2017 English Presentation Skills A (Computing)

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Academic unit or major
School of Computing
Instructor(s)
Obari Hiroyuki 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Wed1-2(W834)  
Group
-
Course number
XCO.U472
Credits
2
Academic year
2017
Offered quarter
1-2Q
Syllabus updated
2017/3/17
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

This course presents various skills for representing academic results in terms of technical papers and oral presentation and poster presentation for Master's degree program students.
The aim of this course is to provide students with the ability to write academic papers and to present their work at an international conference including question and answering.

Student learning outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to
(1) write academic papers,
(2) prepare effective presentation materials, and
(3) present their own work in oral/poster presentation.

Keywords

writing academic papers, oral presentation skill, poster presentation skill

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

The class is twofold: lectures on presentation skills and practice for improving the skills

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Orientation, self-introduction in English, evaluation of English proficiency Specified in the class
Class 2 Digital storytelling, practice of English presentation 1
Class 3 Useful expressions in English presentation, practice of English presentation 2
Class 4 Writing skills of international conference papers, practice of English presentation 3
Class 5 Presentation skill at international conferences, practice of English presentation 4
Class 6 Preparation of effective presentation materials, practice of English presentation 5
Class 7 Skills using mobile technologies at presentation, practice of English presentation 6
Class 8 Useful expression at question and answering, practice of English presentation 7
Class 9 Writing skills of academic journal papers, practice of English presentation 8
Class 10 Skill of effective presentations, practice of English presentation 9
Class 11 Practice and evaluation of English presentation in specialised domain 1
Class 12 Practice and evaluation of English presentation in specialised domain 2
Class 13 Practice and evaluation of English presentation in specialised domain 3
Class 14 Practice and evaluation of English presentation in specialised domain 4
Class 15 Total evaluation, evaluation of English proficiency

Textbook(s)

Not specified.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

理系たまごシリーズ (4)理系英語のプレゼンテーション.アルク出版2007年.

Assessment criteria and methods

presentation in the class (30%), English proficiency (30%), Report (20%), Contribution to the class (20%)

Related courses

  • CSC.T377 : English Writing and Presentation Skills (Computer Science)

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

None.

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