NEF 1103 – Engineering and the Community Assignment 1 Assignment 1: Individual Reflective Essay on My Field of Study 1.0 Assignment Description This assignment requires you to write an individual reflection essay. To support your ideas and arguments, you will need to use examples from your surroundings. To write this essay, you should choose one of the following study fields in Bachelor of Engineering or Building: Civil, Mechanical, Architectural, Electrical Engineering, Building Construction, or Building Surveying. This essay should include the following issues [1] in the discussion (not as a question/answer format, but as an embedded discussion in the essay): • Briefly describe the factors that have inspired and motivated you to study your chosen field • Discuss what practitioners do in this field using examples from around you to support your ideas • How does your chosen field of study serve society? Integrate and incorporate concepts and knowledge you are learning in your chosen field of study and observations from around you to support your argument/s. • What are the different attributes of practitioners in this chosen field and what are some of the obstacles they are likely to encounter ‘on the job’? 2.0 Deliverables • The essay should be about 1000 words. The essay must follow standard academic essay format with correct usages of vocabularies, grammar and language. • The information in Chapter 1 of the prescribed textbook should provide a good starting point for research. This essay should include at least 3 academic references (journal articles/books). • This essay should follow IEEE referencing style. Do not copy or cut and paste information from sources [2, pp. 16-19]. This is plagiarism [2, p. 48, p. 82]. Provide in-text references for every source of information [2, pp. 82-88]. Provide a Reference List at the end of your essay [2, pp. 88-94]. The following marking scheme will be used when assessing your reports: Table 1. Marking scheme to be used by your workshop instructors Criteria Clarification Marks Presentation/Layout The quality of physical presentation. Legibility & layout 10 Structure The format of the essay 10 Intro/Body/Conclusion The scope and quality of information in Introduction, Body and Conclusion 10 Language Spelling, grammar, and attention to editing and proof reading 30 Content/Body The scope of the research and quality of the information in the body of the essay. Degree of detail. 30 Referencing The accuracy of references and in-text referencing 10 This assignment carries a weighting of 25% towards your final grade for NEF1103. Extensions of longer than five (5) working days are possible under a special consideration application only. The standard penalty for late submission, without an approved short extension, will be 5% of the total possible mark per day. If submission is overdue by more than ten (10) working days the work will not be assessed. File name: Assignment 1 - My Field of Study.doc Created by: NEF1103 Development Team 2017NEF 1103 – Engineering and the Community Assignment 1 3.0 Timeline The essay is due Friday, Week 4. Submit only one hardcopy to your workshop instructor. Table 2. Assignment Timeline Activity/Deliverable Due Introductory Session Workshop Session in Week 1 Essay Submission Friday, Week 4. 4.0 Desired Learning Outcomes The learning outcomes defined for a particular assignment indicate the skills and attributes expected to be acquired by students at the successful completion of that assignment. On successful completion of this assignment, you will be expected to: 5.0 References [1] D. Dowling, R. Hadgraft, A. Carew, T. McCarthy, D. Hargreaves and C. Baillie, Engineering your future: an Australian guide. 3rd edn, John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd., 2016. [2] Handbook of communication skills for first year students in the College of Engineering and Science, 10th ed., Victoria Univ., Melbourne, VIC, 2013. 6.0 Review Criteria (Marking Rubrics) The following essay review criteria will be used by your workshop instructors when assessing your submissions: Levels Level 1 Very Poor Level 2 Poor Level 3 Satisfactory Level 4 Good Level 5 Very Good Presentation/Layout 0-2 Marks 3-4 Marks 5-6 Marks 7-8 Marks 9-10 Marks Very poorly presented. No clear margins. Text not justified. No spacing or inconsistent spacing between paragraphs. No line spacing. Inconsistencies in font size. Pages not numbered. Very long paragraphs/sentences. Lots of empty space between sections. Figure and table captions not labeled at all (if used). Poorly presented. Margins set but text not justified. Inconsistent spacing between paragraphs. Inconsistent line spacing. Inconsistencies in font size/style. Pages numbered. Long paragraphs/sentences. Lots of empty space between sections. Some figures and tables captioned (if used). Adequately presented. Margins set and text justified. Inconsistent spacing between paragraphs in some places. Inconsistent line spacing at some places. Consistent font size/style. Pages numbered. Appropriate length of paragraphs/sentences. Appropriate spacing between some sections Most figures and tables Well presented. Margins set and text justified. Consistent spacing between paragraphs at most places. Consistent line spacing at most places. Consistent font size/style. Pages numbered. Appropriate length of paragraphs/sentences Appropriate spacing between most sections Very well presented. Looks professional. Margins set and text justified. Consistent spacing throughout the essay between paragraphs and sentences Consistent font size/style. Pages numbered. Appropriate length of paragraphs/sentences. Appropriate spacing throughout the report All figures and tables Assignment Learning Outcomes 1 Identify the key roles of engineering in the local and global communities, and understand the key features of the different disciplines of engineering practice 2 Develop their own learning and career goals, and use self-management skills to plan and manage their work 3 Communicate effectively with others by writing on a range of engineering-related topics using appropriate language 4 Work individually and with others, as both a team member and leader in both formal and informal teams, to complete tasks File name: Assignment 1 - My Field of Study.doc Created by: NEF1103 Development Team 2017NEF 1103 – Engineering and the Community Assignment 1 captioned (if used) All figures and tables captioned (if used) captioned (if used) Structure 0-2 Marks 3-4 Marks 5-6 Marks 7-8 Marks 9-10 Marks No obvious structure. No title page. No Introduction, Conclusion and References sections. No consideration to Word limit. Different ideas and arguments are not distinguished. Some structure. Title page present. No Introduction, Conclusion and References sections. No consideration to Word limit. Different ideas and arguments are labeled and distinguished but there are errors. Adequate structure. Title page present. Only one of the Introduction, Body and Conclusion sections in the essay. Word limit met. Different ideas and arguments are very well labeled and distinguished. Good essay structure. Title page present. Only two of the Introduction, body and Conclusion sections in the essay. Word limit met. Different ideas and arguments are very well distinguished. Excellent structure. Title page professional. All three Introduction, Body and Conclusion sections present in the essay. Word limit met. Different ideas and arguments are very well labeled and distinguished. Intro/Body Conclusion 0-2 Marks 3-4 Marks 5-6 Marks 7-8 Marks 9-10 Marks A very poor attempt at Introduction, Body and Conclusion. The Introduction, Body and Conclusion address only very few of the points outlined in Level 5 Some attempt at writing the Introduction, Body and Conclusion. But, not to an appropriate level. The Introduction, Body and Conclusion address few of the points outlined in Level 5 Adequate Introduction, Body and Conclusion sections. They address some of the points outlined in Level 5 Good Introduction, Body and Conclusion sections. They address most of the points outlined in Level 5 Introduction includes the background information, specific issue and overall organization of the essay. Body includes different ideas addressing the issues referred to in the question, strong arguments backed by proper evidence, thorough discussion which includes critical analysis and personal reflection. Conclusion includes the summary of the main ideas. No new arguments/issues should be raised in this section. Language 0-6 Marks 7-12 Marks 13-18 Marks 19-24 Marks 25-30 Marks The written language is very poor and cannot be understood. Full of grammatical and spelling errors. No attention to punctuation Written so that it can be understood Many grammatical and spelling errors. No attention to punctuation. Written well Few grammatical errors and no spelling errors. Some attention to punctuation Written very well No grammatical and spelling errors. Detailed attention to punctuation. Written very clearly and precisely No grammatical and spelling errors. Appropriate use of vocabulary. Detailed attention to punctuation. Content/Body 0-6 Marks 7-12 Marks 13-18 Marks 19-24 Marks 25-30 Marks Very little or no attempt in addressing the essay questions. Some attempt in addressing the essay questions. Some key points investigated and outlined. No personal reflection Adequate attempt in addressing the essay questions. Most key points investigated and outlined. Some personal reflection. Good attempt in addressing the essay questions. All key points investigated and outlined. Detailed personal reflection. Excellent attempt in addressing the essay questions. All key points thoroughly and systematically investigated. Detailed and high quality personal reflection Referencing 0-2 Marks 3-4 Marks 5-6 Marks 7-8 Marks 9-10 Marks No references No paraphrasing. No in-text references. One or two references. Incorrect use. Incorrectly formatted as per the style guide. No paraphrasing. No in-text references. Three or more references. Appropriately used. Correctly formatted as per the style guide. Good attempt at paraphrasing with some intext references. Three or more references. Appropriately used. Correctly formatted as per the style guide. Very good paraphrasing with sufficient in-text references. Three or more references. Effectively used. Correctly formatted as per the style guide. Sophisticated paraphrasing with effective in-text references. File name: Assignment 1 - My Field of Study.doc Created by: NEF1103 Development Team 2017