Duration
5h Th, 47h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Science | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Christine Filot, ISLV, Adnan Vesseur
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
All year long, with partial in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course continues the development of reading, data-gathering and -synthesizing, and note-taking using texts or sets of texts (as started during the first-year course English for Computing). It focuses also on research capacities, oral understanding and presentation skills.
PLEASE NOTE: Master bloc Zero Students have the 30 hour version of this course.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The purpose of the course is threefold:
- allow students to read, understand and discuss English texts or websites on computing,
- allow students to collect data and present it in a correct and consistent way in English (both orally and in writing),
- allow students to follow and take notes of short oral presentations.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
English for Computing (English course taught in first year of the Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science) or equivalent (e.g. IELTS 5.5-6 or Cambridge Advanced (A-C). .
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
There are no ex cathedra lectures. Each session requires individual preparation tasks which are mandatory.
Students will also be given several written assignments and have to do oral presentations during the year. Their regular and active participation in class sessions is essential and will be taken into account in the final grade.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
The in-class course is taught for two hours a week from September to May.
Recommended or required readings
Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam in June including (a) multiple choice questions on a sight text, and (b) several written tasks (definitions, explanations ...). This test is worth 10 out of the total 20 marks.
An oral exam in June is worth 10 marks.
La présence au cours est OBLIGATOIRE. L'étudiant absent à plus de 30% des séances avec ou sans justification est irrecevable à présenter l'examen. Cette irrecevabilité est d'application non seulement pour l'examen de 1 ère session mais aussi pour celui de la seconde session. L'étudiant est, en conséquent, noté « absent » ou « excusé» pour l'ensemble du cours.
Le stage organisé dans le cadre du cursus n'entre pas en ligne de compte pour le calcul des 30%
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Christine Bouvy - cbouvy@ulg.ac.be and Adnan Vesseur - adnan.vesseur@ulg.ac.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Students have had access to files containing grammar points and reading material (including videos). They have also been asked to send in essays. Q&A session on Discord.
Assessment subjects
The subjects to be assessed are the students' ability to acquire grammar and apply it correctly in the setting of writing an essay.
In the short oral exam students will be assessed on their content acquisition and the fluidity of their points of view.
Assessment methods
The assessement is two-fold:
1. An essay will be emailed for a set date. The topic thereof is the adapation of one of the oral exam questions. The students will choose one of the two remaining books, as Anti-Tech Revolution has been removede from the list by popular demand.
2. There will be a short oral, probably on Discord, on the remaining book on the exam date.