Enhancing Data Analysis and Presentation Skills for Engineers A-099-G0 EDAPSE

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Enhancing Data Analysis and Presentation
Skills for EngineersA-099-G0EDAPSE

• A HEEPF Project
• Presented by
• Eng. Mohamed El-Daly

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• More than 40 of engineers time is devoted to
  technical communication
• Very little content in curricula devoted to
  technical communication
• In FOE Civil Eng, 2 hr in Prep year out of 300 hr
  (new),
• and 2 hr in Prep and 3 hr in 3rd year out of 345
  hr (old)

• More than 40 of engineers time is devoted to
  technical communication
• Very little content in curricula devoted to
  technical communication
• In FOE Civil Eng, 2 hr in Prep year out of 300 hr
  (new),
• and 2 hr in Prep and 3 hr in 3rd year out of 345
  hr (old)

• Although
• More than 40 of engineers time is devoted to
  technical communication
• Engineers write many kinds of documents
• However
• Very little content in curricula is devoted to
  technical communication

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O bjectives

• Improve analytical and presentation skills for
  engineers
• (undergraduate, graduate and practicing
  engineers)

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P roject Activities

• Add New Courses
• Processing and Presenting Research Using
  Computers (graduate)
• Processing and Presenting Data Using Computers
  (undergraduate)
• upgrade engineer's capability in data analysis,
  graphical presentation, technical writing, and
  oral presentation using computers
• Training Abroad
• exposure to American practice, acquire
  experience

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P roject Activities

• Compile Library Material
• books, software, training material
• (e.g. tapes, video, etc.)
• Hardware
• audio-visual equipment
• (e.g. datashow, video camera, monitor, etc.)
• Visiting Expert
• transfer of experience, exchange of ideas

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P roject Activities

• Toastmasters Program
• establish Faculty Toastmasters club in Egypt for
• group learning and community service
• Seminar on Technical Communication
• present project outcome, promote project ideas
  in other universities and in industry

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P roject Participants

• Management Team
• Dr. Aly El-Bahrawy (PM)
• Dr. Youhansen Eid
• Dr. Sonia El-Sirafy
• Dr. Ghada Farouk
• Eng. Mohamed El-Daly

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P roject Participants

• Implementation Team
• Dr. Aly El-Bahrawy (PM)
• Dr. Youhansen Eid
• Dr. Sonia El-Sirafy
• Dr. Ghada Farouk
• Eng. Mohamed El-Daly
• Eng. Mohamed Hamed
• Eng. Adel El-Sherbini

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I nstitution Co-Financing

• Staff time
• Facilities (Lecture theater, labs, etc.)
• Student Scholarships
• Technicians
• Library

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A chievements

• Conducting speaking skills courses
• graduate and undergraduate
• Enhancing current Tech Writ course
• New undergraduate course
• Training for teaching assistants (TA)
• Training outside the Faculty
• Project web site (underway)

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T ime Frame
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T raining Courses
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N umber of Trainees
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A chievements

• Communicating with Toastmasters club in Cairo
• Establishing a web group (EDAPSE-ASU) for TA and
  students
• Starting a new Toastmasters club in the Faculty
  of Engineering
• Purchasing hardware for the lab (video camera,
  datashow, laptop)

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E xpenditure

• Total budget 37,500 L.E. 228,750
• Input
• First quarter L.E. 45,000
• Third quarter L.E. 80,000
• Output
• petty cash L.E. 5,000
• Hardware L.E. 23,075
• staff cost L.E. 32,035
• bank charges L.E. 54

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E xpenditure
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P ending Activities

• Graduation projects training
• Graduate students training
• Training courses for practicing engineers
• Compile library material
• Staff visit to Canada
• Running the Toastmasters Program
• Seminar on project activities

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R equest for Extension

• Reasons for extension
• Late start
• Activities coincide with term timing
• Were unclear about expenditure in dollars
• Books, software, subscription
• Running activities (term dependent)
• Graduating projects training
• Graduate students training

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P roject Evaulation

• EDAPSE started a new perspective to Tech Writ
  courses
• Presentation skills and data analysis
• Toastmasters club for continuous training
• Wide range of participants inside and outside the
  Faculty