We have just introduced a scholarships page in our website. A new academic services web page and updated FAQs will quickly follow, so stay tuned for awesome new content!
A big thank you to Tom Curran, Assistant to the VP Academic, for putting these together for us.
A message from the faculty to all engineering students who will not have completed APSC 201 by September 2009.
“The Engineering Communication Competency Test (ECCT) is a literacy and communicative proficiency test that all students will have to write and pass to gain entry into APSC 201, starting September 2009. It is designed to test the students’ readiness for their APSC 201 writing assignments. The test is based on the types of writing assignments commonly taught in 1st year English and communication courses as well as 2nd year engineering and communication courses.
In the ECCT, students are required to respond to 2 questions based on 2 readings respectively, each readings is 500 to 700 words in length, on the following subjects: science, engineering, sustainability, and technology. Students have 2 ½ hours to write and revise their responses. Students must respond to both questions. Each response is expected to be approximately 250 words in length. Sample test questions may include the following:
- An argument based on 1 reading or an argument based on comparing 2 readings
- A rhetorical analysis or a comparative rhetorical analysis
- A reported or synthesizing summary
- A procedure or a set of instructions from a narrative
- An expanded definition
- Problem analysis
Of the two questions, one is harder and the other easier. Students who pass both questions have direct entry into APSC 201. Students who pass only one question can still enter APSC 201 but will be encouraged to take a remedial writing course concurrently. Students who fail both questions are required to take and successfully complete a remedial writing course before retaking the test.
We are piloting the test on Thursday, November 13, 6-8:30pm in HENN 200. To be eligible for the test, you need to have successfully completed 1st year English or be currently enrolled in 1st year English or APSC 176. Those who pass will be allowed to take APSC 201 next fall. If you fail, you can retake the test in March without completing a remedial English language course. This is the only time you are being offered this opportunity, therefore, we encourage you to take the test now. In the future, the test will be offered to UBC students only in March and to transfer students in the last week of August or the first week of September on an annual basis.
To take the ECCT on November 13, simply show up for the test with your student id.
For further inquiries, please visit this website: http://www.engineering.ubc.ca/current_students/undergraduate/ecct.php or contact Mr. Michael Schoen at mschoen@apsc.ubc.ca.”
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A broadcast message from your APEG-BC Student Program Coordinator, Amit Plaha!
“Just a reminder that the deadline for application submissions for the 2008 APEG-MAPS scholarships is Friday October 31, 2008. If you are interested in applying, please submit your application by the deadline.
APEG-MAPS members are eligible to apply for the APEG-MAPS University Undergraduate scholarship. Valued at $1,000 each, these scholarships are offered annually to APEG-MAPS members attending engineering and geoscience programs in BC, and reward undergraduate students for their contributions to the advancement of the professions. To obtain an application form or for more information, visit www.apeg.bc.ca/students/scholarships/mapsscholarship.html.”
NCWIE: National Conference on Women In Engineering is at UWO on Nov 21 & 22.
Want to go?
