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Scientific English for Information Management

Scientific English for Information Management. Chen- li Kuo (Karen). TA. 陳詩雯 sswen.c924@gmail.com Monday 4:10-6:10pm at 5F Cluster( 電腦教室 ). Instructor. 郭珍利 chenli.kuo@mail.cgu.edu.tw Ext. 5601 Tuesday 2:30-5:00pm Otherwise, by appointment. Textbook.

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Scientific English for Information Management

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  1. Scientific English for Information Management Chen-liKuo (Karen)

  2. TA • 陳詩雯 • sswen.c924@gmail.com • Monday 4:10-6:10pm at 5F Cluster(電腦教室)

  3. Instructor • 郭珍利 • chenli.kuo@mail.cgu.edu.tw • Ext. 5601 • Tuesday 2:30-5:00pm • Otherwise, by appointment

  4. Textbook • Infotech: English for computer users, Fourth Edition, Cambridge (華泰文化) • Reading, listening and other exercises

  5. FTP • Course materials • ftp://163.25.117.117/ckuo/ScientificEnglish/ • Assignment submission • ftp://163.25.117.117/upload/ckuo/ScientificEnglish/ • 3% will be deducted from the student’s grade for each day up to the fourth day • 1% deducted if you have submitted to the wrong folder

  6. Course objectives • Students will be confident in communicating issues regarding information technology in  English. • Speak English! Reading, listening • IT Vocabulary • Students will be able to follow the  development of information technology from foreign sources. • TedTalk • Mini-lecture • A topic of your choice, teach your colleagues

  7. Rules: in the classroom • Don’t be late • An absence if your name is called for answering the questions • Turn OFF the cell phone • Do not chat! • Soft drink is allowed; NO food (unless you have missed your lunch) • Ask questions anytime in English • Bring your textbook • Answer the questions that is put to you • Ask for leaves by mail or in person (not just via your mates)

  8. Short speech topics • What if you violate the rules • No punishment, just more exercises • You can offer to make a short speech every week • Write down more than two different short speech topics (3 minutes min.) • Examples • Where did you have lunch today? • Your favourite film • Smartphone • Nuclear energy • Write down your name and your student ID

  9. Rules: in the classroom • If you do not agree to the rules, speak now orforever hold your peace.

  10. Agenda • Student helper • Grading • Grouping • Roll call

  11. Student helper • +3 to the semester scores • Duties • Leading the discussion on grading • Special announcement (through FB?) • Grouping • Mini-lecture scheduling • Other things your classmates wish you to do • Ordering textbook?

  12. Grading • Quiz/practice (5%~15%) • Mid-term exam (5%~20%) • Final exam (5%~20%) • Attendance (0%~10%) • An absence if no one answer to the name • Participation (5%~20%) • Take-home assignments (0%~20%) • Collecting information, writing • Mini-lecture (5%~30%) • Presentation (marked by colleagues 0-100%, instructors 0-100%) (0-90% of mini-lecture) • Proposal (marked by the instructor) (0-90% of mini-lecture)

  13. Your final decision? • Quiz/practice (15%) • Mid-term exam (15%) • Final exam (10%) • Attendance (10%) • An absence if no one answer to the name • Participation (10%) • Take-home assignments (20%) • Collecting information, writing • Mini-lecture (20%) • Presentation (marked by your colleagues 50%, instructors 50%) (40% of mini-lecture) • Proposal (marked by the instructor) (60% of mini-lecture)

  14. Class participation • Answer questions voluntarily (1-3 points) • Questions for individual • Questions for group discussions • Ask questions (1-3 points) • I do not understand (words), (phrases), (sentences), (paragraphs) • Speech/presentation (min. 3 minutes) • Unrelated to IT/IM 1-5 points • Related to IT/IM 1-10 points • Only for volunteers • Could be a group presentation

  15. In-class participation 1

  16. Mini-lecture (Group) • Week5-17 (week 9 excluded) • Every member of the team needs to say something • 15-20 minutes • With or without PowerPoint • Stand up presentation, question-answer or role play, pre-recorded Video clips • Other groups need to ask questions, otherwise, I will ask audience questions

  17. About PowerPoint • Life After Death by PowerPoint • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbSPPFYxx3o • What are the most common PowerPoint mistakes?

  18. Preparing for mini-lecture • Read an article from the list (will be provided next week) • Communications of the ACM http://cacm.acm.org/ • Find what interest you the most from the chosen article • Organise the presentation • Decide how the ideas are going to be presented

  19. Mini-lecture proposal • Submit to • ftp:\\163.25.117.117\upload\ckuo\ScientificEnglish\Proposal\ • Deadline • 23:00pm Wednesday 26thof March, 2014 • What should be included • Two page maximum (10%) • Group number, names and student IDs of the group members (10%) • Topic of the article & topic of the presentation (10%) • Can be different! • Summary of the article (35%) • Bullet points, tree structure OR graphic summary (be creative!) • http://ceedsproject.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/unklocking-the-value-of-personal-data.png • Tag cloud http://timc.idv.tw/wordcloud/ • Abstract of the presentation (200 words min., 35%)

  20. Remote recording tech helps artists make sweet music(http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26256502)

  21. Warning! • 如有任何抄襲，以零分計算 • Do not submit the results of Google translate

  22. Grouping • TA assign or form your own group? • Vote! • Max. 5 people each group • One or two people can form a group, same expectation • Introduce yourself • Select a team leader • Submit the list to the Student Helper • Student ID, name, most used email address/FB account

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