NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 基礎科技英文(2276)
	(Eng.) Basic English for Science and Technology
Offering Dept	Bachelor Program in Intellectual Creativity Engineering
Course Type	Required	Credits	3	Teacher	CHING TAK SHING ect.
Department	Bachelor Program in Intellectual Creativity Engineering/Undergraduate	Language	English	Semester	2025-SPRING
Course Description	The goal of this course is to help students develop the skills they will need to write scientific and technical documents successfully. The course will introduce them to the rhetorical principles and compositional practices necessary for writing effective and professional communications, such as reports and proposal, within their own profession.
Prerequisites				self-directed learning in the course	Y

Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%)			Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives	Competency Indicators	Ratio(%)	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
(1) Cultivating students' ability to write scientific and technical documents (2) Cultivating students' speaking and communication skill
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Course Introduction Week 2 Technical communication: What is it? Defining workplace readers: Who are they? Week 3 The technical communicator’s tools: Clear language Week 4 The technical communicator’s tools: Information design Week 5 The technical communicator’s tools: Visuals Week 6 The technical communicator’s tools: Technology Week 7 The technical writing process: Planning and drafting Week 8 The technical writing process: Reviewing and revising Week 9 Student Presentation (1) Week 10 Procedure explanation: Showing how Week 11 Description: Using details Week 12 Definition: Explaining what something is Week 13 Summaries: Getting to the heart of the matter Week 14 Reports: Shaping information Week 15 Oral communication: Saying it simply Week 16 Student Presentation (2) Week 17 Self-directed Learning--Reviewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia Week 18 Self-directed Learning--Reviewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia
Evaluation
Attendance (10%) --＞ [＜80% attendance (0%), 80-89% attendance (5%), 90-100% attendance (10%)] Student presentation (1) (30%) Student presentation (2) (30%) Assignments (30%) Class participation (5%) --＞ [extra marks: 0.25% for each question & answer and no more than 5% in total]
Textbook & other References
Textbook: Pickett NA, Laster AA and Staples KE. Technical English: Writing, Reading and Speaking, 8th ed., Longman, 2000 Reference book: Dobrin SI, Weisser CR and Keller CJ. Technical Communication in the Twenty-First Century, Pearson International Ed., Pearson, 2008
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
https://www.bme.nchu.edu.tw/members/tsching/index.htm
Office Hours
Wed (12:00~13:00)
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