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Tekniikan suomi (KIELE0163), 2 op

Basic information

Course name:Tekniikan suomi
Course Winha code:KIELE0163
Kurre acronym:Suomi 1
Credits:2
Type and level of course:Basic studies
Year of study, semester or study period:1.year
Implementation:1.period, 2.period
Semester:0607
Language of tuition:Suomi
Teacher:Antti Kankkunen
Final assessment:Grading scale (0-5)

Descriptions

Prerequisites

Completed Finnish language (as a mother tongue) at upper secondary school or vocational school or, if native language is other than Finnish or Swedish, Finnish language entrance examination at EVTEK or The National Certificate of Language Proficiency on the advanced level or at least grade magna cum laude approbatur in Finnish as the second language in the Finnish matriculation examination

Course contents (core content level)

standard layout of a business document and applying it to job applications; use of Finnish in technical texts, especially abbreviations, inflection of foreign loan words, lists, numbers and symbols; basics of academic writing, i.e. structure, locating relevant source material and its appropriate use, paraphrasing, documenting references in the text, compiling a reference list, figures and tables, formulas, layout

Course contents (additional)

composing and editing information, conclusions related to electronics engineering

Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)

On completion of the course the student will understand the relevance of communication as part of the electronics engineering studies. The student will be familiar with the requirements of a well composed document, the use of Finnish in technical texts and the conventions of and ethical guidelines for academic writing.

Core content level learning outcomes (skills)

On completion of this course the student will be able to write a letter of application and CV and produce technical reports that fulfill the basic requirements of academic writing (locating source material, observing ethical issues, structuring the text, documenting the references, using figures and tables).

Recommended reading

Irma Repo: Verkko-opas viestintätaitoon
Materials distributed by the teacher

Additional reading: Kauppinen ym.: Tekniikan viestintä

Teaching and learning strategies

Contact lessons (small groups):14 h
Project: 10 h
Exams: 2 h
Student individual workload: 27 h
Total: 53 h

Teaching methods and student workload

Assessment weighting and grading

assignments, participation in instruction, exam and/or learning log

Related competences of the degree programme

Information acquisition skills and adaptation of new knowledge
Communication and interpersonal skills

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