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Opintojakson tunnus: TX00BS14

Opintojakson perustiedot

Laajuus: 5 op

Osaamistavoitteet

Technical Writing and Presentation Skills
On completion of the course the student will be able to locate, reference and use relevant source material for the project at hand, as well as evaluate the reliability of web references; write reports on projects and present them orally; include and refer to tables, figures, mathematical expressions and other data appropriately in reports and oral presentations; cooperate and network with associates from other disciplines as well as communicate appropriately with various interest groups.
Environmental Assessment Introductory Project
Is able to draw up a project plan and knows how a project is managed. Is able to cooperate and network with associates from other disciplines and communicate appropriately with various interest groups. Can carry out a clearly limited project-like task within the field of sustainable building engineering.
Understands how the built environment affects nature, health, resources and society. Knows the principles of commonly used environmental assessment methods.

Sisältö

Technical Writing and Presentation Skills
• Sources: basics of locating, using and referencing relevant source material for an SBE project.
• Ethical issues: plagiarism
• Project communication: e-mail correspondence; memos; meetings; defending and opposing ideas; presentations, presentation graphics;
• Reporting results: planning, structuring and writing reports; conventions of technical writing and presentations; writing professional slides; include and refer to tables, figures, mathematical expressions and other data appropriately in reports and oral presentations
Environmental Assessment Introductory Project
Management of working life projects together with other students, teachers and industry clients. Basics of project work: planning, timetable, communication. Co-operation and communication skills. Creative problem solution.
Project work in teams of 5-6 students. During the course students can, for example, solve common problems in buildings, assist in environmental assessment of buildings or participate in research tasks. Students acquire knowledge about their topic using literature research and expert interviews. Project groups are responsible for making a project plan, communicating with clients, carrying out the project tasks and reporting the result both orally and in writing.

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

Technical Writing and Presentation Skills
Speaking:
The student gives a satisfactory presentation with visual aids. The student participates in group communication.
Writing:
The student knows how to write structured texts. The student is to an extent able to modify his or her texts according to context and text type.
Retrieval and use of information:
The student is mostly able to find information relevant to his or her needs. The student is familiar with the principles of evaluating the reliability of sources of information. The student is, with some help, able to document and refer to his or her sources correctly.
Environmental Assessment Introductory Project
Can explain how a project is managed and how its tasks are interlinked. Can describe own input to the group’s work and co-operate with other group members. Can plan the use of own resources and carry out own tasks in time. Can in a project meeting describe the activities and results of own work group. Can explain how to communicate with clients, other professionals and laymen in a professional manner. Can explain the main principles of environmental assessment of buildings.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3)

Technical Writing and Presentation Skills
Speaking:
The student gives a relatively good presentation with visual aids. The student participates actively in group communication.
Writing:
The student is mostly able to write structered text and pay attention to the context and text-type conventions.
Retrieval and use of information:
The student is able to find information relevant to his or her needs. The student is mostly able to evaluate the reliability of his or her sources of information. The student is able to document and refer to his or her sources of information.
Environmental Assessment Introductory Project
In addition to (1), can draw up a project plan for own group. Can co-ordinate the work within the group and reallocate resources when necessary. Can explain the principles of quality assurance of own group’s work. Can present the plans and results of the work to a larger audience, both orally and in writing. Can explain how to cooperate and network with associates from other disciplines and communicate appropriately with various interest groups. Can give valuable input to the planning of the environmental assessment process of a building.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

Technical Writing and Presentation Skills
Speaking:
The student gives a good presentation with visual aids. The student facilitates group communication.
Writing:
The student is able to write well-structured texts and modify them to suit various contexts, follow text-type conventions and even, when natural, depart from them.
Writing:
The student is able to write well-structured texts and modify them to suit various contexts, follow text-type conventions and even, when natural, depart from them.
Retrieval and use of information:
The student is able to find field-specific information and evaluate its reliability. The student is able to document and refer to his or her sources correctly.
Environmental Assessment Introductory Project
In addition to (3), can plan a project consisting of several subtasks and groups. Can co-ordinate work of several groups and reallocate resources between groups. Can explain the principles of quality assurance of the whole project. Can plan the environmental assessment process of a building.