Information on individual educational components (ECTS-Course descriptions) per semester | |
| Degree programme: | Bachelor Computer Science - Software and Information Engineering |
| Type of degree: | FH Bachelor´s Degree Programme |
| Full-time | |
| Winter Semester 2025 | |
| Course unit title | Academic Reading and Writing Skills |
| Course unit code | 024717010901 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) | Compulsory |
| Semester when the course unit is delivered | Winter Semester 2025 |
| Teaching hours per week | 2 |
| Year of study | 2025 |
| Level of course unit (e.g. first, second or third cycle) | First Cycle (Bachelor) |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 3 |
| Name of lecturer(s) | Roland PETERSTORFER |
| Prerequisites and co-requisites |
"Matura"-level (secondary-school leaving certificate) English (B2) |
| Course content |
Writing an argumentative 5 paragraph essay (teamwork) is the focal point of this course. Students can choose a topic of their choice as the basis for this task. Before that writing two coherent paragraphs will be part of practising coherence and cohesion in academic writing. |
| Learning outcomes |
Students are expected to acquire the necessary vocabulary and factual knowledge to generate and structure a coherent paragraph. This is the starting point for the written assignment, a clearly structured 5 paragraph argumentative essay. For this purpose concepts like topic statements, theses, and attention grabbers will be discussed and then implemented in the students' own writing. They will then also be able to identify the paragraphs patterns in different text types. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
TWO paragraphs (individual work) and TWO smaller assignments |
| Comment |
The success of this class depends to a large extent on the active participation and input of the students. |
| Recommended or required reading |
| Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning) |
Classroom teaching with compulsory attendance |
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