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Course Catalog 2010-2011

KIE-3377 Scientific Writing in English, 3 cr

Person responsible

Sari Isokääntä

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
 2 h/week
+2 h/week

 

 

 
KIE-3377 2010-01 Tuesday 10 - 12, K2113
Lectures
 2 h/week
+2 h/week

 

 

 
KIE-3377 2010-02 Tuesday 14 - 16, K2120
Lectures
 2 h/week
+2 h/week

 

 

 
KIE-3377 2010-03 Wednesday 8 - 10, K2113
Lectures
 2 h/week
+2 h/week

 

 

 
KIE-3377 2010-04 Wednesday 14 - 16, K2116
Lectures
 2 h/week
+2 h/week

 

 

 
KIE-3377 2010-05 Thursday 10 - 12, K2113
Lectures
 2 h/week
+2 h/week

 

 

 
KIE-3377 2010-13 Wednesday 16 - 18, K2114A
Lectures

 
 2 h/week
+2 h/week

 

 
KIE-3377 2010-06 Tuesday 16 - 18, K2116
Lectures

 

 
 2 h/week
+2 h/week

 
KIE-3377 2010-07 Monday 14 - 16, K2116
Lectures

 

 
 2 h/week
+2 h/week

 
KIE-3377 2010-08 Wednesday 8 - 10, K2113
Lectures

 

 
 2 h/week
+2 h/week

 
KIE-3377 2010-09 Thursday 10 - 12, K2116
Lectures

 

 
 2 h/week
+2 h/week

 
KIE-3377 2010-10 Thursday 14 - 16, K2116
Lectures

 

 
 2 h/week
+2 h/week

 
KIE-3377 2010-14 Wednesday 16 - 18, K2114A
Lectures

 

 

 
 3 h/week

 
KIE-3377 2010-11 Tuesday 14 - 17, K2116
Lectures

 

 

 
 4 h/week

 
KIE-3377 2010-12 Thursday 10 - 14, K2113

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student will have an understanding of the organization of an academic text and will be able to recognize the main structural and stylistic aspects of written academic discourse. The student will be aware of the most important principles of the documentation of sources in academic writing. He or she will be able to produce an academic technical text in English, applying some of the basic principles and conventions of academic discourse in his or her own writing.

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
Book   The Craft of Technical Writing   Alley, Michael   0-387-94766-3          English  
Book   Tiedettä englanniksi: akateemisen kirjoittamisen käsikirja   May, Eva   951-34-0093-X          English  
Other literature           Will be given in class      English  
Other online content   Resources for Writing              English  
Other online content                English  

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
KIE-3200 English for Engineers Mandatory   1
KIE-3210 English Language Exam Mandatory   1

1 . Either KIE-3200 or KIE-3210 must be completed before taking this course.

Additional information about prerequisites
The students should have a grade 3 or higher from KIE-3200 English for Engineers before they can take this course.

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Correspondence of content

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

Additional information

CEF level: C1
Suitable for postgraduate studies

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
KIE-3377 2010-01 Scientific Writing, Group 1: Tue 10-12.The lesson will be held only once per week and held in room K2113        
KIE-3377 2010-02 Scientific Writing, Group 2: Lessons will be held once per week on Tuesday 14-16, room K2120        
KIE-3377 2010-03 Group 3: Wed 8-10        
KIE-3377 2010-04 Group 4: Wed 14-16        
KIE-3377 2010-05 Group 5: Thu 10-12        
KIE-3377 2010-13 Group 13, avoin yo: Wed 16-18        
KIE-3377 2010-06 Group 6: Tue 16-18        
KIE-3377 2010-07 Group 7: Mon 14-16        
KIE-3377 2010-08 Group 8: Wed 8-10        
KIE-3377 2010-09 Group 9: Thu 10-12        
KIE-3377 2010-10 Group 10: Thu 14-16        
KIE-3377 2010-14 Group 14, avoin yo: Wed 16-18        
KIE-3377 2010-11 Group 11: Tue 14-17        
KIE-3377 2010-12 Group 12: Thu 10-14        

Last modified19.05.2011