SUBJECT ENGINEERING COMMUNICATION CODE COM155X / COM152X

PAGES 6 INCLUDING COVER PAGE TIME 27th of March at 23:59 (digital)

DATE DUE 28 of March 1-2pm

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ANNEXURES NIL
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ASSESSMENT TAKE HOME TASK TOTAL 70 Marks
MARKS

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT

ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL,

ELECTRONIC

AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

COURSE DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING (ELECTRICAL; COMPUTER) (EXTENDED)

EXAMINER Ms. Mohamed DATE
Ms. Hartman
11 March 2025

INSTRUCTIONS
Please NOTE that this is ONE brief
Read each section carefully
Make sure to complete ALL sections of this assessment
Answer all sections in the brief
 ENGINEERING COMMUNICATION

OVERVIEW

You were introduced to the fundamentals of information literacy (library resources

and more), and a basic introduction to computer literacy (Microsoft Word and
PowerPoint) for academic purposes. In this assignment you will venture into the
practice of some of this knowledge in terms of researching for and reflecting on
your new knowledge, which is an essential part of your academic journey.

OUTCOMES

The activities have several outcomes:

- produce a digitally written document using Microsoft Word

- compiling a document based on written instructions

- to develop the ability to search for relevant data using keywords

- to develop the ability to source and filter relevant information

- to identify important and unimportant information to present in a document

- to search for and download various types of source information for academic use

TOPIC: look at your code of study below, this will give you your topic (in bold)
155X: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Multisim – Circuit design and simulation software, great for electronics students.
152X: COMPUTER ENGINEERING
MATLAB & Octave – Used for numerical computing, simulations, and algorithm
development.
Assignment Instructions:

This assignment’s activities are to be completed in the following order:

Part 1- Article Search (38 marks) [Individual work]

1. Create an MS Word document with the appropriate naming convention and

relevant information outlined in the submission guidelines section of this
brief.

2. Using the CPUT Libraries website, search for one journal article and one
book related to the topic of this assessment (indicated above). Select the
most appropriate source of these categories to use for this assignment. Make
sure to take snapshots/photographs of the different steps taken and
keywords used in searching for both the article and book online through
the library. Paste each of the screenshots/ photographs as you go along
into your created MS Word document. Make sure to show the thread for
the book and article separately. Caption each of the
screenshots/photographs.
3. Make sure to list the sequence of steps/trail alongside the screenshots or
photographs you took and inserted into the document.
4. Download the article that you have chosen and screenshot the cover of the book
you have selected.

5. Save the MS Word document, your downloaded article, and the

screenshot of your book cover in an electronic folder called Engineering
Communication Subject on your computer/laptop or other electronic
device.
Take a screenshot or picture of this folder and insert it into your MS Word
document as evidence.
6. Using your article and book you have selected, create a reference list
section where you complete the ‘long’ reference of your sources. You are
expected to use the CPUT Harvard Referencing style to do this.
 Part 2- Reflection (10 marks) [Individual work]

oStart Part 2 on a new page following Part 1 with all the photos, in your MS
Word document (click on insert > page break, to start on a new page), then
complete the following:
o Write a short personal reflection of 300-350 words about your experience
of part one.

o Open up the following Quilbot AI detector in your internet browser

(https://quillbot.com/ai-content-detector). Copy your content in your MS
Word document (ie. Parts 1 &2) and paste it in the text area. Click on the
“Detect AI” button so that the detector can generate your AI scores. Note
that the overall percentage should not exceed 20%.

SUBMISSION instructions:

On Blackboard see Assignment in Engineering Communication subject

- When you create a document in MS Word - type up the required

information into the document, paying attention to the layout and
presentation.
- Always include the standard cover page with plagiarism & AI
declaration listing your name, surname, student number, and your
signature on the declaration. Make sure you understand what the
declaration entails,
- Throughout your document, you are required to use 1.5 line spacing,
Arial font, 12pt font size, A4 size paper, Portrait Orientation.
- Make sure to rename your document(s) using the proper naming
conventions. In the order of date, underscore, initials and surname, dash,
student number, dash, assignment code and assignment name. For
example:
12-04-2021_NMohamed- 25369523- Data Search Assignment

- Convert your MS Word document to a PDF version. The PDF version

of your MS Word document (not a scanned copy of your document)
is to be uploaded to Blackboard alongside your original Word
document, the AI report from Quillbot, and your signed declaration and
cover page to the relevant portal (check for due date and time). No
 digital assessments will be accepted via email or other platforms.
And NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED
- Make sure that your SafeAssign (plagiarism index) does not exceed
20% for any document you submit. If it does, you will automatically
receive a zero. Ideally, complete the work earlier than the due date,
submit your work, and if the plagiarism index exceeds 20%, see where
the errors are, change them and re-upload for an updated index. You
have a limit of 3 attempts until the portal closes at the due time.
- You are expected to submit the following documents as a printed copy
to your lecturer as your captured submission, these include:
• 1) Your signed cover page with declaration
• 2) Your Task (Parts 1 &2)
• 3) Your downloaded plagiarism report (not exceeding 20%)
• 4) Your Quillbot AI report (not exceeding 20%)
- Your due dates and times are as follows:
• Your digital submission on Blackboard is due on
Thursday, 27th of March 2025 before 23:59. Do not submit
your first attempt on this day as your plagiarism and AI
detection might exceed 20% and you will not have enough
time to resubmit.
• Your printed submission (in person submission) is due on
Friday, the 28th of March 2025 between 1pm and 2pm.
You are responsible for printing and submitting your own
assessment to your lecturer (venue to be announced on
Blackboard announcements closer to the time). Make sure
to bring along your student card and a pen to sign the
submission register. No late submissions will be accepted
beyond this time. Also note that the digital submission is
your final submission version and the printed version
should be EXACTLY the one you submitted digitally.
• In order to have your assessment marked you MUST
submit BOTH the digital and printed versions of your
assessment. Failure to submit both versions will result in
an automatic zero mark.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA: (how you will be marked)

ENGINEERING COMMUNICATION
Total Mark
Content
Mark Allocated
Part 1: 38
1. Snapshots or photographs (one book + one journal) 10
2. Word document of sequential listed steps/trail 6
3. Appropriate Article and Book selected 4
4. Word document, Article & Book cover saved in folder 4
(evidence shown)
5. Use of appropriate search engine (CPUT Library website) 2
6. Referencing using CPUT Harvard style 10
7. Appropriate formatting of long reference (in list format 2
and alphabetical order)
Part 2: 10

1. Reflective writing piece (personal)

10
General:
22
1. Cover Page (separated from main document & used
3
departmental template)
2. Presentation of document (correct types of documents
2
submitted)
3. Layout (neatness, formatting, etc.)
5
4. Language used in reflection (personal but formal-
10
grammar, spelling, coherence of writing piece)
5. Naming Convention (according to instructions)
2
Total 70