700.341 (16S) Academic English: Writing and Presentation Skills

Sommersemester 2016

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First course session
23.03.2016 17:00 - 20:00 N.1.25 On Campus
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Overview

Lecturer
Course title german Academic English: Writing and Presentation Skills
Type Course (continuous assessment course )
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 2.0
Registrations 5 (30 max.)
Organisational unit
Language of instruction English
Course begins on 23.03.2016

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

lectures, discussions, in-class activities, homework

Course content

This course seeks to: teach students how to plan, organize, write, and present effective academic texts by focusing on the writing process; offer clear guidelines for planning, preparing, drafting and revising; have students put these concepts and exercises into practice, thereby improving both their English writing skills and methodology. In that context, students will read, analyze, and discuss a variety of texts in preparation for researching and creating their own appropriate compositions for presentation at the end of the semester.

Topics

  • Writing as a process
  • Text organization and structures
  • Register
  • Tone / formality
  • Argumentation
  • Citations
  • Presentation

Teaching objective

- To expose students to writing techniques that will help to set personal composition guidelines - To give students feedback on their compositions which will help students to identify personal writing problems and to find strategies to deal with them more effectively - To learn how to organize texts into a coherent structure - Increase awareness and utilization of rhetorical strategies which serve particular purposes for the academic writer - To raise students' awareness of register and general appropriateness of language in academic situations

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

written paper with presentation, continuous assessment of assignments and participation throughout the semester

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Bachelor's degree programme Information Technology (SKZ: 289, Version: 12W.2)
    • Subject: Kompetenzerweiterung (Compulsory elective)
      • Kompetenzerweiterung ( 0.0h VK/VO/KU/PS / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 700.341 Academic English: Writing and Presentation Skills (2.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme Information Technology (SKZ: 289, Version: 12W.2)
    • Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 10.0 ECTS)
        • 700.341 Academic English: Writing and Presentation Skills (2.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme Information Technology (SKZ: 289, Version: 06W.1)
    • Subject: Electives (Optional subject)
      • Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 18.0 ECTS)
        • 700.341 Academic English: Writing and Presentation Skills (2.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
  • Masterstudium Information and Communications Engineering (ICE) (SKZ: 488, Version: 15W.1)
    • Subject: Lehrveranstaltungsauswahl (siehe Seite 19 des Curriculums) (NC und ASR) (Compulsory elective)
      • Lehrveranstaltungsauswahl ( 0.0h XX / 12.0 ECTS)
        • 700.341 Academic English: Writing and Presentation Skills (2.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
  • Masterstudium Information and Communications Engineering (ICE) (SKZ: 488, Version: 15W.1)
    • Subject: Lehrveranstaltungsauswahl (siehe Seite 19 des Curriculums) (NC und ASR) (Compulsory elective)
      • Lehrveranstaltungsauswahl ( 0.0h XX / 12.0 ECTS)
        • 700.341 Academic English: Writing and Presentation Skills (2.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Information Technology (SKZ: 489, Version: 06W.3)
    • Subject: Soft-Skill Courses (Compulsory subject)
      • Diverse Lehrveranstaltungen ( 0.0h VO/VK/VS/KU/PS / 6.0 ECTS)
        • 700.341 Academic English: Writing and Presentation Skills (2.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)
  • Erweiterungscurriculum Grundlagen der Schreibkulturen und der Schreibwissenschaft (Version: 15W.1)
    • Subject: Grundlagen der Schreibkulturen und der Schreibwissenschaft (Compulsory subject)
      • Lehrveranstaltung zum wissenschaftlichen Schreiben in einer Fremdsprache ( 0.0h KU / 4.0 ECTS)
        • 700.341 Academic English: Writing and Presentation Skills (2.0h KS / 2.0 ECTS)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Sommersemester 2021
  • 700.341 KS Academic English: Writing and Presentation Skills (2.0h / 4.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2020
  • 700.341 KS Academic English: Writing and Presentation Skills (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2019
  • 700.341 KS Academic English: Writing and Presentation Skills (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2018
  • 700.341 KS Academic English: Writing and Presentation Skills (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Sommersemester 2017
  • 700.341 KS Academic English: Writing and Presentation Skills (2.0h / 3.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2013/14
  • 700.341 KU Academic English: Writing and Presentation Skills (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2012/13
  • 700.341 KU Academic English: Writing and Presentation Skills (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)