My Masdar 1st summary post

The Masdar Project

Main points:

Masdar, owned by Abu Dhabi government (part of Mubadala) is thinking about constructing a wind farm near the border with Saudi Arabia which will cost US$200m, and be unique to the area.

Wind power is expected to be part of the 7%, from renewable sources, of total energy output, to be implemented by 2020.

Because the Gulf is not extra windy, special blades and turbines will have to be created to take advantage of the light breezes.

Masdar is responsible for helping AbuDhabi reach the 7% target. It already has two 100Mgw solar projects being built. The wind project would also produce 100Mgw, but could be higher.

Masdar could award the construction contract as soon as January, depending on current studies, and could be producing electricity as soon as 2 years later.

Wind power is more difficult to build in the GCC than solar, because of the light winds. But, if you have the proper land, wind, and connection to the electric grid, then it is possible.

This project would cost US$200m Masdar estimates, and would need to be financed like other ‘green projects’. This project would also need financial support from the AD government to continue.

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1103 Coursework

1103 Coursework

	Percentage
Reading/Summarising Skills (20%)
Summary 1	10%
Summary 2	10%
Portfolio (20%)
Submission 1	10%
Submission 2	10%
Projects (50%)
Individual assignment	20%
Final Project	30%
Vocabulary (10%)
Vocabulary Usage	10%

Exact dates of classroom assessed tasks will be given to you by your teacher. Please check the calendar.

Reading/Summarising Skills

Students will develop top-down reading strategies and skills so as to be able to identify main ideas and supporting details in a variety of texts. They will learn to summarise texts using their own words without plagiarising, and include a reference using APA.

Grading sheet: Word

Click here to see how to make an APA formatted bibliography reference using Windows Word

Click here to see use BibMe to make references in APA or MLA

Portfolio (20%)

Students maintain a reflective portfolio of course work. The portfolio will include examples of all activities completed in class. As well, it will include reflective reports on the student's own progress over the term. This will include reflections on summaries, the individual assignment and the Final Project.

Grading Rubric PDF Word

Grading Rubric for Posterous Portfolios PDF Word

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Projects 50%

Individual assignment (20%)

This will consist of an essay of 400+ words on a topic to be agreed with the teacher. The topic could reflect the student's major area of study or the student's personal interests.

A draft copy will be submitted by the deadline indicated on the calendar and then revised and edited according to the teacher's suggestions. The final submission must be proofread to avoid mistakes. There must be a minimum of 3 sources used and all sources must be acknowledged in the bibliography. At least one direct quotation or paraphrase with an in-line citation should be included.

Example assignment task + grading sheet (Boeing and Airbus): Pdf Word

Final project (30%)

This will consist of an essay of 500+ words on a socially relevant topic to be agreed with the teacher. Possible topics could include global issues or local concerns and be written as a problem/solution exercise.

A draft copy will be submitted by the deadline indicated on the calendar and then revised and edited according to the teacher's suggestions. The final submission must be proofread to avoid mistakes. There must be a minimum of 4 sources used and all sources must be acknowledged in the bibliography. At least one direct quotation or paraphrase with an in-line citation should be included.

Vocabulary 10%

For practice you will complete 10 quizzes on WebCT Vista. The quizzes will consist of 15 questions each. For each question you will need to select the correct word (from Sublists 1 and 2)to fill in the blank. In order to continue on to the next quiz you need to get 65 % on the quiz. Each completed quiz counts for 1% towards your overall final mark of the course.

LSC 1103 Calender for Term #1

LSC 1103 Calendar

Below is the calendar for LSC N1103, updated in September 2011.Dates are subject to change. Please double-check with your teachers, and check your emails. It is your responsibility to be aware of all assessments.

Week	Week Begins	Assessment Deadlines	Class activities
1	Sept 4		Introduce reading skills to identify main ideas and supporting details. Introduce Portfolio and plagiarism consequences.
2	Sept 11		Identifying main ideas and supporting details to summarise texts.
3	Sept 18		Summary practice + vocabulary exercises* practice
4	Sept 25	Summary 1	Summary practice + vocabulary exercises practice
5	Oct 2nd	Summary 2
6	Oct 9th		Introduce individual assignment: using sources, APA and direct quotations
7	Oct 16th		Individual assignment
8	Oct 23rd		Individual assignment
9	Oct 30th	Individual assignment Draft	Individual assignment
10	Nov 6th		Eid
11	Nov 13th	Individual assignment Final	Individual assessment edit
12	Nov 20th		Introduce Final Project + Portfolio check
13	Nov 27th		Final Project
14	Dec 4th		Final project
15	Dec 11th		Final project draft
16	Jan 8th	Final project deadline	Vocabulary exercises deadline Portfolio deadline
17	Jan 15th
18	Jan 22nd

• Vocabulary exercises to be continued throughout the course
  
  

Welcome to 1103 CLA students!!

CLA Business students:

Welcome to 1103 a general English course concentrating on Reading and Writing. This blog will be the main site for passing course information on to you, the students of CLA.

I look forward to having you all in class, and to help you develop your skills.

Gregory