Course detail

English for Municipal Engineers

FAST-NYB003Acad. year: 2022/2023

The aim of the course is to teach vocabulary and conversation on the topics in the Municipal Engineering field of study.
Presentation and listening skills and reading comprehension practice using professional sources within the particular field of study.


Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Lucie Strnadová

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

B1 level of English according to CEFR

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Not applicable.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Materiály zpracované vyučující kurzu. (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPC-MI Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Lucie Strnadová

Syllabus

1. Studying at University; Civil Engineering Branches 2. Civil Engineering Terminology; Numbers and Shapes 3. Building Materials; Properties of Materials 4. Types of Buildings; Basic Structural Elements 5. Parts of a House; Exterior of a House 6. Giving a Presentation; Presentation Skills 7. Public Sector in Economics 8. Urban Planning; Public Spaces 9. Urbanism; Transportation 10. Public Utility Systems; Wastewater Treatment 11. Sustainable Living; Green Buildings 12. Town & Country Planning and Building Code 13. Building Permit; Revision