Topic outline

  • Welcome to LC-1114 Communicating technology



    The contact sessions for this course will be held on campus in Otakaari 1 (U259). 

    Note that this is an intensive course that requires 81 hours of work over 6 weeks, so you should reserve about 13.5 hours of time/week for this course.

    Time and place  01.03-19.04.2024                          
    Fridays 9.00-12.15                               
    Workload               3 ETCS/81h (24h contact, 57h independent work)
    Requirements    Preparatory assignments and Online modules
                                Final report & Oral presentation.
                                Attendance
    Teacher: Nicole Ivarsson-Keng ( Nicole.Ivarsson-Keng@aalto.fi). Consultation by appointment.

    During the six weeks of this course, you will plan and write a brief recommendation report, and plan and deliver an oral presentation on the topic of your report.  You'll learn to apply the principles of successful communication and strategies that enhance readability of texts as well as the effectiveness of an oral presentation.  In addition, you will give and receive constructive feedback and revise your work accordingly.

    The work leading to the final version of the recommendation report and the oral presentation includes 4 online modules on principles of readability in addition to six preparatory assignments. Throughout the course, you will work individually, in pairs and in small groups, developing your text and your presentation as well as consolidating your ability to use English in interactive situations.

    This one-period version of Communicating technology is a very intensive version of the course. 
    So - to make it fun, feasible and useful for yourself -  it is essential that you make a good effort from the very beginning to commit yourself to regular course work, completing the assignments on time, and participating actively in each class session. 

    If you have any difficulty meeting the assignment deadlines, please always contact your teacher IN ADVANCE!