•   English for Working Life TKV18EN01-3015 24.10.2022-18.12.2022  3 credits  (PRE21D-V) +-
    Competence objectives of the study unit
    The course enables the students to become confident in using English at work and in situations connected with work by providing them tools for basic job related documents and, to improve their understanding of grammar to allow them to work more successfully in English.
    The course will also give tools for students to be able to negotiate and manage meetings and other working life related situations in English, while at the same time developing fluency in English.
    Prerequisites
    B1 in CEFR
    Content of the study unit
    - Skills and documents in job seeking: (CV, job application, elevator pitch, preparation for a job interview)

    -Working skills: writing emails and communicating in work-related contexts (meetings, presentations and documents)
    Assessment criteria
    Failed (0)
    Lack of attendance, incompleted assignments, failed final exam.
    Assessment criteria – satisfactory (1-2)
    Being able to identify the different styles of English, their characteristics and usage.
    Creating templates of working-life and business related documents in English.
    Identifying the processes of applying for a job, attending a job interview and the skills needed in English.
    Being able to define the elements of meetings and negotiation stages in English.
    Being able to deliver an oral presentation on a subject within engineering or working life in general.
    Assessment criteria – good (3-4)
    Being able to create documents using the different styles of English, according to their characteristics and terms of usage.
    Creating personalized and up-to-date documents in engineering and working life.
    Being able to attend and manage the processes of applying for a job, attending a job interview and the skills needed in English.
    Being able to attend and manage meeting and negotiations in English.
    Being able to deliver an oral presentation on a subject within engineering or working life in general according to the principles of a constructed and professional presentation.
    Assessment criteria – excellent (5)
    Being able to implement and critically reflect the gained knowledge of the different styles of English, their characteristics and usage and communicate successfully within the framework.
    Being able to apply, implement and critically reflect the gained knowledge of the concept of working life and engineering related documents.
    Being able to apply, implement and critically reflect the gained knowledge of the processes of applying for a job, attending a job interview and further skills needed in English.
    Being able to apply, implement and critically reflect the gained knowledge of managing meetings and negotiations in English.
    Being able to successfully deliver an oral presentation on a specific subject within engineering or working life according to the principles of a constructed and professional presentation using the rhetorical and linguistic tools introduced in the course.
    Name of lecturer(s)

    Roger Nylund

    Learning material

    Teacher's material

    Learning methods

    Contact teaching, in-class activities, individual assignments, oral presentations.

    Objects, timing and methods of assessment

    Continuous assessment: students are being assessed throughout the course
    -participation in the in-class activities, individual assignments, groups works, final exam

    Teaching language

    English

    Timing

    24.10.2022 - 18.12.2022

    Enrollment date range

    15.06.2022 - 30.10.2022

    Group(s)
    • PRE21D-V
    Responsible unit

    Faculty of Technology and Seafaring

    Teachers and responsibilities

    Hanna Kuusisto

    Degree Programme(s)

    Degree Programme in Electrical Engineering and Automation

    Campus

    Vasa, Wolffskavägen 33

    Assessment scale

    H-5

    Alternative methods of attainment for implementation

    Book exam (more information about this will be given on the first meeting)

    Exam dates and retake possibilities

    Final exam

    Timing and attendance

    Please check the schedule for more detailed information

    Student's schedule and workload

    27 hours individual workload per 1 credit (a total of 3 ETCS)

    Assessment criteria
    Failed (0)

    Lack of attendance, incompleted assignments, failed final exam.

    Assessment criteria – satisfactory (1-2)

    Being able to identify the different styles of English, their characteristics and usage.
    Creating templates of working-life and business related documents in English.
    Identifying the processes of applying for a job, attending a job interview and the skills needed in English.
    Being able to define the elements of meetings and negotiation stages in English.
    Being able to deliver an oral presentation on a subject within engineering or working life in general.

    Assessment criteria – good (3-4)

    Being able to create documents using the different styles of English, according to their characteristics and terms of usage.
    Creating personalized and up-to-date documents in engineering and working life.
    Being able to attend and manage the processes of applying for a job, attending a job interview and the skills needed in English.
    Being able to attend and manage meeting and negotiations in English.
    Being able to deliver an oral presentation on a subject within engineering or working life in general according to the principles of a constructed and professional presentation.

    Assessment criteria – excellent (5)

    Being able to implement and critically reflect the gained knowledge of the different styles of English, their characteristics and usage and communicate successfully within the framework.
    Being able to apply, implement and critically reflect the gained knowledge of the concept of working life and engineering related documents.
    Being able to apply, implement and critically reflect the gained knowledge of the processes of applying for a job, attending a job interview and further skills needed in English.
    Being able to apply, implement and critically reflect the gained knowledge of managing meetings and negotiations in English.
    Being able to successfully deliver an oral presentation on a specific subject within engineering or working life according to the principles of a constructed and professional presentation using the rhetorical and linguistic tools introduced in the course.