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LACHONG UNIVERSITY

SYLLABUS
<114016 – English for Control and Automation Engineering >
1. General information
Course name in Vietnamese Anh văn chuyên ngành
Course name in English: English for Control and Automation
Engineering
Course code: 114016
Knowledge block: Specialized
Faculty/Department: Control and Automation Engineering
Technology
Lecturer: Dr. Phan Nhu Quan
Email: phannhuquan@lhu.edu.vn
Involved lecturer: MSc Nguyen Khan Linh
Credits: 4
Theory: 4
Practice: 0
Exercise: 0
Course characteristic Compulsory for Control and Automation
Engineering Technology students
Previous courses: English 1- 7, electronics component,
fundamental electronics, digital,
measurement and instrumentation

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2. Course description
This course equips students in the field of Control and Automation
Engineering with the main knowledge of the Specialized English, such as
specialized vocabulary, English reading comprehension method, English
syntax normally used, writing the specialized paper in English.

3. Course learning outcomes

Table 1. Course learning outcomes (CLOs)
Education
Learning
CLOs CLOs description
Outcomes
(ELO)
Ability to read and understand the literature,
CLO1 ELO4 papers in the field of Control and
Automation Engineering in English.

CLO2 ELO2 Ability to write the report in English

Ability to write the specialized paper in
CLO3 ELO4
English
Ability to seeking and read literature related
CLO4 ELO3
to the course in English
Attend class on time, compliance with
CLO5 ELO8
school rules

CLO6 ELO9 Ability to work in groups to solve problems

4. Course content and lesson plan

Table 2. Lesson plan
No.
Teaching and
(4 Assessment
Contents CLOs Learning
hour activities
activities
s)
Unit 1: Automation Teaching: A1 (10%)
CLO1
1 lecture, - The teacher
Engineering -6
discussion gives the quiz

2
 Learning: questions or a
- 15-minute test
Exchanging/discu and call the
ssing the roll to add to
unknown 10% marks of
problems in class the course
Homework: A2 (30%)
- Access to Group
https://phannhuqu students do
an.wordpress.com the essay, and
/ to download group work
literature assessment
Teaching: A1 (10%)
lecture, - The teacher
discussion gives the quiz
Learning: questions or a
- 15-minute test
Exchanging/discu and call the
ssing the roll to add to
2 Unit 2: Control System CO1-6 unknown 10% marks of
problems in class the course
Homework: A2 (30%)
- Access to Group
https://phannhuqu students do
an.wordpress.com the essay, and
/ to download group work
literature assessment
Teaching: A1 (10%)
lecture, - The teacher
discussion gives the quiz
Learning: questions or a
- 15-minute test
Exchanging/discu and call the
ssing the roll to add to
3 Unit 3: DC motor CO1-6 unknown 10% marks of
problems in class the course
Homework: A2 (30%)
- Access to Group
https://phannhuqu students do
an.wordpress.com the essay, and
/ to download group work
literature assessment
Unit 4: Electrical Teaching: A1 (10%)
4 CO1-6 lecture, - The teacher
ignition
discussion gives the quiz

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 Learning: questions or a
- 15-minute test
Exchanging/discu and call the
ssing the roll to add to
unknown 10% marks of
problems in class the course
Homework: A2 (30%)
- Access to Group
https://phannhuqu students do
an.wordpress.com the essay, and
/ to download group work
literature assessment
Teaching: A1 (10%)
lecture, - The teacher
discussion gives the quiz
Learning: questions or a
- 15-minute test
Exchanging/discu and call the
Unit 5: Proportional ssing the roll to add to
5 CO1-6 unknown 10% marks of
Control
problems in class the course
Homework: A2 (30%)
- Access to Group
https://phannhuqu students do
an.wordpress.com the essay, and
/ to download group work
literature assessment
Teaching: A1 (10%)
lecture, - The teacher
discussion gives the quiz
Learning: questions or a
- 15-minute test
Exchanging/discu and call the
Unit 6: Process ssing the roll to add to
6 CO1-6 unknown 10% marks of
control systems
problems in class the course
Homework: A2 (30%)
- Access to Group
https://phannhuqu students do
an.wordpress.com the essay, and
/ to download group work
literature assessment
Teaching: A1 (10%)
7 Unit 7: PID Control CO1-6 lecture, - The teacher
discussion gives the quiz

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 Learning: questions or a
- 15-minute test
Exchanging/discu and call the
ssing the roll to add to
unknown 10% marks of
problems in class the course
Homework: A2 (30%)
- Access to Group
https://phannhuqu students do
an.wordpress.com the essay, and
/ to download group work
literature assessment
Teaching: A1 (10%)
lecture, - The teacher
discussion gives the quiz
Learning: questions or a
- 15-minute test
Exchanging/discu and call the
Unit 8: Cathode ray ssing the roll to add to
8 CO1-6 unknown 10% marks of
tube
problems in class the course
Homework: A2 (30%)
- Access to Group
https://phannhuqu students do
an.wordpress.com the essay, and
/ to download group work
literature assessment
Teaching: A1 (10%)
lecture, - The teacher
discussion gives the quiz
Learning: questions or a
- 15-minute test
Exchanging/discu and call the
ssing the roll to add to
9 Unit 9: Alarm system CO1-6 unknown 10% marks of
problems in class the course
Homework: A2 (30%)
- Access to Group
https://phannhuqu students do
an.wordpress.com the essay, and
/ to download group work
literature assessment
Unit 10: Fuzzy Teaching: A1 (10%)
10 CO1-6 lecture, - The teacher
Control
discussion gives the quiz

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 Learning: questions or a
- 15-minute test
Exchanging/discu and call the
ssing the roll to add to
unknown 10% marks of
problems in class the course
Homework: A2 (30%)
- Access to Group
https://phannhuqu students do
an.wordpress.com the essay, and
/ to download group work
literature assessment
Teaching: A1 (10%)
lecture, - The teacher
discussion gives the quiz
Learning: questions or a
- 15-minute test
Exchanging/discu and call the
Unit 11: How to write ssing the roll to add to
11 CO1-6 unknown 10% marks of
a paper in English
problems in class the course
Homework: A2 (30%)
- Access to Group
https://phannhuqu students do
an.wordpress.com the essay, and
/ to download group work
literature assessment
Teaching: A1 (10%)
discussion - The teacher
Learning: review gives the quiz
and report questions or a
Homework: 15-minute test
review and call the
roll to add to
Review and Report 10% marks of
(30% marks of the the course
7 CO1-6
A2 (30%)
course) Each of
student groups
report their
assignments
and answer
the questions
from the class
and teacher

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 Teaching: none A3 (60%)
Learning: none The final
Homework: exam is the
review writing and
multi-choice
questions,
Final examination covering the
8 CO1-5
entire content
that the
students have
been studied
(no questions
out of the
course)

5. Course assessment
Table 3. Assessment method
Parts CLOs Rate (%)

A1. Diligence (attending class 10%

CLO1-6
and contributing to the content
of the lesson)

A2. Minor essay CLO1-6 30%

A3. Final examination CLO1-5 60%

6. Course requirements and expectations

- Attending class according to the regulations of the school
- Students have to read the literature provided by the teacher before each
lesson
- Give an unexpected-15-minute test, answering quiz questions in class
7. Literature and references
Textbook:
1. Yen, J., & Langari, R. (1999). Fuzzy logic: intelligence, control,
and information (Vol. 1). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Rererences:

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 1. Eric H. Glendinning, Norman Glendinning, Oxford English for
electrical and mechanical engineering, Oxford University Press,
1995.
2. Glendinning Eric H., McEwan John, Oxford English for
information technology, New York: Oxford, 2008.
3. Colonel Wm.T.Mclyman, Transformer And Inductor Design
Handbook, Marcel Dekker Inc . Newyork - 1988
8. Software or support tools
Dictionary:
1. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
2. https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/

Dongnai, 15-Oct-2017
Acting Dean Lecturer

PhD. Scholar. Pham Van Toan Dr. Phan Nhu Quan