Professional Communication in English (2 cr)
Code: IR10039-3002
General information
Enrollment
01.10.2024 - 31.10.2024
Timing
13.01.2025 - 30.04.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 50
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Construction Engineering
Teachers
- Johanna Nieminen
Teacher in charge
Johanna Nieminen
Groups
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IRNS23Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction, Full-Time Studies, Fall, 2023
Objective
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.
Content
Spoken communication at work and in customer contacts. Arguing and discussion skills. Trade fairs. Reporting and documentation related to projects. Process description.
Location and time
Wärtsilä campus
Materials
In Moodle
Teaching methods
Spoken and written communication at an engineer's work and in customer contacts. Formal written technical and academic reports. Academic language. Arguing and discussion skills. Trade fairs. Reporting and documentation related to projects and literature. Process description, process and design terminology, and spoken presentations.
Contact teaching, active participation and interaction. Spoken presentation and a written assignment and a possible written exam
Assessment of spoken and written performance on Skills Level B2 (CEFR) and according to the criteria of English for professional purposes at Karelia UAS
Exam schedules
Written exam at the end of the course. Possible smaller tests in eg Moodle.
Completion alternatives
Accreditation of prior learning (AHOT process) with demonstration of learning and skills. To be agreed with the lecturer. (Minimum C1 skills level)
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Grading 0-5
written and spoken English communication
skills level B2 (CEFR)
active participation and interaction during the course
assignments and an exam
written and spoken performance