Project

Two: The Engineering Environment

This is an individual project.

Each student is expected to subscribe to the free daily e-mail alerts offered by the publication,
Engineering News. This can be done by visiting the Engineering News website
(www.engineeringnews.co.za). Link has also been posted on ULink. On the top right of the page, a link is
displayed with the title Free Daily Email. Upon following the link, you will be requested to enter your
surname, e-mail address and a security code. You also need to select the publication to which you
would like to subscribe (in this case, that would of course be Engineering News). Figure 1, below,
illustrates this process.


Figure 1: Subscription to Engineering News free daily E-mail alerts

During the course of the first term, each student must follow the daily newsfeed offered by Engineering
News. Towards the end of the first term, each student must then select an issue or topic that has been
covered by Engineering News and that interests them.

There are two parts required for overall completion of this project. Each of these is explained in detail
below.

Part A: Report

Each student must draft a formal journal article on their chosen topic or issue. The article must be a
formal investigation into the topic. The exact focus of the article is for each student to decide, but the
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article must clearly explain its goals and must describe the importance of the topic or issue, particularly
in the field of Engineering. The articles must be formatted according to the requirements of the SAICE
journal (for Civil Engineering students) and the SAIEE journal (for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
students). These guidelines will be placed on ULink. The article MAY NOT EXCEED 1000 words.

The academic article is to be submitted on the same day as you deliver your presentation (see below).

Part B: Presentation

In addition to the formal, written report, each student will also be expected to deliver an oral
presentation, which achieves the following aims:

! Describes the background or context for the topic / issue under discussion
! Explains the importance of the topic or issue
! Critically investigates the topic or issue

Each student will be allowed no more than 4 minutes to deliver their presentation (a maximum of 3
minutes for the actual presentation and a further minute for questions or comments from the
audience).

The presentations will take place on the following dates:
Session 1:

22 April

Session 2:

28 April

Session 3:

29 April

Session 4:

5 May

Session 5:

6 May

Session 6:

12 May

Session 7:

13 May

Session 8:

19 May

Session 9:

20 May

Session 10:

26 May