Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-26 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameTeknisk kommunikation 1
- CodeCIU200
- Credits4.5 Credits
- OwnerTIKEL
- 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 Swedish
- Application code 64111
- Maximum participants35
- Open for exchange studentsNo
- Only students with the course round in the programme overview.
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0111 Project 4.5 c Grading: TH | 4.5 c |
In programmes
Examiner
- Annamaria Gabrielli
- Teaching Fellow, Language and Communication, Communication and Learning in Science
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.
Course specific prerequisites
Aim
The course Technical communication 1 aims to prepare students of chemical engineering for the intensive communicative situation they meet in future industry, entrepreneurial and development work as engineers. Further, the course aims to prepare the students for situations that demand highly effective communication strategies during their education. An overall purpose of the course is thus that students reflect on communication and begin the process to work for lifelong learningLearning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
The overall leaning outcome of the course and its pedagogical idea is that integration of chemical content and technical communication enhances the students' learning and knowledge in overlapping courses. Specific learning outcomes comprise:- Understanding and analysing specific communication situations within the discipline.
- Ensuring effective communication strategies and skills in written and oral production in terms of correctness, form, and style.
- Document and communicate discipline-specific content in an effective way.
- Use terms and concepts appropriately from a disciplinary as well as lay audience perspective.
Content
The medium of instruction is Swedish. Course components aim to practice the communicative skills and aspects required for planning and conducting experimental work, project assignments and other writing assignments within the discipline. This introductory course also includes methods for continuous reflection and peer response on written and oral technical communication. The course contains short individual writing assignments with an aim to increasing awareness of and practicing components of the disciplinary writing process that are particularly important or problematic. The writing exercises aim to increase awareness of the linguistic and communicative factors that affect oral and written communication and how, with an awareness of these, it is possible to optimize messages for the intended audience in an effective way.Organisation
The course is run i study period 4 and delivered through seminars with oral and written exercises and supervision. The seminars include rules and conventions for report writing from an information structure, stylistic and terminological point of view as well as work on referencing and visualisation. The seminars also involve introduction to and practicing peer response for editing and improving texts. The seminar series also introduce a systematic approach to increasing and improving students' terminological awareness and efficiency.Literature
Course material is distributed via the course activity in the learning platform PingPong.Examination including compulsory elements
Technical communication 1 is a graded course and assessed through written assignments and oral presentations. It includes a number of compulsory assignments and activities in addition to a closing report and a presentation. The components in the course that are shared in the two courses are assessed jointly but graded separately in each respective 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 about disability study support.