ECE 3940 - Technical Communication I

Course Info E-mail, Proposed ECE Current Topic Research Paper, ECE Current Topic
Resume & Cover Letter PowerPoint, ECE Current Topic

Course Information

Instructors:
Engineering
Dr. Neil Cotter
Email: necotter@ece.utah.edu
Office: MEB 3104

Presentation (Section 1)
Dr. April Kedrowicz
Email: a.kedrowicz@utah.edu
Office: WEB 1704

Presentation (Section 2)
Veronica Dawson
Email: veronica.r.dawson@utah.edu
Office: WEB 1813

Writing
Heather Stone
Email: heather.stone@utah.edu
Office: WEB 1813

Class Room and Lecture Times

Syllabus | (pdf)

Schedule | (pdf)

File Submission Requirements (pdf)

ASSIGNMENTS

Email, Proposed ECE Current Topic

Assignment: E-mail, Proposed ECE Current Topic (pdf)
Grading Rubric: E-mail, Proposed ECE Current Topic (txt)
Handouts:
- Sample Email Proposal (docx) | (pdf)
- Sample Email Proposal with Comments (pdf)
Marriott Library:
- Home Page
- Collections
- SCOPUS database
- Using IEEE Explore

Research Paper, ECE Current Topic

Resume & Cover Letter

Assignment: Resume & Cover Letter (pdf)
Lecture:
- The Resume: Your Primary Marketing Material (pdf) | (pptx)
- Fun Resume Quotes (pdf) | (pptx)
- Cover Letters (pdf) | (pptx)
Handouts:
- Cover Letter Guidelines (pdf)
- Web Development Resume (doc)
- Web Development Resume with Comments (pdf)
- Technical Sales Resume (docx)
- Technical Sales Resume with Comments (pdf)
- Good Cover Letter-Job Posting Example (doc) | (pdf)
- Good Cover Letter-Personal Referral Example (doc) | (pdf)
- Good Cover Letter-Previous Contact Example (doc) | (pdf)
- Example of a Poor Cover Letter (pdf)
Links:
- Indiana University School of Law: Cover Letters (how to write a letter)
- University of Utah Career Services home page
In-Class Exercise:
- In-Class: Paragraph of Cover Letter (doc) | (pdf)