NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 科技英文(6742)
(Eng.) Technical English
Offering Dept Intelligence Science, Engineering and Technology Master Degree Program
Course Type Required Credits 3 Teacher CHING TAK SHING
Department Intelligence Science, Engineering and Technology Master Degree Program/Graduate Language English Semester 2024-FALL
Course Description The goal of this course is to help students develop the skills they will need to write scientific, technical and business documents successfully.
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
Discussion
Lecturing
Attendance
Oral Presentation
Assignment
Other
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)
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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