KIE-33006 Written Communication in English, 3 cr

Additional information

PLEASE NOTE: Degree students with an Eximia or Laudatur in English from their Matriculation Exam can take a written exam, and if they pass, they don't have to take thIS course. Please refer to the English Language Exams Moodle site at https://moodle2.tut.fi/course/view.php?id=6751 for more information and a registration form. The old English Language Exam KIE-3210 corresponds to this course in terms of its key content, and is accepted as equivalent to KIE-33006. **************** IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE: Learning will take place online. However, there is a contact lesson offered at the start of the final module. There is no exam. Students need to have access to email and internet throughout the term. It is extremely important that students notify the responsible teacher concerned if they decide to drop out after the sign-up deadline. Prior to the course starting, students will receive a link to an online survey where they will have to confirm whether they still want a place. If students don't respond to this survey, we will assume that they are no longer interested and remove the sign-up from Rock. Students will find out whether they have a place or not on the first day of the course. When a course is over-subscribed, i.e. there are more sign-ups than places on the course, then we enrol the required number of students according to the sign-up time and target group.

Person responsible

Sari Isokääntä, Sarina Lewis

Lessons

Requirements

Completion of course modules within set deadlines.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning Outcomes

After completing the course, the student can - Produce a range of professionally relevant types of text, e.g. emails, summaries, process descriptions, and proposals. - Communicate main points and sub-points clearly in writing. - Include the necessary structural elements for a specific type of text. - Write reader-friendly text with logical ordering of ideas, effective paragraph organization, appropriate enumeration and linking between ideas (i.e. consider cohesion, coherence and flow). - Select appropriate language given the audience and purpose of the text, i.e. convey an appropriate meta-message, adopt an appropriate voice, use an appropriate register, and report the ideas and words of others in a professional manner. - Demonstrate an awareness of strategies for hedging and persuasion and use these in their writing. - Edit texts to improve their appearance and accuracy, as might be expected in professional contexts. - Use a range of resources to develop their written communication skills independently. - Engage in collaborative writing in a small team or in pairs. - Peer review texts produced by others. In addition, the student can - Follow written instructions. - Meet deadlines typical of the modern workplace. - Operate successfully in an online working environment. - Use initiative to solve problems where necessary.

Content

Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes

In order to achieve the learning outcomes, the student will need to - read & follow instructions - study learning materials - successfully complete course assignments by the deadlines - engage in peer review and collaborate with fellow students - manage time effectively - communicate effectively with peers and teachers - use their initiative

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

Last modified

05.04.2016