LC-1117 - Integrated Oral and Written Skills (o,w), Lecture (Digital systems and design students only), 11.9.2023-6.12.2023

Topic outline

• Assignments
  • Select activity Assignment 1: Self-Assessment of your strengths and weaknesses in terms of academic writing / presentation skills and your development plan for this course (DL Sep 17)

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    Assignment 1: Self-Assessment of your strengths and weaknesses in terms of academic writing / presentation skills and your development plan for this course (DL Sep 17)
  • Select activity Assignment 2: introduction draft and peer feedback in class (DL Oct 30)

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    Assignment 2: introduction draft and peer feedback in class (DL Oct 30)

    Note: The topic is the design that your team is working on for the ELEC-9801 course. However, this is an individual task, so you will all write your own design proposal even if the topic is the same for all your team members.
     
    Writing an introduction to your design proposal
    
    

    Length: 150-250 words

    Pattern: problem-solution

    The introduction is one paragraph where you provide the following information:

    Situation: Provide wider context and relevance of the topic Name your client to whom you are suggesting this design proposal. Explain the client’s present situation or current practices.

    Problem: State what is lacking/needed/unsatisfactory in their current situation?

    Solution: Give a name to your design that you recommend and link it to the identified problem or need.

    Evaluation: Identify the main benefit that justifies the new solution.

    At the end of your text, include a list of references to sources you have used to find the information

    Submit your text to the discussion forum under this task by 12 pm on Oct 30 We'll be doing peer feedback in that class and it is half of the grade, so if you miss it, you will not be able to get full points for this task.
    
  • Select activity Submit your introduction here for peer feedback

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    Submit your introduction here for peer feedback Forum
  • Select activity Assignment 3: Draft 1 of extended definition (DL Nov 6)

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    Assignment 3: Draft 1 of extended definition (DL Nov 6)
  • Select activity Submit your extended definition here for peer feedback

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    Submit your extended definition here for peer feedback Forum
  • Select activity Revise your introduction and extended definition and submit your text for teacher feedback (DL 9 am Mon, Nov 13)

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    Revise your introduction and extended definition and submit your text for teacher feedback (DL 9 am Mon, Nov 13) Turnitin Assignment 2
  • Select activity Assignment 4: Presentation rehearsal (Nov 20-Nov 24)

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    Assignment 4: Presentation rehearsal (Nov 20-Nov 24)
  • Select activity Your presentation outline (submit your team's presentation outline 24 hrs before you rehearsal session)

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    Your presentation outline (submit your team's presentation outline 24 hrs before you rehearsal session) Assignment
  • Select activity Assignment 4b: Self-assessment of presentation rehearsal (submit within 24 hrs of your rehearsal)

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    Assignment 4b: Self-assessment of presentation rehearsal (submit within 24 hrs of your rehearsal) Questionnaire
  • Select activity Assignment 5: Final concept and proto presentation (Nov 28) and final course grade

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    Assignment 5: Final concept and proto presentation (Nov 28) and final course grade

    Submit your final slides here. I will be joining the ELEC-C9801 class to watch the presentation. I will post your presentation grade for the LC-1117 course here. Here you will also find your final course grade.
    
  • Select activity Assignment 6: Final design proposal (DL Dec 7)

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    Assignment 6: Final design proposal (DL Dec 7) Turnitin Assignment 2

    Revise your introduction and extended definition as needed and add a 100-150-word conclusion paragraph to your proposal. Make sure you have the blue commenting layer selected when looking at the comments. 

    In the conclusion summarize why/how your idea would solve the user’s problem and link it back to the problem / need specified in the introduction.

     Submit the final version for grading by Dec 7.

  • Select activity Assignment 7: Final self-assessment (DL Dec 7)

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    Assignment 7: Final self-assessment (DL Dec 7) Questionnaire
  • Select activity Writing rubric

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    Writing rubric File PDF

    This rubric is used to grade your final design proposal.

  • Select activity Astra ModulesNote: Each module will take about 2 h...

    Astra Modules

    Note: Each module will take about 2 hours to complete, so don't leave it last minute!
    

  • Select activity Given-new principle (DL 12 pm on Sep 25)

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    Given-new principle (DL 12 pm on Sep 25) Assignment

    
    Complete the module here.
    

    If the module is completed 

    • at 80% or higher, you get 5 pts
    • at 65-79%, you get 2.5 pts
    • below 65% or not completed by the deadline, you get 0 pts

    
    
  • Select activity Light-before-heavy principle (DL 12 pm on Sep 25)

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    Light-before-heavy principle (DL 12 pm on Sep 25) Assignment

    
    Complete the module here.
    

    If the module is completed 

    • at 80% or higher, you get 5 pts
    • at 65-79%, you get 2.5 pts
    • below 65% or not completed by the deadline, you get 0 pts

    
    
  • Select activity Citing sources and avoiding plagiarism (DL noon Oct 2)

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    Citing sources and avoiding plagiarism (DL noon Oct 2) Assignment

    
    Complete the module here.
    

    If the module is completed 

    • at 80% or higher, you get 5 pts
    • at 65-79%, you get 2.5 pts
    • below 65% or not completed by the deadline, you get 0 pts

    
    
  • Select activity Active verbs (DL noon on Oct 10)

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    Active verbs (DL noon on Oct 10) Assignment

    
    Complete the module here.
    

    If the module is completed 

    • at 80% or higher, you get 5 pts
    • at 65-79%, you get 2.5 pts
    • below 65% or not completed by the deadline, you get 0 pts

    
    
  • Select activity Style and form: formal grammar (DL noon on Oct 23)

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    Style and form: formal grammar (DL noon on Oct 23) Assignment

    
    Complete the modulehere.
    
    

    If the module is completed 

    • at 80% or higher, you get 5 pts
    • at 65-79%, you get 2.5 pts
    • below 65% or not completed by the deadline, you get 0 pts

    
    
  • Select activity Style and form: word choice (DL noon on Oct 23)

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    Style and form: word choice (DL noon on Oct 23) Assignment

    
    Complete the modulehere.
    

    If the module is completed 

    • at 80% or higher, you get 5 pts
    • at 65-79%, you get 2.5 pts
    • below 65% or not completed by the deadline, you get 0 pts