CivE 240
Technical Communications
Awards:
Description
Written and oral communications in civil engineering; lectures and practice on presentation of oral and written reports, including technical proposals; progress reports; field inspection reports; consulting reports; and coverage of elements of ethics, equity, concepts of sustainable development and environmental stewardship, public and worker safety and health considerations including the context of the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act. Seminars and practice in developing effective search strategies for technical information. A written report must be submitted by each student.Learning Outcomes
Improve the quality of their technical writing by revising sentences and paragraphs to become more clear and concise.Present and summarize the context and solutions of an engineering problem using collaborative oral presentations.
Develop and present written research plans that identify information required to write a formal report and how this information should be discovered and interpreted.
Solve problems that encompass several discipline areas (geotech, structures, water resources, construction, transportation, and environmental engineering) using engineering appropriate techniques
Individually and collaboratively locate and evaluate information sources critically for accuracy and relevancy by writing literature reviews.
Effectively present, criticize, and interpret graphical elements in formal reports and oral presentations.
Report on and describe the technical findings of an engineering project at various stages of completion using proposals, technical
| Lecture | Seminar | Lab | Credits | Total AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2/1 | 0/1 | 2 | 25.2 |
| M % | NS % | CS % | ES % | ED % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
None defined
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- Communication skills
- Impact of engineering on society and the environment
- Ethics and equity
- Life-long learning
Undergraduate Program(s)
| 2024/2025 - Winter - Enve-coop - Year 2 |
| 2024/2025 - Winter - Enve - Year 2 |
| 2024/2025 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 2 |
| 2024/2025 - Winter - Civil - Year 2 |
| 2023/2024 - Winter - Enve-coop - Year 2 |
| 2023/2024 - Winter - Enve - Year 2 |
| 2023/2024 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 2 |
| 2023/2024 - Winter - Civil - Year 2 |
| 2022/2023 - Winter - Enve-coop - Year 2 |
| 2022/2023 - Winter - Enve - Year 2 |
| 2022/2023 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 2 |
| 2022/2023 - Winter - Civil - Year 2 |
| 2021/2022 - Winter - Enve-coop - Year 2 |
| 2021/2022 - Winter - Enve - Year 2 |
| 2021/2022 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 2 |
| 2021/2022 - Winter - Civil - Year 2 |
| 2020/2021 - Winter - Enve-coop - Year 2 |
| 2020/2021 - Winter - Enve - Year 2 |
| 2020/2021 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 2 |
| 2020/2021 - Winter - Civil - Year 2 |
| 2019/2020 - Winter - Enve-coop - Year 2 |
| 2019/2020 - Winter - Enve - Year 2 |
| 2019/2020 - Winter - Civil-coop - Year 2 |
| 2019/2020 - Winter - Civil - Year 2 |
Sections & Respective Instructors
| B1 - 2024/2025 - Winter - Robyn Braun |
| B1 - 2023/2024 - Winter - Robyn Braun |
| B1 - 2022/2023 - Winter - Robyn Braun |
| B1 - 2021/2022 - Winter - Silvia Sgaramella |
| B1 - 2020/2021 - Winter - Silvia Sgaramella |
| B1 - 2019/2020 - Winter - Silvia Sgaramella |