Course Catalog 2008-2009
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Course Catalog 2008-2009

KIE-3376 Technical Writing in English, 3 cr

Course´s person responsible

Sari Isokääntä

Implementations

  Lecture times and places Target group recommended to
Implementation 2


Per 1, 2 :
Tuesday 12 - 14, K2113

 
 
Implementation 3


Per 1, 2 :
Friday 8 - 10, K2113

 
 
Implementation 4


Per 4, 5 :
Wednesday 14 - 16, K2113

 
 
Implementation 5


Per 4, 5 :
Friday 12 - 14, K2114A

 
 
Implementation 6


Per 4, 5 :
Wednesday 12 - 14, K2119A

 
 
Implementation 7


Per 2 :
Tuesday 14 - 18, K2113

 
 


Requirements

Active participation and completion of the course assignments.

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Objectives

The aim of the course is to study and practise the conventions, organization and stylistic features of academic technical writing in English through lectures, practical assignments and analysis of text samples.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. The main organizational aspects of written academic discourse: the basic structure of a research paper (introduction, main body, conclusion); developing and presenting a thesis statement; paragraph organization; coherence; summaries & abstracts.     
2. The major stylistic and structural aspects of academic language: sentence structures, parallelism, logical connectives, word choice, register, punctuation, use of modifiers.     
3. The documentation and use of secondary sources: direct quotations, paraphrasing, referencing, bibliographies, abbreviations, plagiarism.     


Evaluation criteria for the course

Active participation, completing course assignments and a final exam.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Study material

Type Name Author ISBN URL Edition, availability, ... Examination material Language
-   Web materials              Suomi  
Book   The Craft of Technical Writing   Michael Alley   0-387-94766-3     Juvenes bookstore      English  
Book   Tiedettä englanniksi: akateemisen kirjoittamisen käsikirja   Eva May   951-34-0093-X     Juvenes bookstore      English  
Other literature           Will be given in class      English  


Prerequisites

Course O/R
KIE-3200 English for Engineers Obligatory  
KIE-3210 English Language Exam Obligatory  
KIE-3220 English for Architects Obligatory  

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
KIE-3376 Technical Writing in English, 3 cr 9701630 Technical Writing, 2 cu  

Additional information

CEF level: C1

More precise information per implementation

  Description Methods of instruction Implementation
Implementation 2 Ryhmä 2: luennot ti 12-14   Lectures
Excercises
Practical works
   
Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  
Implementation 3 Ryhmä 3: luennot pe 8-10   Lectures
Excercises
Practical works
   
Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  
Implementation 4 Ryhmä 4: luennot ke 14-16   Lectures
Excercises
   
Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  
Implementation 5 Ryhmä 5: luennot pe 12-14   Lectures
Excercises
   
Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  
Implementation 6 Ryhmä 6: luennot ke 12-14   Lectures
Excercises
   
Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 0 %  
Implementation 7 Ryhmä 7: luennot ti 14-18. Ryhmä on tarkoitettu KV-maisteriohjelman opiskelijoille.        


Last modified22.12.2008
ModifierTimo Lepistö