| 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 |
| 3.Ability to write scientific papers and communicate research results effectively. |
| 6.Capability of leadership, management, planning, communication and lifelong learning. |
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| Attendance |
| Oral Presentation |
| Assignment |
| Other |
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| Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule |
| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Course Introduction |
| Week 2 |
Defining workplace readers |
| Week 3 |
Clear Technical language |
| Week 4 |
Information design |
| Week 5 |
Visuals |
| Week 6 |
Technology |
| Week 7 |
Planning and drafting |
| Week 8 |
Reviewing and revising |
| Week 9 |
Student Presentation (1) |
| Week 10 |
Showing how |
| Week 11 |
Using details |
| Week 12 |
Explaining what something is |
| Week 13 |
Getting to the heart of the matter |
| Week 14 |
Shaping information |
| Week 15 |
Student Presentation (2) |
| Week 16 |
Student Presentation (2) |
| Week 17 |
Self-directed Learning (Video appreciation and discussion on topics related to Technical English) |
| Week 18 |
Self-directed Learning (Video appreciation and discussion on topics related to Technical English) |
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| 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 than5% in total]
Textbook & other |
| Textbook & other References |
Textbook: Pickett NA, Laster AA and Staples KE. Technical English: Writing, Reading andSpeaking, 8th ed., Longman, 2000
Reference book: Dobrin SI, Weisser CR and Keller CJ. Technical Communication in theTwenty-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) |
| Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs |
| include experience courses：N |
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