Course Catalog 2009-2010
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Course Catalog 2009-2010

KIE-3376 Technical Writing in English, 3 cr

Person responsible

Sari Isokääntä

Implementations

  Lecture times and places Target group recommended to
Implementation 1


Per 1 :
Monday 12 - 16, K2116

 
 
Implementation 2

Periods 1 1 - 2

 
 
Implementation 3


Per 1, 2 :
Wednesday 14 - 16, K2115B

 
 
Implementation 4


Per 1, 2 :
Thursday 8 - 10, K2113

 
 
Implementation 5


Per 1, 2 :
Thursday 10 - 12, K2113

 
 
Implementation 6


Per 3, 4 :
Monday 14 - 16, K2116

 
 
Implementation 7


Per 3, 4 :
Tuesday 10 - 12, K2120

 
 
Implementation 8


Per 3 :
Wednesday 14 - 16, K2117A
Per 4 :
Wednesday 14 - 16, K2117B

 
 
Implementation 9


Per 4, 5 :
Wednesday 8 - 10, K2113

 
 
Implementation 10


Per 5 :
Tuesday 12 - 14, K2116
Friday 12 - 14, K2116

 
 
Implementation 11


Per 4, 5 :
Wednesday 8 - 10, K2112

 
 
Implementation 12


Per 5 :
Tuesday 12 - 14, K2115A
Friday 12 - 14, K2115A

 
 


Requirements

Active participation and completion of the course assignments.

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Learning outcomes

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; developing and presenting a thesis statement; paragraph organization; coherence.     
2. The major stylistic and structural aspects of academic language: sentence structures, parallelism, logical connectives, word choice, register, punctuation.     
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 Mandatory/Advisable Description
KIE-3200 English for Engineers Mandatory   Any one of these courses has to be completed with a grade 3 or higher before enrollment.
KIE-3210 English Language Exam Mandatory  
KIE-3220 English for Architects Mandatory  

Additional information about prerequisites
The students must have a grade 3 or higher from one of the prerequisite courses.

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
KIE-3376 Technical Writing in English, 3 cr 9701630 Technical Writing, 2 cu  
KIE-3376 Technical Writing in English, 3 cr KIE-3377 Scientific Writing in English, 3 cr  

Additional information

CEF level: C1

More precise information per implementation

  Description Methods of instruction Implementation
Implementation 1 Group 1: Lectures Mon 12-16 K2116   Lectures
Excercises
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Implementation 2 Group 2: lectures Tue 14-16 K2117B   Lectures
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Implementation 3 Group 3: lectures Wed 14-16 K2115B   Lectures
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Implementation 4 Group 4: lectures Thu 8-10 K2113   Lectures
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Implementation 5 Group 5: lectures Thu 10-12 K2113   Lectures
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Implementation 6 Group 6: lectures Mon 14-16 K2116   Lectures
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Contact teaching: 0 %
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Implementation 7 Group 7: lectures Tue 10-12 K2120        
Implementation 8 Group 8: lectures Wed 14-16 K2117A (per. 3), K2117B (per. 4)        
Implementation 9 Group 9: lectures Wed 8-10 K2113        
Implementation 10 Group 10: lectures Tue 12-14 K2116, Fri 12-14 K2116        
Implementation 11 Group 11: Lectures Wed 8-10, K2112        
Implementation 12 Group 12: Tue 12-14 and Fri 12-14        


Last modified29.03.2010
ModifierMaija-Leena Perttunen