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 |
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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 |
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