IDENTIFYING DATA 2008_09
Subject Code 205142225
Study programme
Enginyeria Química i de Processos (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
  AR5 La presentació de resultats en format de literatura científica, d’acord amb els estàndards comunament acceptats
Type B Code Competences Transversal
  Common
  BC2 Treballar autònomament amb iniciativa
  BC5 Transferibilitat. Aplicar coneixements i habilitats en entorns nous o no familiars i en contextos multidisciplinars relatius a la seva àrea específica
  BC11 Treballar en equip i gestionar equips
  BC13 Aprendre a aprendre
  BC14 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
To acquaint students with effective instructional practices and the learning theories that support them. BC2
BC5
BC11
BC13
CC1
To enable students to evaluate strengths and weaknesses in their own teaching style and to design strategies for correcting the weaknesses. BC2
BC5
BC11
BC13
CC1
To enable students to perform effective oral and written communication. AR5
CC4
To write instructional objectives covering a full range of taxonomic levels. BC13
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. BC2
BC11
BC13
BC14
CC1

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
0 0 0
 
Lecture
10 10 20
Problem solving, classroom exercises
10 20 30
Assignments
0 25 25
 
Personal tuition
0 0 0
 
 
(*) 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
Lecture
Problem solving, classroom exercises
Assignments

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

Assessment
  Description Weight
 
Other comments and second exam session

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


Sources of information

Basic
  • Ehninger, D., Gronbeck B.E., McKerrow, R.E., Monroe, A.H. "Principles and Types of Speech Communication" Scott Foresman and Co., London, England, 1986.
  • Gronlund, N.E. "How to Write and Use Instructional Objectives" (6th Edition), Prentice-Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2000.
  • McKeachie, W.J., "Teaching Tips: A Guidebook for the Beginning College Teacher" (10th Edition), Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1999.
  • Palmer, P.J., "The Courage to Teach" Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 1998.
  • Wankat, P. The Effective, Efficient Professor, Allyn & Bacon, 2002.
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