Project+Outlines+for+Civil+Engineering

Together with your team. Choose a case study for your research. Your project should be about a case study you are interested in and related to the [|branches of civil engineering] behind:
 * 1) **Teams and Proposals:**
 * Structual
 * Enviromental
 * Geotechnical
 * Water Resources
 * Transportation
 * Construction
 * Urban planning

* // **Teams** // must be formed before the end of February and // **Proposals** // must be chosen in the first week of March.

2. ** Research: ** Investigate background information about the case to study. Your research should:
 * use more than three reputable sources,
 * use oral sources as well as written ones, videos, news, photos,...
 * include background information about your topic, (i.e: definitions, causes and effects)
 * be well written using correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation (use spellchecker!!!)
 * include a glossary of important expressions used.
 * You will have to send the written speech by email the 27th of March:
 * Using your unican email addresses
 * Including an __Introduction__ ( with a presentation of the group members), a __glossary__ of important vocab you have learnt, it will also help the audience to follow your presentation), a division of the __contents__, and the __references__ you have used for your reseach.
 * Times New Roman 12, double-spaced typing

3. ** Oral Presentation ** : Each team will have 30 minutes to complete their presentation. Reading won’t be allowed, you will have to explain the case in a simple way, using the appropriate language to deliver oral presentations, linkers…, visual aid will help you.

Recommendations:
 * Plan your research: Introduction, body, conclusion.
 * Divide the issues you’ll deal with among the members of your team.
 * Use web tools for collaborative work, particularly interesting if it’s difficult for you to have regular meetings.
 * Use prezi or power point to deliver your presentation.
 * Choose the language from the oral speech rather than from the written one.
 * Practice your presentation in front of a mirror and record yourself.
 * [|Some advice on how to deal with oral presentations]
 * Don’t forget to summarize and use discourse linkers.
 * Avoid complex structures and expressions.
 * Avoid complex words typical from the News and substitute them with words everybody can understand.
 * Use a glossary to anticipate difficult words, that will also help the audience to understand you.
 * Practice what you are going to say with any [|text to speech] #|software to correct your pronunciation.