I, O, W), Writing an e-mail proposal (W)

 

 

 

 

In Class: Mock interview

 

 

 

 

Due: Clinic Poster (2nd version)

13

H

18

 

Feedback on Posters (I, O, W), Interviewing (presented by Career Center)

 

 

 

 

In Class: E-mail writing errors, work on posters

 

 

 

 

Due: Research Paper, ECE Current Topic (Final version)

Due: Resume & Cover Letter (final version)  Assigned: E-mail, Clinic Assessment

14

H

25

 

THANKSGIVING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

H

2

Dec

 

 

 

 

 

In Class: Critically evaluate—students' posters, clinic assessment

 

 

 

 

Present: Clinic Poster (final version)

Due: E-mail, Clinic Assessment

16

H

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Class: Critically evaluate—students' posters, clinic assessment

 

 

 

 

Present: Clinic Poster (final version)

Due: E-mail, Clinic Assessment