LANC 2160- FALL 24 -COURSE OUTLINE

SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
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COURSE OUTLINE

I. COURSE INFORMATION
COURSE CODE LANC 2160
COURSE TITLE ENGLISH FOR ENGINEERING I
OMAN QUALIFICATION
8
FRAMEWORK (OQF) LEVEL
CREDIT HOURS 3
CONTACT HOURS 6
LANC0600 OR LANC0601 OR LANC0602 OR FPEL0601 OR
FPEL0602 OR FPEL0603 OR FPEL0604 OR FPEL0560 OR
PRE-REQUISITES
FPEL0600 OR FPES0560 OR FPEH0560 OR FPES0600 OR
FPEH0600 OR FPES0603 OR FPEH0603 OR FPEL0700
CO-REQUISITES NA
1-WAY EQUIVALENCIES:
LANC2058, LANC2033, LANC 2034, LANC2035,
EQUIVALENT COURSES
LANC2085, LANC1102, LANC1103, LANC1104
2-WAY EQUIVALENCIES: LANC2145
INCOMPATIBLE COURSES NA
□ University Requirement □ University Elective
🗹 College Requirement □ College Elective
COURSE CATEGORY □ Department Requirement □ Department Elective
□ Specialization Requirement □ Specialization Elective
□ Other (specify):
College: Department:
COURSE OWNER
🗹Center: CPS Unit:
DELIVERY MODE 🗹 Face to Face □ Blended □ Online
🗹 Lecture □ Lecture/Lab
□ Lecture/Seminar □ Lecture/Studio
□ Lecture/Lab/Tutorial or
□ Lecture/Tutorial
Seminar
COURSE TYPE □ Tutorial □ Laboratory (Practical)
□ Field or Work Placement □ Studio
□ Seminar □ Internship
□ Workshop □ Project
□ Thesis □ Other (specify):
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION English
LANC 2160 is the first of two credit English language courses required
by the College of Engineering. The course introduces students to topics
within the various disciplines of Engineering offered by the college
using authentic texts and videos. Using an integrated skills approach,
COURSE DESCRIPTION students practice and enhance their academic English skills with a
particular focus on reading and listening comprehension, writing
development, research, and presentation. In addition, there is some
focus on developing academic and technical vocabulary as well as core
grammatical structures.
□ Augmented Reality □ Flipped Classroom
🗹Blended Learning □ Problem-Based Learning
TEACHING AND LEARNING
□ Discovery-Based Learning 🗹Project-Based Learning
STRATEGIES
□ Student-Led Learning 🗹Team-Based Learning
□ Work-Based Learning □ Other (specify):
🗹 In-term examination(s)
🗹 Quizzes (5%) □ Other
ASSESSMENT COMPONENT AND (35%)
(specify):
WEIGHT □ Homework assignments (%) 🗹 Project (20 %)
( %)
🗹□ Final examination (40 %) □ Practical/ Lab (%)
English for Engineering I: an integrated in-house coursebook
TEXTBOOKS AND EDUCATIONAL available in hard and digital copies.
MATERIAL Moodle Course Page: English skills practice, all course materials, and
useful internet links
GRADING METHOD 🗹 A-F Scale □ Pass/Not Pass □ Other (specify):
GRADING METHOD DESCRIPTION
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A-F GRADING SCALE: Range Letter Grade
on
PASS/NOT PASS:

OTHER:

II. SEMESTER INFORMATION

SEMESTER/YEAR Fall 2024 SECTION(S)
DAY AND TIME Check the Portal VENUE(S)
COURSE COORDINATOR Ms. Shobha Nandagopal COURSE TEAM Refer to the
Coordinator
COORDINATOR OFFICE 1076 OFFICE HOURS Sun: 2-4
Mon:10-12
Tues: 12-2
Wed: 10-12
COORDINATOR EXTENSION 2141 COORDINATOR EMAIL shobha@squ.edu.om

III. ALIGNMENT OF COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO), PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLO), GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES (GA),
AND OMAN QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK (OQF) CHARACTERISTICS

PLO SQU Graduate OQF

CLO Attributes Characteristics

1. Skim engineering-related texts for main ideas 1. COGNITIVE 1. KNOWLEDGE

and distinguish between main ideas and CAPABILITIES
details.
2. Scan engineering- related texts for details 2. SKILL AND 2. SKILLS
and demonstrate comprehension of specific PROFESSION
information.
CAPABILITY
3. Make inferences using contextual clues in
engineering-related texts.
4. Read engineering-related texts and
synthesize them into notes.
5. Demonstrate comprehension of main ideas in 1. COGNITIVE 1. KNOWLEDGE
engineering-related audio scripts.
CAPABILITIES
6. Demonstrate comprehension of specific 2. SKILL AND 2. SKILLS
information in engineering-related audio scripts.
PROFESSION
7. Make inferences using contextual clues in
CAPABILITY
engineering-related audio scripts.
3. EFFECTIVE 5. COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION

8. Write a concise and coherent summary of an 1. COGNITIVE 1. KNOWLEDGE

engineering-related text using notes.
CAPABILITIES
9. Write a coherent essay on a given 2. SKILL AND 2. SKILLS
engineering-related topic by extracting
PROFESSION
information from multiple texts.
10. Write with accuracy and appropriacy of CAPABILITY
grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure.
3. EFFECTIVE 5. COMMUNICATION
11. Identify the correct use of targeted COMMUNICATION
grammatical structures.
12. Make intelligent deductions about the meaning 1. COGNITIVE 1. KNOWLEDGE
of new words from their context and/or
CAPABILITIES
morphology.
2. SKILL AND 2. SKILLS
13. Demonstrate knowledge of general and
academic English vocabulary related to PROFESSION
Engineering topics. CAPABILITY

3. EFFECTIVE 5. COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION

14. Interpret and demonstrate comprehension of 1. COGNITIVE 1. KNOWLEDGE

graphically presented data (maps, charts, CAPABILITIES

graphs, and tables). 2. SKILL AND 2. SKILLS

PROFESSION

CAPABILITY

3. EFFECTIVE 5. COMMUNICATION,
COMMUNICATION NUMERACY
15. Apply and demonstrate the project-related skills 1. COGNITIVE 1. KNOWLEDGE
of researching, annotating, note taking,
CAPABILITIES
summarizing, outlining, organizing, drafting, and
editing. 2. SKILLS
16. Produce a well-structured and accurately 2. SKILL AND
designed Google Site with content that follows PROFESSION

APA referencing guidelines. CAPABILITY 5. COMMUNICATION,

3. EFFECTIVE NUMERACY,
17. Deliver a well-organized and effective
presentation on an engineering-related topic COMMUNICATION INFORMATION
using visual aids. COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
3. AUTONOMY AND
RESPONSIBILITY
4. AUTONOMY,
LEADERSHIP AND 6. EMPLOYABILITY AND
ACCOUNTABILITY VALUES
5. RESPONSIBILITY
AND COMMITMENT

IV. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOS) AND ASSESSMENT CRITERIA AND METHODS (FOR EACH CLO)
CLOS 1-4 & 14: READING
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE, THE STUDENT ASSESSMENT METHODS
MUST)

A) Exam Answer Key Reading Midterm and Final Exam

(Satisfactory Achievement on Exams)

CLOS 5-7: LISTENING

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE, THE STUDENT ASSESSMENT METHODS
MUST)

A) Exam Answer Key Listening Midterm and Final Exam

(Satisfactory Achievement on Exams)

CLOS 8-10: WRITING

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE, THE STUDENT ASSESSMENT METHODS
MUST)

A) Task Response Writing Midterm and Final Exam

(minimum requirements for satisfactory)
B) Organization
(minimum requirements for satisfactory)

C) Lexical Resource
(minimum requirements for satisfactory)

D) Grammatical Range and Accuracy

(minimum requirements for satisfactory)

CLOS 11-12: LANGUAGE USE

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE, THE STUDENT ASSESSMENT METHODS
MUST)

A) Exam Answer Key Two Supervised Online Moodle Quizzes

(Satisfactory Achievement on Exams)

CLO 13 – VOCABULARY
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE, THE STUDENT ASSESSMENT METHODS
MUST)

A) Exam Answer Key Vocabulary Midterm and Final Exam

(Satisfactory Achievement on Exams)

B)
CLOS 14-17: PROJECT
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE, THE STUDENT ASSESSMENT METHODS
MUST)

A) Process- (minimum requirements for Assignments A1, A2, A3, A4, A5

satisfactory)

A1-Mind Mapping & formulating

research questions
A2- Researching, selecting &
referencing source
A3- Annotating & taking paraphrased
notes
A4 – Summarizing sources and
synthesizing the summaries to
answer the research questions
A5- Organising and maintaining an e-
project folder.
B) Product - Assignment A6
(minimum requirements for satisfactory)
A6- Creating content and designing an online platform
for displaying project work
C) Presentation- Assignment A7
(minimum requirements for satisfactory)
A7-Delivering a 7–10-minute team presentation
using slides supported by an outline

V. COURSE CONTENT AND SCHEDULE

WEEK LECTURES # TOPICS/ SUBJECTS READINGS/ REMARKS (e.g., ASSESSMENTS)
CHAPTERS

1 1-3 -Course Introduction

- Civil Engineering Chapter 1.1-4
-Active Learning
Project
Chapter 5.1
2 4-6 -Civil Engineering Chapter 1.5-9
-Active Learning
Chapter 5.2
Project
3 7-9 -Civil Engineering Chapter 1.10-14
-Active Learning
Chapter 5.2
Project
4 10-12 -Civil Engineering Chapter 1.15
-Active Learning
Chapter 5.2
Project
-Summary Writing Appendix 1
Practice
Appendix 5
-Vocabulary Practice –
-Chapter 1
5 13-15 -Mechanical Chapter 2.1-4
Engineering
Chapter 5.2
-Active Learning
Project Appendix 1
-Summary Writing
Practice
6 16-18 -Mechanical Chapter 2.5
Engineering
 -Active Learning Chapter 5.2
Project
-Summary Writing
Practice Appendix 1
-Language Use 1-
Moodle
Practice

7 19-21 -Mechanical Chapter 2.6-8 Language Use Test 1

Engineering
Chapter 5.2
-Active Learning
Project
-Summary Writing
Appendices 1, 3,4,5
Reading, Listening &
Vocabulary Practice
8 22-24 Mid Semester Exam-
Independent Learning
Reading, Listening ,
Vocabulary & Writing
9 25-27 -Chemical Engineering Chapter 3.1-4
-Active Learning
Chapter 5.2
Project
-Two-point Essay Appendix 2
Writing
10 28-30 -Chemical Engineering Chapter 3.5-7
-Active Learning
Chapter 5.3
Project
-Two-point Essay Appendix 2
Writing
11 31-33 -Chemical Chapter 3.8-9
Engineering
Chapter 5.3
-Active Learning
Project Appendix 2
-Two-point Essay
Writing
12 34-36 -Chemical Chapter 3.10-11
Engineering -Electrical
Chapter 4.1-2
Engineering &
Mechatronics Chapter 5.3
-Active Learning
Project
-Two-point Essay Appendix 2
Writing
13 37-39 -Electrical Engineering Chapter 4.3-5
& Mechatronics
-Active Learning
 Project Chapter 5.4
-Two-point Essay
Appendix 2
Writing
14 40-42 -Electrical Chapter 4.6-10
Engineering &
Mechatronics
-Active Learning Chapter 5.4
Project
Appendix 2
-Two-point Essay
Writing Moodle
-Language Use 2-
Practice
15 43-45 -Two-Point Essay Appendices 2, 3,4,5 Language Use Test 2
-Writing, Reading,
Presentation
Listening &
Vocabulary Practice

16 Final Exam - Reading, Listening, Vocabulary & Writing

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VI. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (e.g., RUBRICS, etc.)

VII. STUDENTS RESPONSIBILITIES

It is the student’s responsibility to know and comply with all University Academic Regulations relevant
to participation in this course. These regulations specifically include attendance requirements and
student academic code of conduct.
ACADEMIC The University expects the students to approach their academic endeavors with
INTEGRITY the highest academic integrity. Please refer to the Undergraduate Academic
Regulations.
ADD AND DROP Students who wish to drop or add the course should review the Undergraduate
Academic Regulations.
ATTENDANCE Sultan Qaboos University has a clear requirement for students to attend courses,
detailed in the Undergraduate Academic Regulations.
ASSESSMENT AND To ensure the provision of a sound and fair assessment and grading, please review
GRADING the Undergraduate Academic Regulations.
GRADE APPEAL Students who wish to appeal their grades should review the Undergraduate
Academic Regulations.
CLASSROOM Students are expected to dress professionally during class time as required by the
POLICIES University. Use of phones or any other electronic devices in the classroom during
class time is strictly prohibited. Unauthorized use may lead to faculty member
confiscation of the device for the remainder of the class. Behavior that persistently
or grossly interferes with classroom activities is considered disruptive behavior and
may be subject to disciplinary action. A student responsible for disruptive behavior
may be required to leave the class.
LATE AND MAKE- Students are required to meet the course objectives by submitting coursework no
UP WORK later than the assigned due date. Students may be allowed to submit late work if
approved by the course coordinator. Assignments submitted after the due date
may be penalized.
MISSED All quizzes, tests, clinical evaluations, and exams must be completed by the date
EVALUATIONS they are assigned. If a quiz, test, or exam is missed due to a documented
emergency situation (e.g., medical emergency, death in the immediate family), it
is the student’s responsibility to contact the instructor.
OTHER
 Course Outline Appendix
A. PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. XXXX
2. XXXX
3. XXXX

B. SQU Graduate Attributes

1. Cognitive Capabilities
2. Skill and Professional Capability
3. Effective Communication
4. Autonomy and Leadership
5. Responsibility and Commitment
6. Development and Innovation
C. OQF Characteristics
1. Knowledge
2. Skills
3. Communication, Numeracy, and Information and Communication Technology Skills.
4. Autonomy and Responsibility
5. Employability and Values
6. Learning to learn