Course syllabus for Project communication in english

Course syllabus adopted 2024-02-01 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameProjektkommunikation på engelska
  • CodeLSP581
  • Credits4.5 Credits
  • OwnerTIDAL
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • DepartmentCOMMUNICATION AND LEARNING IN SCIENCE
  • GradingTH - Pass with distinction (5), Pass with credit (4), Pass (3), Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language English
  • Application code 62117
  • Maximum participants130
  • Open for exchange studentsNo

Credit distribution

0122 Examples class 4.5 c
Grading: TH		0 c0 c0 c4.5 c0 c0 c

In programmes

Examiner

Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Aim

The aim of the course is to enhance students' ability to communicate effectively in English, in speech as well as in writing and to enable students to use English for academic writing and oral presentations during their studies.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

  • Write and structure a project report in a logical, coherent, and formal manner.
  • Plan and deliver an academic oral presentation.
  • Critically read and assess technical content and use appropriate referencing in written work.
  • Give and receive constructive feedback throughout the project.
  • Use a process-oriented approach to written and oral work as a strategy for improving communicative competency in English.
  • Plan, track, and account for your language and communication learning during the course.

Content

This course comprises oral and written proficiency practice in an English and project communication context. Important foci of the course are process-oriented approaches to communication tasks, report-writing and oral presentation skills, discipline-specific features, and your own learning and learning processes.

Organisation

The course is organised into seminars - usually a combination of workshops and lectures - of two hours every week. In these, there is an emphasis on various academic writing and presentation skills, some English language usage, developing strategies for working with language and communication, text analysis, and peer response.

Literature

There is no textbook for this course. Course material is provided via slides and handouts in class/on the course web page.

Examination including compulsory elements

There is no final exam. The course grade (3-5) is based on a written report, an oral presentation, and the completion of all other pass/fail tasks on the course.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.