DE4103                             TECHNICAL LITERACY

Level 4                                             Credits 15                                            Version July 2010

RECOMMENDED PRE-REQUISITE
Nil

RECOMMENDED CO-REQUISITE
Nil

 

AIM/PURPOSE
To develop technical research skills along with oral, written, graphical and interpersonal communication skills.

 

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES
On successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

  1. Utilise information obtained from physical or web based resources in technical problem solving and presentations.
  2. Prepare and deliver an oral presentation on a technical subject.
  3. Communicate ideas and technical findings in a written format.
  4. Create and use pictorial sketches and pictorial/orthographic drawings to current drawing standards as a communication technique to present ideas and data.
  5. Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills to develop project outcomes.

 

 

INDICATIVE CONTENT 

  • Technical and business communication to standards and codes including referencing systems, physical and web based resources.
  • Interpersonal communication.
  • Computer application tools, e.g. word-processing, spreadsheeting, presentation graphics
  • Pictorial sketching and basic engineering drawing techniques, orthographic projection, dimensioning principles, principles of drawing office practice and drawing management.