ELTU1111C Technical Communications, Term 3, 12-13

Teacher: Maggie Chan Office: LDS 315

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Email: maggiemkchan@cuhk.edu.hk
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,r#.ec" #u"line and re$earch -lan Su1mi" hard c#-y #n 5une 14 CEF practice test 9 June 14, Fri Tech!$i"e "alk )16 $"uden"$* ):;* M#n < =ed 3r#u- -lanning #f re$earch "echni>ue$ ?ue$"i#nnaire de$ign ,r#.ec" de$cri-"i#n due ):;* 5une 210 (ri Tech!$i"e "alk )5 $"uden"$* ):;* M#n CE( #nline "e$" 9 5une 1@0 =ed ),lea$e d#nA" 1e la"e #r a1$en"*

Teacher! #n "raining lea%e )make!u- le$$#n$ #n 5uly 160 120 15*

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,re-ara"i#n f#r mini!#ral -re$en"a"i#n Technical specifications ,re-ara"i#n f#r de"ailed #ral -re$en"a"i#n Draf"ing #f -r#.ec" -r#-#$al re-#r" D#cumen"ing $#urce$ )'EEE $"yle*

EXTENSION Draf"ing #f re-#r" PLEASE! Tech!$i"e "alk )5 $"uden"$* ):;* =ed Mini!#ral -re$en"a"i#n ):;* 5une 2B0 (ri

Due da"e f#r final -r#.ec" re-#r" ):;* 5uly 150 M#n hard copy to be submitted in class NO

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Technical specifications first draft due (*A) July 3, Wed 3r#u- &ri"ing c#un$eling ):;* due 5uly 50 (ri

5uly B!15

3r#u- &ri"ing c#un$eling 5uly B <160 M#n < =ed (inal c#ur$e e%alua"i#n

Technical specifications final draft due (*A) July 8, Mon De"ailed #ral -re$en"a"i#n )5 gr#u-$* ):;* 5uly 12 < 150 (ri < M#n

(*A) coursework for assessment The schedule will be updated according to the progress of the class when necessary.

*ssessment 1. C#mm#n Engli$h (#unda"i#n )CE(* 2. Eff#r" and -ar"ici-a"i#n0 &ri"ing c#un$elling 3. ,r#.ec" de$cri-"i#n 4. Technical $-ecifica"i#n$ a$$ignmen" 5. Mini!#ral -re$en"a"i#n )'nn#%a"i#nF"ech!$i"e "alk0 1rief -r#.ec" #ral -re$en"a"i#n0 #"her $h#r" -re$en"a"i#n$* C. De"ailed -r#.ec" -re$en"a"i#n . (inal "eam -r#.ec" -r#-#$al re-#r"

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1olic( on Stu/ent Matters

1olic( on *ssi-nment Su2mission

;" "he "eacherA$ di$cre"i#n0 $"uden"$ c#uld $u1mi" "heir a$$ignmen"$ elec"r#nically #r -lace "hem in "he "eacher$A mail1#2e$ during #ffice h#ur$. Teacher$ c#uld al$# iden"ify -ar"icular #ffice h#ur$ &hen $"uden"$ c#uld $u1mi" a$$ignmen"$ in -er$#n. 'f "he deadline i$ 1ey#nd #ffice h#ur$0 $"uden"$ are enc#uraged "# $u1mi" "heir h#me&#rk elec"r#nically #r -lace "hem in "he dr#- 1#2. Stu/ents 3ho su2mit their assi-nment late, 3ithout )rior a))ro+al 4rom the instructor, 3ill 2e /o3n-ra/e/ 2( one su2--ra/e )er /a( o4 lateness 4or the assi-nment concerne/5 '" i$ "he re$-#n$i1ili"y #f indi%idual "eacher$ "# re"urn a$$ignmen"$ "# $"uden"$ ei"her in cla$$ #r "hr#ugh arrangemen"$ made direc"ly &i"h $"uden"$. 'n $-ecial circum$"ance$ &hen $"uden"$ need "# c#llec" "heir a$$ignmen"$ #u"$ide cla$$ "ime0 "eacher$ are ad%i$ed "# d# $# 1y $-ecial arrangemen" &i"h "he 3eneral Office $"aff. (#r $ecuri"y and -ri%acy rea$#n$0 "eacher$ are n#" ad%i$ed "# lea%e any graded #r ungraded a$$ignmen"$ una""ended. S"uden"$ $h#uld c#llec" "he graded a$$ignmen"$ &i"hin a m#n"h u-#n "heir a%aila1ili"y0 unle$$ #"her&i$e agreed 1e"&een "he "eacher$ and "he $"uden"$.

1olic( on Class *tten/ance

S"uden"$ are re>uired "# #1$er%e all rule$ and regula"i#n$ $"i-ula"ed in "he S"uden" Dand1##k 2611F26120 cha-"er 11 regarding cla$$ a""endance and -r#cedure$ f#r a--lying f#r lea%e #f a1$ence a$ nece$$i"a"ed 1y medical and n#n!medical rea$#n$. Stu/ents 3ho ha+e 2een a2sent 4or more than 3$0 o4 the classes throu-hout the term, 3ithout the )ro+ision o4 +ali/ su))ort, 3ill 2e /o3n-ra/e/ 2( t3o su2--ra/es 4or the o+erall -ra/e in the course concerne/5 61lease note that a2sence also inclu/es the amount o4 class time (ou miss /ue to lateness57 Stu/ents 3ho ha+e 2een a2sent 4or more than '$0 o4 the classes throu-hout the term, 3ithout the )ro+ision o4 +ali/ su))ort, 3ill 2e -i+en a 4ailure o+erall -ra/e in the course concerne/5