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 2024
  

Course unit titleTechnical Writing
Course unit code024717030901
Language of instructionEnglish
Type of course unit (compulsory, optional)Compulsory
Semester when the course unit is deliveredWinter Semester 2024
Teaching hours per week2
Year of study2024
Level of course unit (e.g. first, second or third cycle)First Cycle (Bachelor)
Number of ECTS credits allocated2
Name of lecturer(s)Roland PETERSTORFER


Prerequisites and co-requisites

B2 English

Course content

The course teaches the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary for an easier understanding of academic texts in the target language English. Short texts written in academic English are critically read and analyzed in terms of move structure, style and register, and grammar. These texts can be simple, extended and contrastive definitions. 

Learning outcomes

The course accompanies the 3rd semester programming project by asking students to

  1. write a glossary of the terms relevant for the project in English
  2. write the user interface and manual in English, and
  3. present the project in English.

Apart from these skills, students also learn how to critically read and analyze short academic texts in the target language English and how to write similar texts themselves. Text types include simple, extended and contrastive definitions, among others.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Writing workshops, team coaching, face-to-face teaching.

Assessment methods and criteria

Glossary: 15% (team work)
User stories: 10% (team/individual work)
Manual: 15% (team work)
Screencasts: 10% (team work)
Final presentation: 15% (team work)
3-4 written assignment: 35% (individual work)
(The percentages may be subject to minor changes which would then be announced at the beginning of the course.)

Comment

Active student participation is a prerequisite for the course to be successful.

 

Recommended or required reading
  • Beck, Kent; Andres, Cynthia (2004): Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change: Embracing Change. 2nd edition. Boston, MA: Addison-Wesley Professional.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face, distance learning)

Face-to-face classroom teaching

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