2020 Faculty Courses School of Computing Major courses
English Presentation Skills A (Computing)
- Academic unit or major
- Major courses
- Instructor(s)
- Hiroyuki Obari
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Wed (W834)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- XCO.U472
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course teaches Master's degree program students various skills for presenting their research results in English through writing academic papers, oral and poster presentation.
This course aims to make students acquire the ability to write academic papers and to present their work at international conferences through lectures and practices.
Course description and aims
At the end of the course, students should be able to
(1) write academic papers in English,
(2) prepare effective presentation materials, and
(3) present their own work in English oral/poster presentation.
Keywords
writing academic papers, oral presentation skill, poster presentation skill
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
The class is twofold: lectures on presentation skills and practices for improving the skills
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation, self-introduction in English, evaluation of English proficiency | Specified in the class |
| Class 2 | Digital storytelling, practice of English presentation 1 | |
| Class 3 | Useful expressions in English presentation, practice of English presentation 2 | |
| Class 4 | Writing skills of international conference papers, practice of English presentation 3 | |
| Class 5 | Presentation skill at international conferences, practice of English presentation 4 | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rR323nlBvqxCntUbH25njbwToZ0_AdGM?usp=sharing |
| Class 6 | Preparation of effective presentation materials, practice of English presentation Unit 3 and Unit 6 | |
| Class 7 | Skills using mobile technologies at presentation, practice of English presentation 6 | |
| Class 8 | Useful expression at question and answering, practice of English presentation 7 | |
| Class 9 | Writing skills of academic journal papers, practice of English presentation 8 | |
| Class 10 | Skill of effective presentations, practice of English presentation 9 | |
| Class 11 | Practice and evaluation of English presentation in specialised domain 1 | |
| Class 12 | Practice and evaluation of English presentation in specialised domain 2 | |
| Class 13 | Practice and evaluation of English presentation in specialised domain 3 | |
| Class 14 | Total evaluation, evaluation of English proficiency |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Not specified．
Reference books, course materials, etc.
理系たまごシリーズ (4)理系英語のプレゼンテーション．アルク出版2007年．
Evaluation methods and criteria
presentation in the class (30%), English proficiency (30%), Report (20%), Contribution to the class (20%)
Related courses
- CSC.T377 ： English Writing and Presentation Skills (Computer Science)
Prerequisites
None.