TU Wien:Technical English Communication VU (Crowder)

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Daten[edit | edit source]

Lecturers Jeff Crowder
ECTS 3
Department Außeninstitut
When summer semester
Last iteration 2023SS
Language English
Mattermost technical-english-communication • Register • Mattermost-Infos
Links tiss:015112, tiss:015115
Zuordnungen
Masterstudium Biomedical Engineering Wahlmodul Fachübergreifende Qualifikationen
Master Business Informatics Wahlmodul English TSK
Katalog Transferable Skills Wahlmodul Sprachkompetenz

Contents

  • Pronunciation of difficult (technical) words
  • Elimination of typical mistakes of german-speaking people
  • Improve ability to communicate information
  • Understanding of difficult written material
  • Learn to debate in English

Previous Knowledge[edit | edit source]

Your English should be quite good. The better your English, the easier the course will be for you.

Lecture[edit | edit source]

The lecture is more like a workshop. You often have to discuss a subject in groups and present it afterwards or you get an article to read and discuss. The course is usually fun.

Exam / Grading[edit | edit source]

There's a maximum of 1000 points which are distributed as follows:

  • Project Propsal (team up and think of a project and present it to the class, 100)
  • Team Debate (team up and debate about a topic in front of the class, 100)
  • Midteam exam (written + pronounciation part, 200)
  • 3-page Techical Term Paper (choose your own topic, 200)
  • Final Exam (written/no oral part, 200)
  • Class Participation and Attendance (is always checked, 200)

Before each exam you get a study guide with a list of everything you need to know for the exam.

WS 2019/20[edit | edit source]

Maximum of 400 points, distributed as follows:

  • CV & Cover letter (50)
  • Word differentiation (Explaining the difference between two similar words) (50)
  • Mid-term exam (Written and oral) (100)
  • Job interview (50)
  • Team debate, project proposal or "Bullshit detector" (Analysing the scientific validity of pseudoscientific claims) (50)
  • Final exam (100)

Every absence beyond 2 results in the drop of one grade.

Grades[edit | edit source]

  • Sehr Gut (360-400)
  • Gut (320-359)
  • Befriedigend (280-319)
  • Genügend (201-279)
  • Nicht Genügend (0-200)

Time and Effort[edit | edit source]

For a 3 ECTS (= 75 hours) course it's rather time-consuming. The course takes 2 full hours every week and starts quite early (from 8-10 a.m.). You have to do one small presentation, plan your debate and write two exams. In addition to that you have to plan and write a 3-page technical paper before Christmas.

Documents[edit | edit source]

  • Are handed out during the course. You will receive a LOT of paper.
  • Materialien

Notes[edit | edit source]

  • Register EARLY for this course. All places are usually taken one minute after registration opens.

See also[edit | edit source]

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