LibGuides: Engineering Profession: Common First Year (FEBE1000A): Engineering Profession Common First Year (FEBE1000A)

FEBE1000A (2025) COURSE DOCUMENTS

INFORMATION LITERACY MODULE: LECTURE SLIDES

UNIVERSITY PLAGIARISM POLICY

GUIDELINES ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

CITE THEM RIGHT: THE ESSENTIAL REFERENCING GUIDE.

Available in the Engineering Library 1 Day Loan collection. Also available online.

Cite Them Right by Richard Pears; Graham Shields
Call Number: Engineering Library: 1 Day Loan collection. PN171.F56PEA
ISBN: 9781137273116
Publication Date: 2013, 9th edition
All assignments need to include correct references: this book shows you how. Cite them right is the renowned guide to referencing and avoiding plagiarism. It is an essential resource for every student and author, providing clear and comprehensive coverage of a crucial part of academic study. Now in its ninth edition, the book continues to provide detailed examples for all print and electronic sources, business, government, technical and legal publications, works of art and images. Key features: • Cite any information source, from ancient texts to Twitter • Examples are given in Harvard, APA, MHRA, MLA, OSCOLA and Vancouver referencing styles • Simplified advice on referencing online publications • More sources now covered, including translated and non-English publications, graffiti, packaging, wills, medical images, statues, PowerPoint presentations and collected works • Guidance on what is plagiarism and how to avoid it.

INFORMATION LITERACY: FEBE1000A INTRODUCTION TO THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION

This compulsory Information Literacy module for FEBE1000A consists of short tutorials designed to help you find, access and manage information to support your learning during your university years and beyond. Lecture sessions will be held from 3 to 7 March 2025. The ulwazi module will be published on Monday 3 March at 12h00 whilst the quiz will be published on Friday 7 March at 13h00. Videos, links and images are embedded in the module to assist you. The module was developed in collaboration with the course co-ordinators of the FEBE1000A INTRODUCTION TO THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION course. It sets out to teach information literacy concepts most commonly needed in higher education learning.

Complete the Quiz after working through the Module. Allow yourself time to proceed through the module. Deadline for the quiz submission is Wednesday 26 March 2025 at 17h00.

View on YouTube: What is Engineering? Flying cars, Earth-sized atmospheric filters, quick access to clean water, phones with holograms, and more! Who can make these things happen? Engineers! So what does it take to be an engineer? What qualities, strengths and interests? Hear it from engineering students: What attracted them to the field and what drives them to make the world a better place? Want to be an engineer? Peer into the minds of middle school students as they share their dreams of making the next great invention. From fundamental research to everyday tech, engineers create incredible new solutions and discoveries to improve society and spur the imagination. This is a production of the National Science Foundation. Learn more at NSF.gov/ENG