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    ENGR 100W

    Engineering Reports on the Earth and Environment

    FALL 2014 Syllabus

    Section 15 (43490): Tuesdays, 1:30 to 3:20 pmGreenTalks: Wednesdays, 12:00 to 1:15pm

    Section 16 (43491): Thursdays, 1:30 to 3:20 pm.

    You are enrolled in both sections and must attend the GreenTalks from Sep 10

    Room: Engineering 392

    Lecturer: Ms. Clare Cordero, College of Engineering, SJSU

    Office Hours: Tues/Thur 3:30 to 4:00 pm; and Tues/Thur 5:15 to 5:45 pm in Room 397,

    or by appointment.

    Email: [email protected]

    Course materials and announcements including the syllabus and assignments will be placed on

    the Canvas learning management course website https://sjsu.instructure.comYou will needyour SJSU 9-digit ID and password.

    Grades in ENGR100W are A FAll engineering students will be required to earn a C or better in ENGR 100W to

    a.) enroll in upper division engineering courses, andb.) meet the CSU Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (C, D, F not accepted).

    ENGR 100W is required of all College of Engineering students, in all engineering, aviation, and

    technology majors. This is an SJSU Studies course that satisfies Area Z, WrittenCommunication II, and Area R, the Earth and Environment.

    SJSU Studies (formerly Advanced GE) This course will help students become integrated

    thinkers who can see connections between and among a variety of concepts and ideas. Aneducated person will be able to apply concepts and foundations learned in one area to other areas

    as part of a lifelong learning process. This course will help students to live and workintelligently, responsibly, and cooperatively in a multicultural society and to develop abilities to

    address complex issues and problem using disciplined and analytical skills and creativetechniques.

    SJSU senate policy S12-3 requires the university to be compliant with the

    Federal Regulation of the definition of the credit hour:

    Success in this course is based on the expectation that students will spend, for each unit ofcredit, a minimum of forty-five hours over the length of the course (normally 3 hours per unit perweek with 1 of the hours used for lecture) for instruction or preparation/studying or course

    related activities including but not limited to internships, labs, clinical practice. Other coursestructures will have equivalent workload expectations as described in the syllabus.

    Prerequisites: Undergraduates must have successfully completed English 1A, 1B (earned at

    least a C grade), and the WST Exam or 100A before enrolling in 100W.

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    Structure: Classes meet three times a week for a total of 5 hours -- twice with your instructor

    (lecture and lab over two separate days in room #392), plus all of the day sections of ENGR100W meet together on Wednesdays at noon (12:00 - 1:15) for the Environmental Speaker

    Series: GREENTALK. These are held in room #189, the Engineering auditorium, and focus on

    current topics delivered by experts from both on and off campus. Attendance is mandatory;questions will be posed on the content of the speaker's presentation in the writing assignmentduring each week's lab.

    See: http://engineering.sjsu.edu/our-college/events/greentalk

    Required Reading: (One technical writing text and one environmental science text)

    Markel, Michael (2012). Technical Communication(10th edition). Bedford/St.Martins.

    Cunningham, W., and M.A. Cunningham. (2012)Principles of Environmental Science.

    Special edition for ENGR 100W. McGraw Hill, Learning Solutions.ISBN # 9781308134635

    Support:

    Melvin, J. Grammar Illustrated (available at the SJSU Bookstore)Lunsford, A. The Everyday Writer(5th ed.). ISBN: 9781457667121

    Research articles, environmental readings, and exemplary writing examples will be distributed.

    Course Description:

    Engineers and technical professionals must write clearly, logically, and economically. To be

    successful, one must have strong communication skills, both in writing and in speaking. The aimof this course is to combine two distinct areas of study: technical writing and environmentalimpacts. As a result students will be better prepared for their professional careers to integrate

    and apply complex skills. The goal of this course is to understand the effects of environmentalfactors, both natural and induced, as they relate to products, systems, and processeswhile

    integrating technical communication skills.

    The communication aspects of this course provide regular writing assignments, practice inediting, and company-focused oral presentations. Engineers in industry must document findings,

    share results, build support, and acquire funding. This course will build technical writing that isdirect, convincing, and accurate. As a result, students will be able to write and speak not only

    more effectively, but also more easily and confidently, allowing them to critically evaluate theirwork.

    The content will focus on our earth and environment. What is the difference between science

    and pseudoscience? How is the practice of engineering grounded in and conditioned by ourearth and environment? How do the products of engineering impact our earth and environment?

    How do engineers affect life forms other than humans? What are engineers doing to improve our

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    environment? What careers are available in these fields? The perspectives of professionalismand ethics are also important.

    Our GreenTalk Speaker Seriesprovides the substance for many of the in-class writings and

    discussions. Practicing engineers, biologists, and life scientists from industry deliver up-to-date

    briefings on how engineers deal with environmental issues. GreenTalk speakers give a rare peekat how different industries and researchers are actually dealing with day-to-day environmentalissues. Industry speakers, as well as a university librarian, share research methodologies for

    environmental and career issues. The GreenTalks are held weekly.

    Recent topics included: Solar charging stations; the infrastructure and manufacturing of smartcities; e-waste recycling; drones for atmospheric and environmental monitoring, aviation

    environmental issues; Stanford Solar Decathlon Competition and sustainable building design;data logging devices for marine animals; wildfires and atmospheric interactions; and the BART

    Silicon Valley Project.

    Workload: Assignments will include both in-class and out-of-class writing. Students will writea minimum total of 11,000 words throughout the semester, providing the opportunity for

    frequent practice and feedback. Class size is limited to 25 students.

    UNIVERSITY POLICIES

    Diversity: Upon successful completion of the course requirements, the student will demonstrateawareness and sensitivity to age, gender, ethnocultural, disability, and other individual/unique

    differences as they relate to engineering and workplace communications.

    Campus policy in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act:

    If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you needspecial arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment withme as soon as possible, or see me during office hours. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires that

    students with disabilities requesting accommodations must register with DRC to establish arecord of their disability.

    Academic integrity statement from the Office of Judicial Affairs:

    Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at San Jose StateUniversity, and the Universitys Academic Integrity Policy requires you to be honest in all your

    academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the Office ofJudicial Affairs. The policy on academic integrity can be found at

    http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S04-12.pdf

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    PLAGIARISM

    What is Plagiarism? Plagiarism is using others' ideas and words without clearly acknowledgingthe source of that information. Sometimes it is tempting to copy other people's ideas from the

    Internet, textbooks, magazines, lectures, or even from other student papers, incorporating theminto our own writing. As a result, it is very important that we give credit. If we dont give credit,

    we are taking these words and passing them off as our own. This is plagiarism, which comesfrom a Latin word meaning a kidnapper or thief.

    How Can You Avoid Plagiarism?To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit wheneveryou:

    Use someone elses direct words(use quotation marks around exact words that you arequotingand give source at end of quotation marks)In the midst of Silicon Valley and all over the globe, SJSU engineers are designing and

    building high impact innovations, with a particular focus on challenges to globalsustainability (Wei, 2011).

    The full reference will be in the back of the report, using APA format.

    Use someone elses ideas, in your words, that are not common knowledge

    Through the Global Technology Initiative at SJSU, 25 students are selected each year totravel for two weeks to India or China, all expenses paid by GTI (College of Engineering,

    2013). (Note this is not the exact words, so there are no quotation marks.) The full referenceand website will be in the back of the report, using APA format.

    Use specific statistics, graphs, drawings, that are not yours

    San Jose State University is ranked 8th overall among the Wests top public universities

    offering bachelors and masters degrees according to the 2013 edition of "American's BestColleges" (U.S. News & World Report, 2013).

    Self work

    One should cite his or her own (or co-authored with a partner or team) work. If your

    company has copyrighted work that you or your team have written as part of your job, or youshare a patent, or have previously published material that you have written, credit must be

    still given. There are times when permission from the company must also be given. Pleasecheck with both your company and your instructor.

    Plagiarism will result in a grade of F in ENGR 100W. Papers with plagiarism cannot be

    rewritten for credit. Your Department Chairperson will be notified. We will work on thisin class. Remember, plagiarism is a serious issue. Learning proper documentation is one of

    the key goals of ENGR 100W.

    Ethics and Social Responsibility:

    Waste ... Pollution ... Fraud ... Bribery ... Industrial espionage ... Local corruption ... Media lying

    ... Public graft ... Discrimination ... Business dishonesty...Sound familiar? The news is full ofunscrupulousness. During recent years, there has been much discussion and written material

    pertaining to ethics, honesty, social responsibility, and morality in organizations. The publicdemands that business entities and public agencies perform in a highly ethical fashion.

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    Obviously, this can only be accomplished if those who serve in various organizations arethemselves performing in a principled and ethical manner. In order to have a useful discussion

    about ethical decisions, it is necessary to gain a clear sense about ethics. The course will includean examination of responsible choices, value theories, and ethical practices. It is not our purpose

    to develop an ideal system that is noble in theory, but unworkable in practice. It is important for

    the student to be able to arrive at his/her own conclusions about the relative merits of alternativeapproaches and about the whole issue of the role of reason and argument in ethics.

    Student Learning Outcomes for ENGR 100W Ethics Module:

    1. Students should be able to develop a well-reasoned response to an ethical problem in

    engineering and/or about the earth and environment.

    2. Students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the ways that ethical

    concerns and responsible practices play a role in professional interactions within the

    community of engineers and between the community of engineers and the public at large.

    COURSE OBJECTIVES: Written Communication II: Area Z

    ENGR100W has been designed to meet the University Written Communication II (Area Z)

    requirements. These requirements are as follow:

    GE Student Learning Outcomes

    SLO 1: Students shall write complete essays that demonstrate college-level proficiency.

    Students shall be able to:produce discipline-specific written work that demonstrates upper-division proficiency

    in:! language use

    !

    grammar! clarity of expression

    SLO 2: explain, analyze, develop, and criticize ideas effectively, including ideasencountered in multiple readings and expressed in different forms of discourse

    SLO 3: organize and develop essays and documents for both professional and general

    audiences

    SLO 4:organize and develop essays and documents according to appropriate editorial and

    citation standards

    SLO 5: locate, organize, and synthesize information effectively to accomplish a specificpurpose, and to communicate that purpose in writing

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    COURSE OBJECTIVES: Earth and Environment: Area R

    ENGR100W has also been designed to meet the Earth and Environment (Area R) requirements.

    These requirements are as follow:

    GE Student Learning OutcomesWithin the particular scientific content of the course, a student should be able to:

    SLO 1: demonstrate an understanding of the methods and limits of scientific

    investigation;

    SLO 2: distinguish science from pseudo-science; and

    SLO 3: apply a scientific approach to answer questions about the earth and environment.

    Sample Course Topics:AREA Z (SLO1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) AREA R (SLO1, 2, and 3)

    Writing Topics Include: Environmental Topics Include:

    Technical Resumes & Letters of App. Energy and Renewable Energies

    Communication in the Global Arena SustainabilityBusiness Emails Green Buildings (LEED Certification)

    Technical Description Environmental Impact ReportsCompare and Contrast Water Issues

    Memos Food Production and DistributionGood/Bad News Letters Soil Conservation and Agricultural Issues

    Lab Report Marine ProtectionTechnical Proposal Hazardous Chemicals

    Executive Summary Landfill Dumping SitesProgress Report Pollution

    Incident Report Storm Water ControlFeasibility Report Environmental Law

    Trip/Conference Report Underground Storage TanksActivity Report Ecology

    Task Report PesticidesProcess Explanation Fuel Cells

    Request for ... Waste MinimizationTechnical Instructions Manufacturing Processes

    Interviewing Techniques Occupational Health & SafetyOral Presentations Public Policy

    Communicating in Teams E-wasteDeveloping Visual Aids Recycling

    Promotional Pieces Natural Disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis)PowerPoint Skills Smart Grids

    Working on Teams Social Responsibility/Ethics

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    Research Methodology Topics:Methods and limits of scientific research Internet resources

    Science and critical thinking Science vs. pseudoscienceLibrary resources Professional technical journals

    Gantt Charts Documentation

    Regarding the Lab:

    The evacuation plan for our classroom and lab is posted on the bulletin board.

    Purge all of your files on the lab computer after each session.

    In-class writings must be turned in at the end of the lab session.

    Food and drink are forbidden in the lab.

    All homework assignments and in-class writings must be done on computer and

    submitted in 12-point font(equal to Times New Roman--industry standard for tech

    writing).

    ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

    ENGR 81W Writing ClinicWhen a student has writing problems, it is to his or her advantage to enroll in E81W. It is a one-

    unit class graded pass/fail that meets one day a week for 1 hour 50 minutes. ContactJanelle Melvin ([email protected]) for days, times, and instructors (multiple sections).

    Students must enroll during the Add period--no later than Friday, September 12, 2014.

    SJSU Writing Center

    The SJSU Writing Center is located in Clark Hall, Suite 126. All Writing Specialists have gone

    through a rigorous hiring process, and they are well trained to assist all students at all levels

    within all disciplines to become better writers. In addition to one-on-one tutoring services, theWriting Center also offers workshops every semester on a variety of writing topics. To make anappointment or to refer to the numerous online resources offered through the Writing Center,

    visit the Writing Center website: http://www.sjsu.edu/writingcenter/For additional resources andupdated information, follow the Writing Center on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.

    Peer Connections

    Located in Room 600 in the Student Services Center (The 10th

    Street Garage located on thecorner of 10

    thand San Fernando), Peer Connections is designed to assist students in the

    development of their full academic potential and to motivate them to become self-directedlearners. The center provides support services, such as skills assessment, individual or group

    tutorials, subject advising, learning assistance, summer academic preparation and basic skillsdevelopment. The Peer Connections website is located at http://peerconnections.sjsu.edu/.

    The Purdue Online Writing Lab: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

    Spartans Toastmaster's (SJSU): http://2113833.toastmastersclubs.org/

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    GRADING--for SPRING 2014

    GRADING POLICIES:

    Late Homework Assignments: Any homework turned in late will be lowered one full lettergrade. (Late is from immediately after the paper is collected in the class in which it is due

    through one week.) Papers over a week late will not be accepted.

    Lab Writing Make-ups: Please notify me by email at least 48 hours prior to your absence,

    and arrangements can be made for your writing assignment. Otherwise, all in-class writingand activities must be completed in the lab during class time.

    All homework assignments and in-class writings must be done on computer and submitted in12-point font (industry standard for technical writing). Homework assignments will be

    submitted on paper as well as through Canvas, while in-class writings will be submitted only

    through Canvas.

    Assignments are not accepted through email.

    Plagiarism is a serious academic dishonesty issue and is addressed above.

    Attendance is mandatory at all GreenTalk presentations. Check the whiteboard in class each

    week and the GreenTalk web site: http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/about/greentalk

    OVERALL GRADING

    Ultimately this course is graded A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D, F.

    Letter grade Percent UniversityScale

    A 93-100 A = 4.0

    A- 90-92 A- = 3.7

    B+ 87-89 B+ = 3.3

    B 83-86 B = 3.0

    B- 80-82 B- = 2.7

    C+ 77-79 C+ = 2.3

    C 73-76 PASS C = 2.0

    C- 70-72 MUST REPEAT 100W

    D 60-69 MUST REPEAT 100W D = 1.0

    F 0-59 MUST REPEAT 100W F = 0

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    The course grade will be based upon the following weightings:

    Grading

    Assignment Learning

    Outcomes Met

    Percent

    ofGrade

    Total

    number ofpages

    Due

    Dates

    In-class environmental and technical writingassignments (weekly)

    All Area Z andR

    30% 20-28 Eachweek

    (re-writes with editing will be required onsome of these)

    Area Z LO1 7-14

    Formal Letter of Application and Resume Area Z LO1,LO3, LO5

    5% 2 9/11

    *Analysis of a Professional Journal Articlefor Readability and Pseudoscience versus

    Real Science

    (APA format required)

    Area Z All(esp. LO2,

    LO3)

    Area R LO1,LO2

    10% 2-4 9/25

    **Interview with an Engineer (career,

    technical, and environmental)

    Area Z LO1,

    LO2

    10% 4-7 10/16

    Group Informal Planning Proposal & Gantt

    Chart: written and oral

    Area Z All

    Area R LO3

    5% 3 10/23

    Culminating Project: Group FormalEnvironmental Proposal with Library

    Research(APA format required)

    Area Z AllArea R LO1,

    LO3

    15% 6 pages min.per student

    (excluding

    visuals,

    preface

    material, and

    references)

    11/20

    Formal Oral Presentation of Culminating

    Project

    Area Z LO1,

    LO2

    5% 11/20;

    11/25;12/2

    Final Examination/Exit Exam Area Z all

    Area R LO3

    20% 1.5-2 12/4

    Total 100%

    *A class library meeting with the Engineering Librarian at King Library will be scheduled

    before this assignment is due. The Engineering Librarians are also available to meet with you

    individually throughout the semester.Linda Crotty: [email protected](408) 808-2636Jennifer Dinalo:[email protected](408) 808-2038

    Yiping Wang: [email protected](408) 808 2633Library: https://library.sjsu.edu

    **The interview will be with an experienced engineer or someone in a technical career

    (e.g., a pilot)--no one on campus.

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    ENGR 100W Writing Evaluation Exit Exam/Conducted by an Independent Evaluator

    To better meet the communication needs of industry and our students, the College of

    Engineering requires all students to take the ENGR 100W Writing Evaluation Exit Exam. A

    professional evaluator will grade the ENGR 100W Writing Evaluation Exit Exams and assess thesingle-topic general essays based on features such as organization, clarity, consistency of pointof view, cohesiveness, appropriateness of diction and syntax, correctness of mechanics and

    usage, and content with appropriate details to support a thesis or illustrate ideas.Scores will be 0 12. The Exit Exam is worth 20% of your ENGR100W grade.

    Date of Exit Exam: Thursday, December 4,during class lab time.

    Exit Exam (graded with the same scoring guidelines as the WST, 0 - 12)

    12=A

    11=A-10=B+

    9=B/B-8=C+

    7=C (minimum required to pass ENGR 100W Exit Exam)6 (or below) = F (gives you 0% for the Exit Exam,

    which is worth 20% of the course grade)

    INTEGRATED SCHEDULE:

    Weekly writing in the lab incorporates the readings, lectures, discussions, and Wednesdayspeakers. Attendance at the Wednesday GreenTalk Speaker Series is mandatory, serving to

    integrate the theories in the readings with actual engineering careers. See each week's topics inthe schedule below.

    Note: Each weeks in-class writing activities and homework assignments have concentrations on

    specific GE Student Learning Outcomes Area Z is Written Communication and Area R isEarth and Environment. (See pp. 5-6.)

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    SCHEDULE FOR Fall 2014

    The first class will be on Tuesday, August 26

    but there will be no Wednesday GreenTalk speaker until Wednesday, September 10.http://engineering.sjsu.edu/our-college/events/greentalk

    Dates and Topics Tech Writing:Markel (10th

    ed.) Chapters Earth and Environment:Cunningham Chapters

    Week 1: Tues 8/26; Thurs 8/28Learning Contract, Syllabus

    Intro to Tech Communication

    Analyzing audience and purpose

    Types of reports

    Environmental communication

    Markel: Chap. 1, 3

    Markel: Chap. 5

    Markel: Chap. 17, 18

    Markel: Chap 22: Connecting with the

    public

    Introduction to the environment Cunningham: Chap.1

    Week 2: Tues 9/2; Thurs 9/4Thursday 9/4: Class visit from SJSU Career CenterPreparing job application materials

    Resumes

    Application Letters

    Grammar and punctuation review

    Markel: Chap. 14, 15

    Markel: 405-425

    425-431

    Markel: Appendices

    C. and D.

    C. Editing: Grammar, Punctuation,

    Mechanics

    D. Guidelines for ESL (Multilingual)

    Writers

    Engineering and the Environment Cunningham: Chap. 10, pp.

    241-269

    SustainabilityGreen Design

    Cunningham: pp. 20-21;Chap. 14

    Week 3: Tues 9/9; Thurs 9/11 First GreenTalk: Hsueh Future of TransportationDue Thursday, September 11: Letter of Application and Resume(Must be submitted in hard copy and also submitted to Canvas)

    Science and its limits (science vs.

    pseudoscience)Scientific method

    Plagiarism

    Professional journal article analysis

    Critical thinking

    Markel: 12-14

    133-135

    A. Paraphrasing, Quoting, Summarizing

    192-194

    495

    509-511

    Transportation Cunningham: Chap 14

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    Dates and Topics Tech Writing:

    Markel (10th

    ed.) ChaptersEarth and Environment:

    Cunningham Chapters

    Week 4: Tues 9/16; Thurs 9/18 GreenTalk: Kleinhaus Sustainability and nature

    Tuesday 9/16: Class visit to King Library, Room 213Research, library databases, and

    professional journals

    APA formatAPA headings

    Usage tips

    Markel: Chap. 6

    Markel: 670-686

    Markel: Appendix C. Editing: Grammar,

    Punctuation, Mechanics

    EcosystemsGreen buildings

    Cunningham: Chap 6, 14

    Week 5:Tues 9/23; Thurs 9/25 GreenTalk: Parr Oceans genetic resources

    Due Thursday, September 25: Analysis of a Professional Journal Article forReadability

    and Pseudoscience versus Real Science(Must be submitted in hard copy and also submitted to Canvas)

    Writing processWriting outlines

    Organizing your information

    Markel: Chap. 3Markel: 204-205

    Markel: Chap. 7

    Environmental Conservation Cunningham: Chap. 6

    Week 6: Tues 9/30; Thurs 10/2 GreenTalk: Maher Water supply and environmental

    stewardshipWriting effective sentences

    Informative interview techniques

    Markel: Chap. 10

    Markel Interviews 140-142

    Water Cunningham: Chap. 10

    Week 7: Tues 10/7; Thurs 10/9 GreenTalk: Tam Climate resilienceEthics writing midterm practice for Exit ExamEthics in Writing Markel: Chap. 2, pp. 29-33

    Ethical Issues in EnvironmentalScience

    Air: climate and pollution

    Cunningham: Chap. 2

    Cunningham: Chap. 9

    Week 8: Tues 10/14; Thurs 10/16 GreenTalk: Chen Sustainable food systems

    Due Thursday, October 16: Interview with an Engineer(Must be submitted in hard copy by 6:00 pm and also submitted to Canvas)

    Writing abstracts

    Gantt charts

    Graphics

    Designing documents

    Markel: 524

    (See: http://www.ganttchart.com/Examples.html

    for Gantt charts)

    (See: http://www.ganttproject.biz/Markel: 12

    Markel: 11

    Food Cunningham: Chap. 7

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    Dates and Topics Tech Writing:

    Markel (10th

    ed.) ChaptersEarth and Environment:

    Cunningham Chapters

    Week 9: Tues 10/21; Thurs 10/23 GreenTalk: Drekmeier Wastewater treatment

    Due Thursday, October 23: Planning Proposal & Gantt Chart: written and brief oralPersuasive writing

    Working in Teams

    Markel: Chap. 8

    Markel: Chap. 4, 57-60

    Water Cunningham: Chap 10

    Week 10:Tues 10/28; Thurs 10/30 GreenTalk: Achtelik and Kashuba Zero emission vehicleinfrastructureWriting technical proposals Markel: Chap. 16

    Transportation Cunningham: Chap 14

    Week 11: Tues 11/4; Thurs 11/6 GreenTalk: McPheeters Solar energyTechniques for oral presentations

    Revising for effectiveness

    Editing techniques

    Markel: Chap. 21

    Markel: 13

    Energy Cunningham: Chap. 12

    Week 12:Tuesday 11/11 VETERANS DAY NO CLASS and Thurs 11/13Final GreenTalk on Wed 11/12; Cordero Energy and climate change

    Review of environmental topics and

    themes for Exit Exam

    Energy and climate change Cunningham: Chap, 9, 12

    Week 13: Tues 11/18; Thurs 11/20

    Due Thursday, November 20: Culminating Project: Group Formal EnvironmentalProposal(Must be submitted in hard copy to instructor and also submitted to Turnitin.com)

    Oral Presentations

    Review of technical writing for Exit

    Exam

    Grammar revision Markel Appendices

    Week 14: Tues 11/25; Thurs 11/27 THANKSGIVING NO CLASSOral Presentations (contd)

    Week 15: Tues 12/2; Thurs 12/4 EXIT EXAM

    Oral Presentations (contd)Exit Exam Required students must take the Exit

    Exam to pass the class

    Week 16: Tues 12/9Make-up class. For students who

    missed an in-class writing in the lab

    Also, students can request a meeting with

    the instructor

    Updates, handouts, and announcements will be available on Canvas.https://sjsu.instructure.com