Duration
5h Th, 47h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Science | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
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, hybrid learning)
The in-class course is taught for two hours a week from September to May.
Recommended or required readings
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire ) AND oral exam
- Remote
oral exam AND written work
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
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.
Due to current sanitary crisis there are only two options:
1) Business as usual, meaning a written exam (MCQs, reading, and writing) and an oral exam
2) Virtual exams. This would entail an essay to write about one of the three books and an oral exam through Discord about the other two books. Students get to decide which book they write about, eliminating that book for the oral exam.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
As this is a language course a seventy percent attendence rate is required to be able to take the exams. Your attendence will be marked at the beginning of each class. Any justified absences must be submitted within the shortest delay possible.
Contacts
Adnan Vesseur - adnan.vesseur@ulg.ac.be