Norwegian

Gathering of information and cooperation. Written texts, fiction and non-fiction. Language, argumentation and communication processes. Written and oral presentations. Project work.

Knowledge

Candidates who have passed this course have knowledge of:

- communication processes and how communication can be adapted to situation, aim and receiver.

- basic project theory.

- the importance of reading in connection to own language development.

- different genres within fictional and non-fictional literature, and know how literature can educate us about the development in society now and before.

- basic development within the history of the language enlighting today's challenges within language and communication.

- differences and similarities between bokmål and nynorsk, and their most important features.

Skills

Candidates who have passed this course can:

- define aims of communication and adapt level and form of what is to be conveyed to a receiver in a specific situation.

- write clearly and linguistically correct.

- write and structure reasoning texts such as discussions and reports.

- create clear, targeted and user-friendly functional texts such as reports, project documents, summaries, notes, letters, e-mails and meeting documents.

- analyze the use of rhetorical methods in fictional and non-fictional texts, and are able to argue in a successful manner.

- plan, structure and conduct oral presentations.

- plan and conduct meetings and discussions.

General competence

Candidates who have passed this course can:

- understand the importance communication and written competence has in professional and academic development, and in the engineering profession.

- express themselves written and orally in contexts relevant for an engineer.

- treat subject material in a critical, analytical and systematic manner.

- use suitable strategies to read, take notes and develop an understanding of terms.

- cooperate efficiently in groups.

- obtain information from various sources and use them in a critical, appropriate and accountable manner.

Lectures, group work, projects, self-activity, peer assessment, use of ICT. Oral and written learning activities.