Course Catalog 2008-2009 Pori Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Course´s person responsible

John Rogers, Henna Hyytiä

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 3, 4 : Monday 10 - 12, Pori Per 3, 4, 5 : Wednesday 10 - 12, Pori
Implementation 2	Per 1, 2, 3 : Wednesday 13 - 16, atk112

Requirements

75% attendance
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Objectives

Objectives: to better prepare students' understanding of technical vocabulary. Areas of study include: History of the computer, computer aechitecture, how the motherboard ties it altogether, The Devolution of the OS, How an Operating Sysem Controls Hardware, THE INTERNET, HOW A BUS WORKS, How internet video and audi Work, CAD and computer networks. Aims: reading and understanding technical texts, speed reading, writing, explaining technical information in English. Common European Framework of Reference, Level B2.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	computer components, basics of data processing, artificial intelligence. CAD, computer networks.	basic knowledge of computer English vocabulary
2.	understanding technical text
3.	speed reading, getting the gist of a text
4.	explaining technical information in English

Evaluation criteria for the course

All units are assessed during the course. Completion of all given exercises and written proof that the student has a full understanding of the exercises in question.

Assessment scale:

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

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Correspondence of content

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1			Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %
Implementation 2			Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %

Last modified	23.10.2008
Modifier	Tiina Suominen