2024 Faculty Courses School of Computing Major courses
English Presentation Skills A (Computing)
- Academic unit or major
- Major courses
- Instructor(s)
- Takenobu Tokunaga / Hiroyuki Obari
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Wed
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- XCO.U472
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 1-2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- English
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 presentations.
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.
To achieve this goal, the course will not only cover topics specific to their field of expertise, but also topics from a broader perspective, such as the SDGs and the versatility of science and technology, which are essential to consider when developing business today. Through discussion of these topics, students will be able to draw their career design and acquire the ability to recognise the capabilities necessary to realise it, including the relationship with society and ethics.
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 | Make 10 slides about CQ after you look at the CQ PDF file. |
| Class 2 | Presentation skills (Unit 1~2) | Specified in the class. |
| Class 3 | A Worldviews Study 1 Presentation skill (Unit 3) | Specified in the class. |
| Class 4 | A Worldviews Study 2 Presentation skill (Unit 4) | Specified in the class. |
| Class 5 | A presentation about a Worldviews Study Presentation skill (Unit 6) | Specified in the class. |
| Class 6 | Global leadership and the worldview Presentation skill (Unit 7) | Specified in the class. |
| Class 7 | A presentation about global leadership and the worldview Presentation skill (Unit 7) | Specified in the class. |
| Class 8 | Oxford Martin School and Oxford Internet Institute, World issues Presentation skill (Unit 8) | Specified in the class. |
| Class 9 | Oxford Martin School and Oxford Internet Institute, World issues PBL project | Specified in the class. |
| Class 10 | A presentation about the PBL project | Specified in the class. |
| Class 11 | Practice and evaluation of English presentation in specialised domain 1 | Specified in the class. |
| Class 12 | Practice and evaluation of English presentation in specialised domain 2 | Specified in the class. |
| Class 13 | Practice and evaluation of English presentation in specialised domain 3 | Specified in the class. |
| 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.
Successful Presentations (Oxford University Press)
Other PDF Files
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.