CSE COMMUNICATION TUTOR CT INTRODUCTION By Ted Spaeth

CSE COMMUNICATION TUTOR (CT) INTRODUCTION By Ted Spaeth 5 September 2018

CTs at HKUST Department No. of CTs CBE 1 CIVL 1 CSE 3 ECE 2 IEDA 1 MAE 2

Why do engineering students need CTs? 1. Because engineering students typically lack good communication skills 2. Because communication skills are important in life and in one’s career 3. Because HKUST wants to help students prepare for their adult lives and careers

Why do engineering students typically lack good communication skills? 1. Lack of practice 2. Lack of constructive criticism

Why do engineering students typically lack good communication skills? 3. Usually male • Task-oriented; just want to get the job done • Naturally better at math than language • Develop later in communication than females • Let mother, sister, girlfriend to most of the talking • More cautious to not say something wrong 4. Technical work is often done individually 5. Lack of leadership experience 6. Lack of confidence in English

Benefits of Good Communication Skills 1. Convey your ideas clearly and concisely 2. Avoid misunderstandings 3. Avoid looking less intelligent than you are 4. Help your good ideas gain acceptance 5. Help get a job 6. Communicate well with your boss 7. Communicate well with colleagues 8. Communicate well with clients and distributors 9. Better chance of promotion 10. Important in running your own business

Shauna Dalton PG • Grew up in New Zealand • Part of the management team for Hertz Rental Cars in Australia (19851993) • Teaching oral English overseas since 1993 • Editing English papers at HKUST since 2003 Noorliza Daveau Ted Spaeth UG UG • Grew up in Malaysia • Bachelor in English Literature & Education, USA • Master in Linguistics, USA • Teacher Trainer for Ministry of Education, Singapore • International Marketing Manager for Financial Times, New York for 15+ years • Head of Marketing in HK for Asian Wall Street Journal • Helping with report development and grad school applications at HKUST since 2007 • Grew up in the US • Studied Systems Analysis • Chosen area of special interest was finance • IT consultant 1984 -2002 • HK resident since in 1987 • Private English tutor 2002 -2008 • Joined HKUST in 2008 • Helps students improve their technical writing skills • Produces online instructional media CSE CTs

Shauna Dalton PG v Conference and journal papers v Theses v Dissertations v Statements of purpose • CVs and cover letters • Written surveys • Proofreading for any piece of writing • Oral presentations • English conversation practice • English conversation classes Noorliza Daveau Ted Spaeth UG UG CSE CTs v FYP report development v FYP report grammar, v Personal Statements word choice and v Individual Ethics Essays organization • FYP posters v CT website content • FYP oral presentations updates • IELM 4110 investigative interviews and reports • CVs and cover letters • Proofreading for any piece of writing • Mock interviews • English conversation practice • • Personal Statements Individual Ethics Essays FYP oral presentations COMP 4911 Business Plans • FYP posters • IELM 4110 investigative interviews and reports • CVs and cover letters

How Your CT Can Help

FYP Deliverables 1. Proposal (CT helps a lot) 2. Five Monthly Reports 3. Individual FYP/FYT Ethics Essay 4. Progress report (CT helps) 5. Final report 6. Self-Assessment Report 7. Project Poster 8. Oral Presentation 9. FYP program code due 10. FYP Demo Video (Optional)

How Your CT Can Help

What Helpful Overall

What You Can Learn

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CT Website Help

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