Course Outline

COMP 1227
TENTATIVE WORKPLAN
COMMUNICATIONS HEAVY DUTY/TRUCK & TRANSPORT REPAIR

Faculty Information
Faculty’s name: Bonnie Boivin
Office Location and Number: B251
Campus: Akerley
Office Telephone: 902.491.7499
Facsimile: 902.491.3524
Email: bonnie.boivin@nscc.ca
Availability: Please make an appointment

Required Text Book(s) and Resources

Title: Workplace Communications: The Basics
Author: George J. Searles
Publisher: Pearson Longman
ISBN: 978-0-205-60336-7

USB Drive

Portfolio Supplies:
- Binder
- Binder Dividers/Indexes
- Page Protectors for Binder

Learning & Teaching Strategies

A variety of methods will be used, including but not limited to:
- short lectures
- class discussions
- group work
- online and other research
- individual and group assignments and projects

Responsibilities
The learner’s responsibility is to be prepared for learning activities and to participate in the
ongoing process.
• Participation/Preparation
The learner’s degree of preparation, class attendance, independent homework
assignments, and participation in discussions will affect the learner’s level of success in
this course. The learner is expected to participate in class discussions and all group
work. It is an expectation that each learner will have reviewed all assigned readings
prior to class meetings. Oral presentations are mandatory. Learners are responsible
for having the appropriate textbooks and supplies.

Regular communication will be made through the use of NSCC Email. It is the learner’s
responsibility to check his or her NSCC Email at least three times a week to ensure that
all messages regarding Communications 1227 are received.

NSCC Email must be used to submit electronic files to the instructor.

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• Expectations and Marking Standards

Once you are an employee, everything you write or say will reflect the competency and
care with which you do your own work. It also will reflect the quality of work performed
by the organization itself, as you will be its representative. It is critical that your work be
technically competent and that it is accurate and knowledgeable for your field of study.
Consequently, all the work done in this course will be assessed at an industry-standard
level, so the learner will know what is expected. The purpose of this course is to allow
the learner to acquire the skills and confidence necessary to perform well in the
workplace.

• Integrity of Learning Environment

Cell phones, CD players, MP3 players, other portable electronic communicating devices,
personal digital assistants (PDAs) or similar devices shall not disrupt class, shop, lab or
library activities. If absolutely essential, cell phones may be left in vibrate mode for
emergency purposes during regular classes. In such cases learners are asked to
respect the learning environment of their fellow classmates and not answer calls in
class.

Some Communication classes are scheduled in the computer lab. It is expected that,
while in Communications class, learners will be focused on course work. If computers
are being used for purposes other than the assigned work or checking NSCC Email,
learners will be asked to leave the computer lab.

No portable electronic communicating device is permitted during tests or exams. Any

learner who uses or attempts to use such a device for any purpose shall be asked to
submit their paper and leave the test or exam room immediately.

• Academic Honesty
Academic honesty and integrity are highly valued at the College as being essential to
students as both learners and as potential members of their chosen occupations.
Please refer to the Great Expectations Document and NSCC Policies (available in the
Library) to gain more information on this topic.

All incidents of Academic Dishonesty will be officially documented, and a mark of zero
will be given for the assignment in question.

• Illnesses and Absences

It is the responsibility of the student to make up work missed as a result of any absence
and determine their eligibility to submit any assignments or tests missed during the
absence as outlined under “Evaluation” below.

If a learner is unable to attend class for any reason, he or she is expected to notify the
faculty member by phone (491-7499) or email (bonnie.boivin@nscc.ca) prior to the
absence.

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• Safe Working Environment

The Nova Scotia Community College is committed to the belief that all students and
employees of the Nova Scotia Community College have the right and responsibilities to
learn and work in a safe environment that is conducive to learning and teaching. The
Nova Scotia Community College is committed to ensuring fair and equitable treatment of
all members of its community, while maintaining the academic integrity of programs and
curriculum and an academic climate conducive to learning and free from disruptive or
inappropriate behaviour.

Methods of Assessment & Evaluation

A variety of methods will be used for evaluation, including but not limited to:
- Assignments - Group Work
- Presentations - Research

Assignments (10% each) 40%

 MSDS
 Business Letter
 Email
 Procedures
In-Class Assignments 10%
Presentation 15%
Course Summaries (5% each) 15%
Workbook Evaluation 10%
Portfolio 10%
 Covers, Dividers, etc.
 Goal Statement
 Chronological History
Total 100%

Note:
1. Each learner has the potential to earn a 5-point bonus by submitting all assignments on time.
2. All assignments must be submitted for marking, regardless of lateness, in order to ensure
that all outcomes for this course have been achieved by the individual learners.
3. If an assignment is submitted on or before the due date, learners can redo it as many times
as necessary to acquire mastery of the subject area, up to the full value of the assignment.

The Pass Mark for this course is 60%.

Due to the nature of this course, no supplemental examination is available.

• Tests and Assignments

Deadlines are not guidelines. Assignments are to be handed in on or before the
specified date, and will incur a late penalty of 50% per day. Assignments must be
submitted by 10 PM on the due date. Deadlines missed for any reason other than a
documented medical and/or family emergency, or Faculty authorized reasons, will have
the late penalty applied.

Faculty authorization for missing an assignment deadline must be obtained prior

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to the due date. Extensions are given on a case-by-case basis.

Tentative Schedule – Subject to Change

Because each class is different, we will tailor the pace, workload, and delivery method to the strengths of
the class. In a dynamic learning environment you should expect some variations from this work plan. You
will be given exact due dates well in advance of whatever project or assignment is due.

Dates Learning Activities Evaluation Details

September 7-11 Great Expectations In Class Assignment
(Labour Day) Computer Orientation
September 14- Introduction to Communications 1227
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September 28- Technical Writing - MSDS & Safety Info MSDS Assignment
October 2
September 21-25 Using Textbooks. Reading Basics & In Class Assignment
Summarization
Learning Styles
October 5-9 Writing Reports (Chapter 5) Goal Statement
(2-day industry
orientation)
October 12-16 Essential Skills (Online tests) Report: Industry Orientation
(Thanksgiving) Time Management In Class Assignment
October 19-23 Purpose, Tone, Audience (Chapter 1) Letter to Industry Orientation
Business Correspondence – Letters Mentor
(Chapter 3) Course Summary-Fundamental
Shop Skills
October 26-30 Communicating effectively using Email Email Assignment – Teams
(Chapter 2)
November 2-6 Portfolio: Chronological History Chronological History
Course Summary – OxyFuel
Welding
November 9-13 Writing Technical Information – Procedures Procedure: Electrical Equipment
(November 11, and Instructions (Chapters 7 & 8) Work Record Books Due
12, 13)
November 16-20 Portfolio – Values & Goal Statements Goal Statement
November 23-27 Using Tables, Graphs, Charts, Etc. (Chapter Assignment of Presentation Topics
4)
Professionalism
November 30- Presentation Skills (Chapter 10) Course Summary – Steering,
December 4 PowerPoint Workshop Suspension, and Frames
December 7-11 Presentations
December 14-18 Presentations
Portfolio Evaluation

Bonnie Boivin, Faculty Roy MacNeil, Academic Chair

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