CSI/ELG/SEG2911 Professional Practise in IT and Engineering (2018) 

 

 

 

Lectures: Thursday 19:00-22:00 at FSS2005

Lectures will be delivered by the instructor and invited speakers

 

DGD CSI2911: Monday 13:00-14:30  MNO E217

DGD ELG2911: Friday 14:30-16:30  FSS1007

DGD SEG2911: Monday 13:00-14:30  MNO E217

DGD sessions will be allocated for project discussions 

 

Instructor: Riadh Habash (rhabash@site.uottawa.ca); Office hours: Open

 

TA: Sandra Jose (sjose080@uottawa.ca)

 

Assessment Components

Assignments (20%): Five short assignments

Project (Report: 20% + Presentations: 10%): Group of two students

Ideas for Projects: Education; Sustainability

Project Proposal Template

Final Report Format

Midterm: 15%

Final Exam: 35%

 

Course Progressing

Week 1: History of Engineering and Computing
January 8 CSI DGD: Why Professional Practice?
January 8 SEG DGD: Why Professional Practice?
January 11

19:00-19:40: Why Engineering/Computing History?

19:45-20:35: History of Engineering: Professor Emil Petriu

20:50-21:40: History of Computer Science: Professor Liam Peyton 
January 12 ELGDGD: Why Professional Practice?

Week 2: Technical Writing and Presentation
January 15 CSI DGD:  Project Discussion
January 15 SEG DGD: Project Discussion
January 18 CSI/ELG/SEG Lecture: Technical Writing and Presentations
Assignment 1 to be submitted on January 25, 2018.
January 19 ELGDGD: Project Discussion

Week 3: Regulation, Accreditation, Licensing, and Certification

January 22 CSI DGD:  Project Discussion
January 22 SEG DGD: Project Discussion
January 25 CSI/ELG/SEG Lecture: Regulation, Accreditation, Licensing, and Certification (Brightspace)
19:00: Assignment 1 Submission via the Brightspace
Assignment 2 to be submitted on February 01, 2018.
January 26 ELGDGD: Project Discussion

Week 4: Professional Ethics
January 29 CSI DGD:  Project Discussion
January 29 SEG DGD: Project Discussion
February 1 19:00-20:15: Computing Ethics (Professor Carlisle Adams)
20:30-21:45: Engineering Ethics (Course Instructor)
19:00: Assignment 2 Submission via the Brightspace
February 2 ELGDGD: Project Discussion

Week 5: Engineering Design
February 5 CSI DGD:  Project Discussion
February 5 SEG DGD: Project Discussion
February 8 19:00-20:15: Engineering Design (Course Instructor)
20:30-21:45: Invited Speaker (Professor David Knox)
Assignment 3
February 9 ELGDGD: Project Discussion

Week 6: Law and Intellectual Property
February 12 CSI DGD:  Report Format
February 12 SEG DGD: Report Format
February 15 19:00-20:00: Intellectual Property (Invited Speaker: Dr. Vijay Narasimhan)
20:00-20:20" Contract and Tort Law for Professionals
Video on Trademarks, patents, and copyrights
20:30-21:50: Midterm (Multiple-Choice Questions)
Topics to Study: History of Engineering and Computing; Profession; Technical Writing; Ethics, Misconduct an d Discipline; Legislation, Licensing and Certification; Engineering Design and Design Safety.
Assignment 3 Submission via the Brightspace
February 16 ELGDGD: Report Format
Submit your Project Proposal

Break

Week 7: Engineering Entrepreneurship
February 26 CSI DGD:  Project Discussion
February 26 SEG DGD: Project Discussion
March 01 19:00-20:150: Engineering Entrepreneurship
20:30-21:50: Invited Speaker Richard Labbe
March 02 ELGDGD: Project Discussion
 

Week 8: Career Development; IP and Law
March 05 CSI DGD:  Project Discussion
March 05 SEG DGD: Project Discussion
March 08 19:00-20:20: Career Development: Invited Speaker: Hojjat Salemi
20:30-21:50: Contract and Tort Law for Professionals
Case: Ron Engineering case
Assignment 4 to be submitted on March 15, 2018.
March 09 ELGDGD: Project Discussion
 

Week 9: Management Aspects of the Profession
March 12 CSI DGD:  Project Presentations
March 12 SEG DGD: Project Discussion
March 15 19:00-20:15: Engineering Management: Invited Speaker: Suzanne Bastien
20:30-21:45: Positive Energy: Invited Speaker:  Rafael Aguirre
Engineering Leadership
March 16 ELGDGD: Project Presentations
 

 

Presentations

6 minutes plus 2 minutes for discussion: Total 8 minutes

No more than 10 slides

What exactly is the history, context, and scale of the problem (subject)?

Why is the problem important?

Who is the problem important to, who has complained about it?

How many customers is the problem important to?

Quality of presentation in terms of effectiveness, tools, and questions answered. 

Reports

The What, Why, Who, and How of the research problem

No more that 10 pages (single space)

Quality of report in terms of content, writing, and citing.

Follow any proper format including the following if you wish

Final Report Format

 

Upload your presentation and report to the assignment folders related to the day of the presentation.

 
March 19 CSI DGD:  Project Presentations
Group
Presentations:
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
March 22 CSI/ELG/SEG Project Presentations
19:00-20:30: Group A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

20:30-22:00: Group B
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13
Assignment 5 Submission via the Brightspace
March 23 ELGDGD: Project Presentations
Group
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
 

Week 11: Project Presentations
March 26 CSI DGD:  Project Presentations
Group
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
March 29 CSI/ELG/SEG Project Presentations
19:00-20:30: Group A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
20:30-22:00: Group B
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
March 30 Good Friday
 

Week 12: Project Presentations
April 02 Easter Holiday
April 05 CSI/ELG/SEG Project Presentations
19:00-20:30: Group A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
20:30-22:00: Group B
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Assignment 6 Submission via the Brightspace
April 06 ELGDGD: Project Presentations
14:30-16:00: Group
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
 
April 09 CSIDGD: Project Presentations
13:00-14:30: Group
              8
April 07 ELG2911: Project Presentations
  utorial: SIMULINK) (Solution)