Academic Communication (3 cr)
Code: II10014-3005
General information
Enrollment
01.01.2025 - 31.01.2025
Timing
07.01.2025 - 31.03.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
80 - 95
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Industrial Management
Teachers
- Heidi Vartiainen
Teacher in charge
Heidi Vartiainen
Groups
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IINK25Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial Management, Full-time Studies, Spring, 2025
Objective
After successfully completing the course, you can demonstrate academic skills in both written and spoken English at least at the B1.2-B2 levels (CEFR). You are able to write cohesive and well-structured texts for academic purposes, use the appropriate citation techniques and follow the reporting conventions of Karelia UAS. Moreover, you understand the differences between formal and informal correspondence and spoken and written language. You are able to deliver an effective, technical presentation and understand the function of different technical documents and reports.
Content
- Reading and writing techniques
- Genres and text types
- Text organisation
- Use of sources incl. quoting, paraphrasing and summarising
- Academic integrity and citation techniques
- Reporting conventions of Karelia UAS
- Presentation techniques
Materials
Materials available in Moodle, Karelia reporting instructions at https://libguides.karelia.fi/c.php?g=689495&p=4935740
Teaching methods
Lectures, workshops, independent study
Completion alternatives
Accreditation of prior learning: If students have accomplished equivalent extent of university studies on academic communication in English, they may be eligible for applying for accreditation of prior learning, RPL. These students have to demonstrate their skills and familiarity with Karelia UAS reporting conventions by taking the test in Exam.
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment criteria, fail (0)
The student has not submitted the necessary assignments or given sufficient proof of his/her skills.
The texts and speech are not comprehensible and there are serious lexical, grammatical or textual problems that inhibit understanding.
The student does not follow the basic academic conventions, such as citation and reporting conventions of Karelia UAS.
The student has violated academic integrity, for example, by plagiarising.
Further information
Students with insufficient English skills (B1.1 or lower) should first attend remedial language courses to improve their language skills.