Topic outline

  • Welcome to LC-1117, English written and oral skills integrated with KIG-C1010, Introduction to Geoinformatics

    NB! LC-1117/Group H07 is ONLY available to students also taking KIG-C1010 Introduction to Geoinformatics at the same time.


    This English module LC-1117/H07 grants you the 3 ECTS (o+w), fulfilling the university foreign language requirement in English. The English module content and exercises are directly tied to the KIG-C1010 course contents and schedule.

    LC-1117/H07 and KIG-C1010 are taught in parallel, but please notice that for this English course, participants are required to attend 80% of the contact sessions and the English module will extend over periods 3 and 4, 2023.

    Time and place   11.1.-29.3.2023, Wednesdays 12.30-15.45,  room U401 at Otakaari 1
    Teacher                Jenni Korvala, Aalto University Language Centre
    Workload            Small group instruction 26h + independent work 55h (3ETCS)

    In addition to following the LC-1117/H07 syllabus, students taking the English module will...

    • form groups and pairs in KIG-C1010 with others who also take the English module,
    • write the reports related to the shared assignments in English,
    • carry out the laser scanning study group discussions, GW-1, in English, during the English class meeting,
    • write one additional text individually based on GW-2, as one of the English assignments,
    • submit the two shared assignments to BOTH courses, LC-1117 and KIG-C1010.

    Grading 0-5      (See Overview of assignments and grading below for details)