Study Guide

Objective

Cross-cultural communication

At the end of the course, the students have become familiar with the concept of cross-cultural communication, being able to identify, discuss and solve possible cultural collisions and challenges. The students are able to present their culture and compare the cultural dimensions of (a) culture with another. The students are aware of the cultural variety and the specific cultural features in Finland.

Academic writing and technical English

The students recognize the three varieties of the English language and can identify the styles and contexts where they are used. The students can identify and create engineering related documents using the appropriate style. The students get to know the special features of written academic English and know how to apply the academic style to their own written documents.

Content

-Cross-cultural communication
-academic writing

Location and time

Lectures on campus

Materials

Material in Moodle

Teaching methods

Lectures, in-class activities, group work.

Exam schedules

Presentation, essay, and other assignments.

Student workload

3 x 27h = 81h

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student demonstrates satisfactory skills in academic writing and understanding cross-cultural dimensions.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student demonstrates good skills in academic writing and understanding cross-cultural dimensions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student demonstrates excellent skills in academic writing and understanding cross-cultural dimensions.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

-insufficient attendance, incomplete assignments

Assessment methods and criteria

Completed assignments (pass).

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The student demonstrates satisfactory skills in academic writing and understanding cross-cultural dimensions.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The student demonstrates good skills in academic writing and understanding cross-cultural dimensions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student demonstrates excellent skills in academic writing and understanding cross-cultural dimensions.

Qualifications

No criteria