University of Split
Department of Professional Studies
ENGLISH IN ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING
COURSE SYLLABUS
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COURSE DETAILS
Type of study
programme
Professional study - 180 ECTS
Study programme
ELECTRONICS
Course title
English in Electrical Engineering
Course code
SEL015
ECTS
(Number of credits
allocated)
3
Course status
Core
Year of study
Second/Third
Semester
Third (fall)/Fifth (fall)
Course Web site
http://moodle.oss.unist.hr/
Total lesson hours per
semester
Lectures
Prerequisite(s)
None
Lecturer(s)
Language of instruction
30
Margita Malešević, senior lecturer
English
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course objectives:
Learning outcomes
On successful
completion of this
course, student should
be able to:
• preparing students to use English language correctly and
appropriately, all language skills (speaking, listening, reading
and writing) needed in modern Electrical engineering.
1. define terms, functions and symbols of basic electronic
elements, concepts from the area of electrostatics,
electrodynamics, magnetism, telecommunications,
generation, transmission and distribution of electricity
2. describe diagrams, schemes, mathematical and algebraic
formulas,
3. present professional topics to a broader audience,
4. develop skills such as writing summaries, reports and
professional papers.
5. actively participate in communication in the target language
Course content
History of electricity. Nikola Tesla, the man who lit up the world.
Components and their symbols. Electronic components and their
functions. Mathematical and algebraic expressions. Component value
codes: resistors, capacitors and diodes. Semiconductors- extrinsic
and intrinsic. Transistors. Diagrams: circuit and block. Electrostatics.
Electricity and the electron, electrical charges and conductivity.
Electrodynamics. Electromagnetism and electromagnetic induction.
Metal detector. Telecommunications. The internet. Local area and
wide area networks. Computer vocabulary. Turbines, generators and
power plants. Transmission systems. The distribution grid.
Renewable sources of energy vs. conventional sources.
Mechatronics. Automation. Technical texts. Multiword lexical units.
How to read an English technical text. Six principles of technical
writing. Abstract writing guidelines.
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CONSTRUCTIVE ALIGNMENT – Learning outcomes, teaching and
assessment methods
Alignment of students activities with learning outcomes
Activity
Student workload
ECTS credits
Learning
outcomes
Lectures
30 hours / 1 ECTS
1,2,3,4,5
Mid-term exams (preparation and delivery)
12 hours / 0.4 ECTS
1,2,3,4,5
Self-study
42 hours /1.4 ECTS
1,2,3,4,5
Office hours and final exam
6 hours / 0.2 ECTS
1,2,3,4,5
90 hours/ 3 ECTS
1,2,3,4,5
TOTAL
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
Performance
Grade ratio
Ai (%)
ki (%)
70 - 100
10
100
20
First mid-term exam
50-100
35
Second mid-term exam
50-100
35
Continuous testing indicators
Class attendance and participation
Written assignment (translation, summary)
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FINAL ASSESSMENT
Performance
Grade ratio
Ai (%)
ki (%)
Theoretical exam (written)
50 - 100
60
Previous activities
(include all continuous testing indicators)
50 - 100
40
Performance
Grade ratio
Ai (%)
ki (%)
Theoretical exam (written)
50 - 100
60
Previous activities
(include all continuous testing indicators)
50 - 100
40
Testing indicators – final exam (first and second
exam term)
Testing indicators – makeup exam (third and fourth
exam term)
PERFORMANCE AND GRADE
Percentage
Criteria
Grade
50% -61%
basic criteria met
sufficient (2)
62% -74%
average performance with some errors
good (3)
75%- 87%
above average performance with minor errors
very good (4)
88%- 100%
outstanding performance
outstanding (5)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Teaching materials for students (scripts, exercise collections, examples of solved exercises),
teaching record, detailed course syllabus, application of e-learning, current information and
all other data are available by MOODLE system to all students (https://moodle.oss.unist.hr/).
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