Syllabus

Course Code/Name: Eng 401 ESP for Computer Engineering

Course Credit: (2 0 2) 2 credits / ECTS: 2 credits

Level: Undergraduate

Prerequisite: ENG 102

Type of the Course: Compulsory

Objectives:Upon successful completion of the course, the students should be able to

  • become familiar with the basic principles of “Paragraph Writing”

  • learn and practise the key concepts of paragraph writing such as Topic Sentence,   Supporting Sentences, Concluding Sentence, Unity and Coherence

  • gain insight into the essential principles of “Essay Writing”

  • learn the key concepts of essay writing such as Subject, Purpose, Audience, Thesis Statement, Introduction, Body, and Conclusion

  • gain an understanding of the Process of Writing an Essay and learn the stages of   Essay Writing

  • have a clear idea about technical writing including the definition, purpose and distinctive features of Technical Writing

  • gain insight into  the Process of Writing a Technical Report

  • learn the outline of Technical Report Format

  • gain an understanding of presentation techniques

  • give a fifteen-minute presentation about a technical subject

  • write a report on a technical subject in compliance with format requirements

     

References: No specific course book will be followed. Course materials  are to be provided by the course group instructor(s).

Method of Instruction: Lecture; team/class discussions; communicative/meaninful language exercises;  in- and out-of-class reading/writing tasks; presentations; library research; online research; workshops.

Length and period: 4 hrs a week, 56 hrs in total / one academic semester, 14 weeks in total

Teaching Staff: ort.cankaya.edu.tr/en/ingilizce.htm

Attendance: Students are required to attend classes, practise sessions, and examinations. Minimum required attendance is 70% for all class sessions per semester, which  makes up 17 hours of absence at most . A student who does not fulfill the requirement for attendance is not allowed to take the final exam for the semester concerned and  is to repeat the course. Students who miss an exam will not be given a make-up exam unless they submit  an approved medical report or any other official document  proving their excuse.

Code of Academic Conduct: Cheating during the exams or presenting someone else's work as yours (plagiarism) will not be tolerated under any circumstances. Disciplinary action will be taken against any student  who violates the code of academic conduct.

Grading:  - midterm exam: 25%

               - active participation during the classes,  attitude  toward the course, preparation for the pre-  assigned   chapters, assignments handed in due time : 10% 

                - delivery of presentation: 20 %           

                - technical report writing: 20 %

                - final exam: 25%

* Students are required to submit assignments in due time. Late submissions without a valid excuse will be penalized.

* Each student is required to be present on the assigned day of his/her presentation. If any absenteeism occurs, his/her presentation can only be delayed for one week, resulting in 5 point loss off the total grade allocated for the presentation.

Weekly Course Plan:

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