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II1100 Language Support in Thesis Work 3.0 credits

Språk- och skrivarstöd vid examensarbete

Please note

This course has been cancelled.

The course acts as a parallel course to the bachelor thesis work.
The aim is to help students and improve the quality of texts, to act as opponents, and in presentations.
After the course the student will:
• write a feasibility study and a thesis report is structured, clear, clear, and formallycorrect
• work with writing as a process and be able to give and take constructive criticism and use it to improve their own text
• orally present their own work and the opposition on another report so that the contentis focused, structured, clear and comprehensible for the listener.

  • Educational level

    First cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

  • Subject area

    Techonology

  • Grade scale

    P, F

Course offerings

Spring 13 for programme students CANCELLED

Learning outcomes

After the course the student should be able to

· write a coherent, structured and proficient report which explains and analyses a completed or on-going major project

· adapt the content, language and rhetoric of the report according to the readers

· present a completed or on-going project orally for experts and non-experts

· co-operate with others to improve his/her own texts

· give constructive criticism orally and in writing to other students in order to improve their texts.

Course main content

· Genre, aim and reader

· Text cohesion and text structure

· Sentence structure and paragraphs

· Language correctness

· Source evaluation

· Report structure and formal aspects

· Peer review

Disposition

The course is normally held parallel to the students’ bachelor degree projects.

Teaching: 18 hours in 2 hour modules + presentation and public discussion. Oral and written assignments: feasibility report, written report, oral presentation and public discussion.

Registration of thesis title, supervisor and examiner should be made before the course starts.

Language of instruction Swedish

Eligibility

Students who have been registered for a bachelor degree project course plus the same requirements as the bachelor degree project.

Prerequisites

The same requirements as the bachelor degree project.

Literature

  • Höst, Regnell & Runeson: Att genomföra examensarbete, Studentlitteratur, ISBN 9789144005218
  • Walla: Så skriver du bättre tekniska rapporter, Studentlitteratur, ISBN 9789144019130
  • Skrivregler för svenska och engelska från TNC, TNC 100, ISBN 91-7196-100-3

Examination

  • PROP - Presentation and Act as Opponent, 1.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • RAPP - Written Report, 2.0 credits, grade scale: P, F

Requirements for final grade

Continuous assessment. Two modules:

  • RAPP – Written report, 2,0 hp, grades: P, F
  • PROP – Oral presentation and public discussion of thesis, 1,0 hp, grades: P, F

Offered by

ICT/Information and Communication Technology

Contact

Richard Nordberg

Examiner

Richard Nordberg <richard1@kth.se>

Version

Course plan valid from: Spring 11.
Examination information valid from: Spring 10.