ENGLISH FOR ENGINEERS LEVEL IV

FIRST WRITTEN EXAM INSTRUCTIONS

FIRST WRITTEN EXAM: JULY 23rd, THURSDAY

PLEASE Follow instructions to prepare for the written exam for NEXT
WEEK.

FIRST WRITTEN EXAM INSTRUCTIONS

1. EXAM TOPIC:
THE ENGINEERING PROCESS: DESIGN AND TESTING.

CREATE A PRODUCT FOLLOWING THE ENGINEERING PROCESS

 2. BEFORE THE EXAM:

(Prepare for the exam)

1) PLAN: Write an outline before, the exam

Visit this link to learn about writing an outline.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ifS9c8I-so&t=20s

2) Write a composition (the day of the exam – July 23)

Visit the following links to learn about writing sentences,

paragraphs and the essay.

a. Writing good sentences:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krCygx8bFJs

b. How to write a good paragraph.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPGhEJicbC4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1J9ZPVydrc

c. From the outline to the essay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEQlqWAPD9A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3hAeyRN5_0
 3. EXAM OBJECTIVE: CREATE A HOUSEHOLD GOOD TO BE USED TO
SOLVE A SOCIAL PROBLEM (a need) DURING THIS TIME OF CRISIS
WITH COVID 19.

Household good: household appliance or household product.

1) THINK ABOUT THE SOCIAL PROBLEM OR HOUSEHOLD

PROBLEM TO SOLVE.

- WRITE THE IDEAS ABOUT THE PRODUCT TO SOLVE THE

PROBLEM
2) WRITE YOUR IDEAS IN OUTLINE FORM
3) VISIT THE LINKS PROVIDED TO LEARN ABOUT THE STRUCTRURE
OF A SENTENCE, A PARAGRAPH, AN OUTLINE AND A
COMPOSITION.
4) WRITE THE OUTLINE BEFORE THE EXAM. YOU WILL BE ASKED
TO PASTE IT IN THE EXAM.
5) WRITE THE EXAM USING THE INFORMATION IN YOUR OUTLINE
6) EXAM DATE: July 23rd. Time: 9:00 am.

INTRUCTIONS FOR THE EXAM DAY:

1. CONNECT in the Zoom platform and let me know

you are ready to take the written exam.
2. I will send you the exam via Google Drive
3. OPEN THE INVITATION I WILL SEND FOR THE
EXAM.
4. Use your PRODUCT PLAN (outline) to write your
EXAM
5. You will have 1 hour to write your PROPOSAL.
6. Write the proposal in paragraph form.
7. When you finish writing the exam, send me a
WhatsApp message, or let me know in the class chat
that you are finished.
8. Make sure you have a camera, because you will need
to have it on during the exam.
9. JUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN
THE EXAM, DURING THE EXAM.

PLANNING YOUR PRODUCT PROPOSAL (outline)

PLANNING AND WRITING

 THE ENGINEERING PROCESS

SITUATION:

You work in for SNS Design. You need to create a product for a large
manufacturing company that makes a wide variety of Household products.
Your company received a lot for money from FDCI to complete your project.
So, do not worry about money, you have all the money to make your
product.

It is your job to present proposals for new R&D projects.

The household product must be good to solve an existing social problem or

household problem related to the Covid 19 crisis.

EXAMPLE TO FORMULATE YOUR PROBLEM:

PROBLEM PRODUCT
SOCIAL PROBLEM: Robot sweeper to sweep under
Coronovirus the bed
Housewives, house cleaners, I
HOUSEHOLD PROBLEM: when I clean the house
It is a problem to sweep under
the beds.

OUTLINE:

1. STATE THE PROBLEM AND THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM proposed

by you. What is the problem you are going to solve?
a. Name the product you will create to solve this problem.
 2. OBJECTIVES of your R&D project.

3. CUSTOMERS that will be using your final product. (Example:

Homecenter)
a. Explain who will be the final users of your product (Example:
housewives)
b. How will the final user/customers use your product?

4. PRODUCT PROPOSAL

You need to present the product OUTLINE completing the following

information:

a. What is the product?

b. What kind of research are you going to do before creating your
product?
c. What ideas do you have to develop (make/create) your product?
d. How are you going to test this product before putting it in the market?
e. What will be an estimated price for your product?
f. How will your company, your customers and society benefit from using
your product.

5. YOUR TEAM
a. What professionals are necessary for developing your product?
b. Who will be the people working in your team?
c. How are you going to generate ideas to create this product?

EXAMPLE FOR A PRODUCT TO SOLVE A SOCIAL PROBLEM IN THE CITY.

Problem: no street lamps in my city

Product: lamp
Objectives:

1. Help my city
2. Create a eco lamp

The outline

INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH: INTRODUCTION

1. State the problem : pollution in my street

2. Objectives: have my street clean
3. Name of my product: Garbage Robot in each street

BODY

P1: metal small robot

Reseach: I will find out how other robots work.
To do my product
To make my product

P2: How to do my product:

How to test it I will put a robot outside my house

P3: customers: EPM, EEVV

Users: street sweepers

CONCLUSION:

1. Take jobs away

2. Keep streets clean
3. City beauty.
ADDITIONAL LINKS TO IMPROVE THE WRITING PROCESS.

c. COHERENCE AND UNITY IN A PARAGRAPH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhGnPh84Vkg

d. HOW TO WRITE AN OUTLINE (into to the outline)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ57Jh1xdRw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HVFdYzGihA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swswieog5Os