University of Split

Department of Professional Studies

ENGLISH IN ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING

COURSE SYLLABUS

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 COURSE DETAILS
Type of study
Professional study - 180 ECTS
programme
Study programme ELECTRONICS
Course title English in Electrical Engineering
Course code SEL015
ECTS
(Number of credits 3
allocated)
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
Lectures 30
semester
Prerequisite(s) None
Margita Malešević, senior lecturer
Lecturer(s)

Language of instruction English

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 COURSE DESCRIPTION

• preparing students to use English language correctly and

Course objectives: 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,
Learning outcomes generation, transmission and distribution of electricity
2. describe diagrams, schemes, mathematical and algebraic
On successful formulas,
completion of this 3. present professional topics to a broader audience,
course, student should
be able to: 4. develop skills such as writing summaries, reports and
professional papers.
5. actively participate in communication in the target language

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.
Course content
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

Student workload Learning

Activity
ECTS credits 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
TOTAL 90 hours/ 3 ECTS 1,2,3,4,5

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

Performance Grade ratio

Continuous testing indicators
Ai (%) ki (%)
Class attendance and participation 70 - 100 10
Written assignment (translation, summary) 100 20
First mid-term exam 50-100 35
Second mid-term exam 50-100 35

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 FINAL ASSESSMENT

Testing indicators – final exam (first and second Performance Grade ratio
exam term) Ai (%) ki (%)
Theoretical exam (written) 50 - 100 60
Previous activities
50 - 100 40
(include all continuous testing indicators)
Testing indicators – makeup exam (third and fourth Performance Grade ratio
exam term) Ai (%) ki (%)
Theoretical exam (written) 50 - 100 60
Previous activities
50 - 100 40
(include all continuous testing indicators)

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/).