•     Professional Communication in English LTR6041-3003 09.01.2023-30.04.2023  2 cr  (IRNS21) +-
    Learning objectives
    You know how to argue and to justify your opinions and know how to talk about everyday working life situations. You know how to work in English in various phases of a design process both orally and in writing. You can describe and present processes. You know how to present at a trade fair. You can work in projects run in English.
    Contents
    Spoken communication at work and in customer contacts. Arguing and discussion skills. Trade fairs. Reporting and documentation related to projects. Process description.
    Teaching methods and instruction

    Participating in the contact lessons, independent work individually and in teams, preparing for the lessons independently, assignments in speaking and writing, possible exam in writing and/or speaking Communication style and register in professional situations in English, the communication in spoken presentations, scientific and engineering reports in writing and speaking, describing technical processes and presenting companies, communicating at trade fairs, persuading others in English, discussing variable topics in engineering.

    Responsible person

    Johanna Nieminen

    Learning material and recommended literature

    Engineer your English, Edita, paperback or digital book Material provided by teacher in Moodle Edita online store: https://www.editapublishing.fi/tuote/engineer-your-english-digikirja-6-kk

    Mode of delivery

    Contact teaching

    Campus

    Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3

    Teaching language

    English

    Timing

    09.01.2023 - 30.04.2023

    Students workload

    20-22 hours of contact lessons, approximately 20 hours of independent work and preparing for the lessons, and 13 hours for the assignments

    Enrollment

    01.10.2022 - 31.10.2022

    Groups
    • IRNS21
    Alternative learning methods

    Accreditation of prior learning possible if the skills level is high enough and the student has acquired the skills and knowledge earlier, either at work or formally at a university. The student needs to present the evidence (certificate etc.) of the prior learning to the teacher of the course in question. The teacher and the student agree on the method, the contents and the time of the demonstration of skills. If the prior knowledge was acquired in a different field than the course in question, a part of the course can be accredited and another part can be proven with an exam.

    Assessment criteria

    0-5 Assignments, classroom activity, course activity, possible exam./ Demonstration of skills and learning. Assessed at skill level B2.

    Teachers

    Johanna Nieminen

    Seats

    20 - 70

    Degree Programmes

    Degree Programme in Construction Engineering

    Evaluation scale

    H-5