ENGL 2046 - English for Professional Purposes
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2015
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code ENGL 2046 Course English for Professional Purposes Coordinating Unit English, Creative Writing, and Film Term Semester 2 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 3 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Prerequisites At least 12 units of level 1 undergraduate study Incompatible ENGL 2016 & ENGL 3016, ENGL 2104 & ENGL 3104, ENGL 1104, ENGL 2204 Restrictions Not suitable for students for whom English is a Second Language. These students are strongly advised to enrol in Professional English (ESL) I or II (ENGL 1104 / 2204) Assessment Seminar participation & associated preparation 20%, job advertisement research 5%, formal letter & emails 15%, job application package 25%, plan for a professional online profile 5%, exam 30% Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Joy McEntee
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1 Demonstrate skills in working with frequently used workplace documents and genres in both traditional and electronic formats (e.g. business letters, emails, contemporary paper-based job application packages and online job applications, presentations – both in person and online) 2 Create structurally effective, grammatically accurate and contextually appropriate documents and communications. They will be able to demonstrate these skills working both independently and collaboratively 3 Demonstrate an appreciation of the effects and importance of reader-centred writing, including writing to meet a defined, instrumental purpose 4 Demonstrate well-developed skills in writing an array of workplace documents and communications from from evidence 5 Demonstrate skills in creating effective public presentations and/or mass communications (both/either in face-to-face classes or in online forums; both individually prepared and collaborative). Students will learn to consider “inclusiveness” in communication (meeting the needs of a variety of readers / auditors / spectators), and will demonstrate an awareness of inclusiveness in their work 6 Demonstrate having acquired specific knowledge relevant to the construction of an effective, appropriate online professional persona 7 Demonstrate having learned constructive approaches to working on co-authored documents, including effective approaches to editing others’ work University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Cavanor, Natalie. Business Writing in the Digital Age. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage, 2012. Hard copy or Kindle edition.
Smith, Edward L. and Stephen A Bernhardt. Writing at Work: Professional Writing Skills for People on the Job. London: McGraw Hill, 1997. Hard copy or Kindle edition.Recommended Resources
To be announced.Online Learning
English for Professional Purposes will make active use of MyUni and Grammar Bytes! (www.chompchomp.com) as well as other web resources to be announced. -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
Provisional. Teaching and learning modes may include online lectures, seminars and online activities.
Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Students will commit the equivalent of 156 hours per semester to study in this course.
Learning Activities Summary
Provisional. Learning activities may include online lectures, face-to-face seminars, online activities, instructor-directed and student-directed research and assessment-for-learning tasks.Specific Course Requirements
English for Professional Purposes is suitable for students who want to develop their business writing skills.
Students who want to develop academic writing skills should enrol in a different course: Academic English.
English for Professional Purposes is suitable for students whose first language is English or who are completely fluent in English.
Students who are still developing fluency in English should enrol in Professional English (business writing focus) or Academic English (academic writing focus).Small Group Discovery Experience
Provisional. The small group discovery experience may be provided in week 3, through group textual analysis activities, and in week 11, through peer review activities. -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Provisional
Assessment Task
Task Type
Weighting
Learning OutcomeSeminar participation and associated preparation Formative and Summative 20% 1, 2, 3, 5 Job advertisement research Formative and Summative 5% 1, 2, 5, 6 Formal letters and emails Formative and Summative 15% 1, 2, 3, 5 Job application package Formative and Summative 25% 1-6 Plan for a professional online profile Formative and Summative 5% 2, 5, 6 Exam Summative 30% 1-6 Assessment Related Requirements
Students must attempt all assignments in order to pass the course.
Other assessment-related requirements will be found in the Department of English and Creative Writing Policies and Procedures Handbook, as well as the English for Professional Purposes course guide.Assessment Detail
Provisional
Seminar participation and associated preparation (20%): students must attend and prepare for seminars
Job advertisement research (5%): students will research a job advertisement
Formal letters and emails (15%): students will submit formal letters and emails
Job application package (25%): students will submit a job application package which will include covering letter, CV and selection criteria or equivalent as appropriate
Plan for a professional online profile (5%): students will submit a plan on how they will put together an online profile and will peer review one another's profile plans
Take-home exam (30%): this will be conducted at the end of the course and will cover key genres and grammar points covered in the courseSubmission
Information available on enrolment.
Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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Student Support
- Academic Integrity for Students
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- Academic Support with writing and study skills
- Careers Services
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- LinkedIn Learning
- Student Life Counselling Support - Personal counselling for issues affecting study
- Students with a Disability - Alternative academic arrangements
- YouX Student Care - Advocacy, confidential counselling, welfare support and advice
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Policies & Guidelines
This section contains links to relevant assessment-related policies and guidelines - all university policies.
- Academic Credit Arrangements Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progress by Coursework Students Policy
- Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy
- Copyright Compliance Policy
- Coursework Academic Programs Policy
- Elder Conservatorium of Music Noise Management Plan
- Intellectual Property Policy
- IT Acceptable Use and Security Policy
- Modified Arrangements for Coursework Assessment Policy
- Reasonable Adjustments to Learning, Teaching & Assessment for Students with a Disability Policy
- Student Experience of Learning and Teaching Policy
- Student Grievance Resolution Process
In addition to other University policy and procedures, the Discipline of English and Creative Writing Policies and Procedures will apply in this course. -
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