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Professional Communications and

Engineering Workplace Practice

Introduction to ENGG980

Housekeeping

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What to do in an emergency
KEEP CALM – STAY SAFE

If the alarm sounds or you are notified to evacuate:

- Follow instructions of building warden or
lecturer
- Leave by the nearest safe fire exit
- Proceed to emergency assembly point
- Await further instructions.

If required to take shelter:

- Follow instructions of building warden or
lecturer
- Await further instructions.

Delivery times

Your timetable is available online!

Tutorials are now open

Issues and enquiries: ENGG980enquiries@uow.edu.au

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Today’s agenda

• What’s the subject about and why do

you need to do it?
• Who is teaching it?
• How is the subject organised?
• How and when is learning
assessed?
• What is ‘blended’ learning?
• Group work

What is it designed to achieve?

• The subject will assist you to
– Develop confidence as a speaker and writer of
professional English,
– Get a good idea of what to expect in typical Australian
workplaces
– Learn to apply for a professional job
– Network with other students and get to know them

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To succeed in the workplace, an engineer

needs high level understanding & skill in:
– Technical knowledge
• design, analysis, CAD, modelling, etc

– Communication
• Team work (including team writing), critical thinking,
writing and presenting professionally, managing a
project
• Workplace communication: Seeking and applying for
jobs, workplace communication

Most subjects in your course focus on

developing technical knowledge and skills.

This subject aims to help you develop

understanding and skills in communications.

It aims to help you develop your ability to

communicate effectively in workplace contexts.

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The subject also focuses on your ‘employability’:

– job searching
– writing effective applications
– performing well in interviews

Subject Structure

Virtual Virtual
Companies Recruitment

Assessments

Tutorials

Lectures

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Subject Structure
Assessments

Tutorials

Lectures

Session I Session II

Scoping Industry
Project Project

Subject Learning Objectives

Subject Structure
2 hour lecture
per week

12 Credit
Point
Designed Based
Subject
on Teams of 6

2 hour tutorial
per week

Interactive and
dynamic

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The teaching team

• Subject Coordinators:
– Professor Fazel Naghdy - Faculty of EIS
– Mr Paul McMahon – Faculty of EIS
• Lecturers:
– Dr. Meeta Chatterjee-Padmanabhan – Learning Development
– Ms. Catriona Taylor - Learning Development
– Mr Cheng Deng– Graduate Career Development and
Employability
– Other guest lecturers

The Teaching Team

• Tutors
– Mr. Kevin Marston
– Dr. Maryam Ghahramani
– Mr Satyen Vyas
Tuesday 15:30-17:30
Monday 18:30-20:30
Monday 16:30-18:30
Tuesday 13:30-15:30
Wednesday 11:30-13:30
Tuesday 8:30-10:30

– Mr Paul McMahon Friday 11:30-13:30

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Class Participation Rubric

2 1.5 1 0.5 Mark

Peer Actively supports, Makes a sincere Limited Virtually no

Interaction engages and effort to interact interaction with interaction with
listens to peers with peers peers peers
Preparation Arrive fully Arrives mostly When prepared, Rarely or never
prepared for every prepares (on participates prepared
class (on going) going) constructively in
discussions
Participation Plays an active Participates When prepared, Comments are
role in discussions constructively in participates vague if
(ongoing) discussions constructively in provided
(ongoing) discussions
Contribution Comments Relevant When prepared, Demonstrates a
to class advance level and comments are relevant noticeable lack
depth of based on comments are of interest on
discussion assigned based on occasion
materials assignments
Class Attends all Attends most of Class Misses most of
attendance classes (ongoing) classes (ongoing) attendance is the classes
irregular
/10

eLearning Site: Moodle

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eLearning Site: Moodle

eLearning Site: Moodle

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Moodle/ Readings/ Resources

WHAT SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU?

— Moodle: Assessment submission, subject outline, lecture slides,

weekly tutorial notes, learning resources, additional assessment
information, additional readings * if unsure how to use Moodle –
ASK!
— Library – all recommended readings (https://ereadingsprd.uow.edu.au/)
—Echo360 - EduStream Recordings
— Discussion Forums – whole group and teams
— Glossary

Academic Integrity Matters

“Academic integrity... involves acting with the principles of
honesty, fairness, trust and responsibility and requires
respect for knowledge and its development.” UOW Academic Integrity
Policy
Types of Academic Misconduct Possible Consequences

1. Cheating 1. Mark penalty

2. Collusion/facilitating academic 2. Zero for assignment
dishonesty
3. Zero for subject
3. Fraud
4. Suspension
4. Misrepresentation/fabrication
5. Expulsion
5. Obstruction/interference
6. Plagiarism

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Learning Development and

Career Development
• Your communication and career
development classes will complement
each other.
• Communication and language are an
important part of professional learning and
development for engineers - this subject
integrates the two.

Assessment – Language &

Communication
• Individual written reflection
– Due Spring Week 4

• Group presentations
– In class in weeks 6/7 and 13

Your written assessment will be submitted via

Moodle submission box.

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Assessment – Job Application

Job Application
Ø Cover letter, Resume and Selection Criteria
Ø Due Spring Week 11

Your assessments will be submitted via Moodle

submission box.

Career Development
• The Australian Workplace
• Workplace culture and Intercultural
communication
• Exploring your strengths and career
development
• Looking for work
• The job application process
• The interview

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Language development
• Your communications and career
development classes will complement each
other.
• The classes offered by LD will cover:
Different aspects of communication:
• Speaking for different audiences
• Researching and writing professional texts
• Communication and working as part of a
team

Professional commitment
Not your average subject!

— Attendance
—This is not an online course!
—Punctuality
— Professional behaviour and communication at all
times
—Ask questions!

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Helping you be proactive

For you own benefit

1. Have you checked the subject outline?

2. Have you checked the Moodle site?
3. Have you asked your peers?
4. Great question! Please post it on the
discussion forum.

We are a team
YOUR ROLE
— To maximise your learning
potential

OUR ROLE
— To support and guide youthrough
this process

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University
Life
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR NEW STUDENTS
https://getstarted.uow.edu.au/how-uni-works/your-essentials/index.html

WHAT SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU?

— UOWx — Learning Co-op

— Careers Central — Clubs and Societies
— Jobs on Campus — Wellbeing
— EIS Careers Consultant — Counselling
— Leadership Skills Development — Student SupportAdvisers
— Volunteering at UOW — International Student Support

Questions? Use the forum

Please refer to the subject outline and task

instructions before asking questions to your lecturer
and tutors
or email ENGG980-enquiries@uow.edu.au

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Scoping Project
• You will work in allocated teams on your
scoping project.
• Work will be done outside of class hours
and in teams
• Presentation of findings and
recommendations on scoping problem
• Scoping project presentation -Fazel

Scoping Project
• Scenarios on Moodle

• Groups as assigned

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Trouble shooting
• Scoping Project: Grouping related
questions: Prof. Naghdy (please contact
via Moodle or email: (fazel@uow.edu.au)
• Career related
questions(cdeng@uow.edu.au )
• Communications/Language related
questions: meeta@uow.edu.au;
taylor@uow.edu.au
• General enquiries –
ENGG980-enquiries@uow.edu.au

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