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ACIT4065 Introduction to Engineering Communication in Global Contexts Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Introduction to Engineering Communication in Global Contexts
- Study programme
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Master's Programme in Applied Computer and Information Technology
- Weight
- 10.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2025/2026
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
Tall, algebra og funksjoner
- Arbeide med tall og tallregning i skolen med spesielt fokus på brøk, potenser og røtter.
- Utvikle god kunnskap om ulike tilnærminger til algebra som generalisert aritmetikk, funksjoner, modellering og problemløsning.
- Tidlig algebra, arbeid med utvikling av algebraisk tenkning hos elever på mellom og ungdomstrinn
- Arbeid med likninger, herunder annengradsligninger og ligningssett,
- Kunne og forstå ulike representasjoner av funksjoner og variabelbegrepet
- Kunne grunnleggende egenskaper ved sentrale funksjoner
- Arbeid med modellering av virkeligheten ved hjelp av sentrale funksjonstyper
- Kjenne betydningen av en kovariant tilnærming til funksjoner for å studere og modellere endring og utvikling.
- Arbeid med derivasjon av enkle polynomfunksjoner, og knytte dette til målene om endring og utvikling i grunnskolen.
- Arbeid med integrasjon av enkle polynomfunksjoner.
- Bruk av Dynamiske læringssystemer (DLS) som GeoGebra for utforskning av matematiske begreper og sammenhenger.
- Gode kunnskaper om ulike matematikkdidaktiske teorier og rammeverk som bidrar til innsikt om undervisningskunnskap i matematikk knyttet til
- Planlegging, gjennomføring og evaluering av undervisning
- Design og valg av gode oppgaver og aktiviteter,
- Kommunikasjon i matematikk
- Vurdering i matematikk
Kjerneelementer
Fagets seks kjerneelementer blir ivaretatt ved at de danner grunnlaget for oppgaver og aktiviteter på samlingene. Det vil være fokus på rike oppgaver som inviterer til utforsking og problemløsning og som innebærer ulike varianter av de andre kjerneelementene.
Kjerneelementene i matematikk er:
- Utforskning og problemløsning
- Modellering og anvendelser
- Resonnering og argumentasjon
- Representasjon og kommunikasjon
- Abstraksjon og generalisering
- Matematiske kunnskapsområder
Grunnleggende ferdigheter
Kurset skal gjøre studentene fortrolige med de grunnleggende ferdighetene å kunne uttrykke seg skriftlig og muntlig, å kunne lese og regne og å kunne bruke digitale verktøy i faget matematikk, slik disse er utformet i gjeldende plan for matematikk i grunnskolen.
Required preliminary courses
No formal requirements over and above the admission requirements.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, the students have:
Knowledge
On successful completion of this course the student has:
- an understanding of the role communication plays in international engineering work
- familiarity with the current theories, practices, and methods of global engineering communication, from current research in the field of engineering communication
- Be able to engage in guided research on the topic of global engineering communication
- knowledge of the main communication technologies used for global engineering communication and skills in the use of those technologies
Skills
By the end of the course, the students are able to:
- apply the acquired knowledge to the design, implementation, and assessing the success of global engineering communication projects and tasks
- use the knowledge of research literature in professional communication to name, explain, and discuss main theories, methods, and practices in global engineering communication
- critically evaluate and apply communication technologies used for global communication, to international engineering communication contexts.
General competence
On successful completion of this course the student can:
- demonstrate knowledge of the main frameworks, theories, methods, and practices in global engineering communication
- critically evaluate competing views on those topics, as evidenced in research literature, and generate frameworks and approaches to own communication projects based on such evaluation.
Content
- Current theories, frameworks, and methods of planning, carrying out, and assessing global engineering communication projects.
- Current theories, frameworks, and issues in intercultural communication which may impact the effectiveness of global engineering communication
- Main views, trends, and arguments on the topic as evidenced in research literature in engineering communication
- Critical analysis and use of communication technologies for global engineering projects, including issues of access, usability, and user experience.
Teaching and learning methods
This course is run in collaboration with Louisiana Technology University. During the 2024-2025 academic year, the course will be offered online (digitally). The majority of the instruction will take place asynchronously (in Canvas), with periodic 1-hour long synchronous meetings, in Zoom or Teams.
In line with best teaching practices from the field of professional communication, the following teaching methods will be used (listed here in order of priority and frequency of use):
- Active learning and flipped classroom methods
- Peer review and peer-learning
- Short lectures and presentations by instructor(s), followed by discussions and informal assessments
The role of the teacher is to be a facilitator and an expert-coordinator of course work, who guides the students through the content of the course
Course requirements
Microeconomics takes as its starting point the individual consumer and the individual company to explain how an advanced market economy, such as the Norwegian one, works. Knowledge of microeconomic theory is essential to be able to analyze questions about regulation of markets, design of the tax system, the necessity of public measures, the importance of uncertainty for decisions etc.
In the first part of the course, we go through theory for consumers' choice of work, leisure, savings and consumption composition. We also look at how uncertainty affects these choices. Furthermore, we take up the theory of companies' behavior. Here, the focus is on the companies' choice of input factors, production volume and price. Finally, the theories for consumer and business adaptation are combined into a theory of markets. Here, we study the market forms of perfect competition and monopolistic competition.
In the second part of the course, we analyze public goods, the need to collect taxes as well as the socio-economic costs of collecting taxes. We also study positive and negative externalities, and briefly go into how the authorities can correct for these in order to improve the functioning of the market. We also look at economies of scale that give rise to falling average costs, and how so-called natural monopolies can be regulated.
Language of instruction is English.
Assessment
None
Permitted exam materials and equipment
All aids are permitted, provided the rules for plagiarism and source referencing are complied with.
Grading scale
Grade scale A - F
Examiners
One internal examiner. External examiners are used periodically.
Course contact person
The following aids are permitted:
- Calculator (see regulations for the use of calculators in the programme description)
- One dictionary (either first language-English/English-first language or English/English)