Assignments: general info

The required course assignments listed below are all submitted to MyCourses, but notice that some also include a step where you must bring or prepare material for discussion in class. The assignment-specific materials for completing each one are available in connection with the assignment instructions and submission boxes.

You will receive teacher feedback on one written preparatory assignment (through Turnitin) and the presentation outline.  In addition, you will receive feedback from your co-students. Throughout the course, you are expected to make corrections and develop your work further throughout the course, based on the feedback and topics covered during the course.       

Deadlines
The preparatory assignments progress step-by-step towards the final version of the written report and the presentation, so staying on schedule is extremely important!  You can check the deadlines in the Course schedule or in the Assignments section.

WRITTEN COMPONENT
The written component of this course consists of four preparatory assignments developed into a final recommendation report and five independently completed online modules. The final report is a recommendation of a solution from your field of study to a specific need or problem.

Assignments 1-3:
-   A1, Pre-course assignment: find problems and identify solutions in your field of study. (5 points)
-   A2, write the Introduction paragraph for the recommendation report (problem-solution). (5 points)
-   A3, the Definition of the recommended solution (introduction, 2A, included) (5 points)
-   A4,  First draft of the full recommendation report (5 points)

Online modules:
The five online modules will be completed online, independently and by the given deadline. The online modules will be completed here

https://plus.cs.aalto.fi/english/lc1114aug2021/ You will receive 2 points for each online module provided that you received a grade of at least 60% for the module and you have completed it by the deadline. So you can earn a maximum of 10 points towards your final grade by completing the online modules. Note that each online module takes 2-3 hours to complete!

-   Module 1: style and form, part 1: formal grammar
-   Module 2: Style and form, part 2: word choice
-   Module 3: Given-new principle
-   Module 4: Light-before-heavy principle

-  Module 5: Active verbs

FINAL REPORT 
-  Final report: A Recommendation (30 points)

ORAL COMPONENT
Preparatory assignments A5-A7 lead to the final oral presentation delivered in Zoom to a small audience. The presentation will be based on your written work, the recommendation.

Assignments 5-7:
-   A5, Presentation outline (10 points)
-   A6, Rehearsal with slides (5 points, video-recorded)
-   A7 Self-evaluation (5 points)
Final presentation 
-  Presentation (8-10 min). This presentation will be video-recorded (20 points)


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