| Course introduction | |
|---|---|
| Course name | Technical English for Computer Engineering- Group 3 |
| Credits | 2 |
| Instructor | Bahram Vazirnezhad- Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering- Bio-Electric |
| Schedules | Wednesdays 13.30-15.30 |
| Office hours | See office hours |
| General purpose | To increase English language proficiency of students in reading, writting and expressing technical ideas in Computer Engineering and Science |
| Course outline | Article review
Listening to technology reports Oral presentation Writting essays |
| Required material | Electronic version of material are available HERE and hardcopies will be made available as required |
| Main reference | IEEE Spectrum |
| Evaluation | Class activity, effective presence, article review 20%
Translation 10% Presented lecture quality 20% Written essays and audio transcription 20% Final exam 30% |
| Notes | |
| Course syllabus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Theme | Description | Activities | Notes |
| 1 | Course introduction | The purpose, content and organization of the course
Required material; Evaluation; Preparing schedule for presentations etc. |
Course review | |
| 2 | IEEE Spectrum | Reading technical articles from IEEE Spectrum | Article review | |
| 3 | Science & technology | Listening to audio files | Listening and transcribing | |
| 4 | Electrical Eng. | Guidelines for writting essays | Writting practice | |
| 5 | IEEE Spectrum | Reading technical articles from IEEE Spectrum | Article review | |
| 6 | Computing & IT | Presenting lectures | Oral presentation and class discussion | |
| 7 | Electrical Eng. | Writting essays | Essay writing (1) | |
| 8 | IEEE Spectrum | Reading technical articles from IEEE Spectrum | Article review | |
| 9 | Biomedical & Bionics | Presenting lectures | Oral presentations and class discussion | |
| 10 | Electrical Eng. | Writting essays | Essay writing (2) | |
| 11 | IEEE Spectrum | Reading technical articles from IEEE Spectrum | Article review | |
| 12 | Telecommunications | Presenting lectures | Oral presentations and class discussion | |
| 13 | Electrical Eng. | Writting essays | Essay writing (3) | |
| 14 | IEEE Spectrum | Reading technical articles from IEEE Spectrum | Article review | |
| 15 | Control & Robotics | Presenting lectures | Oral presentations and class discussions | |