IDENTIFYING DATA 2008_09
Subject Code 205141226
Study programme
Enginyeria Ambiental (2006)
Cycle 2nd
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
3 Optional Only annual
Language
Anglès
Department Enginyeria Mecànica
Enginyeria Química
Coordinator
FONT CAPAFONS, JOSÉ
E-mail jose.font@urv.cat
michael.prince@urv.cat
Lecturers
FONT CAPAFONS, JOSÉ
PRINCE ., MICHAEL
Web
General description and relevant information Enable students to perform effective oral and written communication.

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
  Common
  Professional
  Research
  AR3 La realització de recerques bibliogràfiques exhaustives en temes altament especialitzats.
  AR5 La presentació de resultats en format de literatura científica, d’acord amb els estàndards comunament acceptats.
  AR6 L’avaluació crítica de resultats de recerca, pròpia o aliena.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
  Common
  BC5 Transferibilitat. Aplicar coneixements i habilitats en entorns nous o no familiars i en contextos multidisciplinars relatius a la seva àrea específica.
  BC6 Actuar amb un esperit crític i responsable.
  BC9 Treballar en equip i gestionar equips.
  BC11 Aprendre a aprendre.
  BC12 Planificació i organització.
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
  Common
  CC1 Domini de l’expressió i la compressió del/s idioma/es estrangers per al desenvolupament professional derivat del curs de postgrau.
  CC4 Desenvolupament d’habilitats informacionals.

Learning aims
Objectives Competences
1. To acquaint students with effective instructional practices and the learning theories that support them. AR3
AR5
AR6
BC11
CC1
CC4
2. To enable students to evaluate strengths and weaknesses in their own teaching style and to design strategies for correcting the weaknesses. AR3
AR5
AR6
BC11
CC1
CC4
3. To enable students to perform effective oral and written communication. AR3
AR5
AR6
CC1
CC4
4. Writing instructional objectives covering a full range of taxonomic levels. AR3
AR5
AR6
BC11
CC1
CC4
5. Designing and delivering effective lectures. AR3
AR5
AR6
BC11
CC1
CC4
6. Implementing active, cooperative, and problem-based learning. AR3
AR5
AR6
BC9
BC11
BC12
CC1
CC4
7. Designing tests and other means to assess learning outcomes. AR3
AR5
AR6
BC6
BC11
CC1
CC4
To acquaint students with effective instructional practices and the learning theories that support them. AR3
AR5
AR6
BC11
CC1
CC4
To enable students to evaluate strengths and weaknesses in their own teaching style and to design strategies for correcting the weaknesses. AR3
AR5
AR6
BC5
BC11
CC1
CC4
To enable students to perform effective oral and written communication. AR3
AR5
AR6
CC1
CC4
To write instructional objectives covering a full range of taxonomic levels. AR3
AR5
AR6
BC11
CC1
CC4
To desig and deliver effective lectures. o Implementing active, cooperative, and problem-based learning. o Designing tests and other means to assess learning outcomes. AR3
AR5
AR6
BC11
BC12
CC1
CC4

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Communication Techniques Part:
1. Oral Communication. Informational and motivational speeches.
2. Technical writing. Norms and structure.
3. Curriculum and Interview process.
Teaching Effectiveness Part:
4. Who are our students? (Learning and teaching styles, approaches to learning, levels of development).
5. Planning a course and getting it off to a good start. (Setting expectations, writing instructional objectives, motivating learning).
6. Effective lecturing.
7. Active learning, cooperative learning, and problem-based learning.
8. Laboratory instruction.
8. Teaching with technology.
9. Teaching problem-solving, critical thinking, and creative thinking skills.
10. Assessment and evaluation (testing and grading).
11. Dealing with student-related problems. (Classroom management, emotional problems, cheating).
12. Other career issues. (Research and teaching, time management, learning and integrating with the campus culture, finding a mentor).
13. Microteaching.

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours Hours outside the classroom (**) Total hours
Introductory activities
1 0 1
 
Lecture
9 9 18
Problem solving, classroom exercises
10 15 25
Assignments
0 26 26
 
Personal tuition
5 0 5
 
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Presentation of the course
Lecture Lectures in the classroom
Problem solving, classroom exercises Case studies in the classroom
Assignments Individual assignment

Personalized attention
 
Personal tuition
Description
Hours as specified in the time table.

Assessment
  Description Weight
Assignments Individual assignment 100
 
Other comments and second exam session

25% partial exam, 25% team work, 50% final exam.


Sources of information

Basic

Personal notes. Selected papers.

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