Area: | Department of First Year Engineering Studies |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Introduction, technology and socio-economic institutions, case studies of German companies, The German-Australian business connection, German-Australian university connections, future perspectives amd revision and field trip. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit, students will have - An appreciation of the societal development of Germany from ruins to a leading industrial nation in Europe. Understanding of the complex interaction between German society and technology. An insight into the German education system. A basic understanding of the principles of the German language. Ability to apply the principles of sentence structure and language register to self-study exercises with the help of language dictionaries. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Craig, G. A.(1991), The Germans, London, Penguin Books. Hubl, L. (1990), Problems of Economic Reform in the German Democratic Republic, Perth, Curtin University of Technology, School of Economics and Finance. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Final written examination 50% (30% related to the lecture component, 20% from the language work), Continuous Assessment (lang.) 40%, Oral Test 10% This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 91503 Northern European Languages | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Supplemental | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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