Note: This course is open to graduate students only. Priority will be given to students in the Chemical Engineering Department and to Ph.D. students. If you would like to enroll in this course, please contact the instructor, Jeff Ward, by email: jeffward@ntu.edu.tw.

Prerequisite: Intermediate English ability

General Course Description: This course will provide an introduction to technical communication in English for chemical engineers, including English grammar, vocabulary, manuscript preparation, and oral presentation.

Course Objectives: Students will learn how to prepare a technical report or manuscript for publishing chemical engineering research in English, and how to make a technical oral presentation in English. As a course project, students will be asked to prepare a manuscript and oral presentation based on their own research.

Textbook: to be announced

Detailed Course Outline:
English Grammar
Sentence structure
Verb tense and voice
Problem words
Illogical rules in English

Technical Writing Essentials
Manuscript organization
Use of equations
Use of tables and figures
Citations and bibliography
Ethics in publishing

Other Written Communication
Reviewing a manuscript
Responding to criticism
Letters and email

Oral communication
Preparation of computer presentations (PowerPoint slides)
Oral delivery

Evaluation and Assessment:
Final Project: 30%
Final Presentation: 20%
Homework: 30%
Class participation: 20%