1 Course Lecturer: Ghada Gashgari
ةيدوعسلا ةيبرعلا ةكلمملا يلاعلا ميلعتلا ةرازو زيزعل ادبع كلملا ةعماج
تامولعملا ةينقت ةدامع تانبلا تايلك عرف
Technical Writing CPIT 221 Outline
Semester 1, 2012, 1433
King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Computing and
Information Technology Colleges Branch
Course Information
This course covers the fundamentals of technical communication. In a collaborative classroom community, students develop the strategies and skills needed to plan, propose, research, reference, organize, write, and revise a formal technical research report.
Secondary objectives focus on enhancing other forms of technical communication including presentation and job skills. Key topics include: CVs, cover letters, job interviews, presentation skills, five stages of the writing process: (1) Preparation (developing a research question, proposals), (2) Research (primary research sources, Internet sources, direct quotations & paraphrasing, referencing sources), (3)
Organization, (4) First Draft (abstract, introduction, conclusion), and (5) Revision (sentence and paragraph structure, layout & design, report supplements)
Aims
The purpose of this course is:
Help students to improve their writing skills by learning successful writing strategies.
Improve other forms of technical communication such as presentation and job skills.
Pre-requisites
NoneTimetable of Classes
Room Time
Day Type
TBC 8:00 – 9:20
Sunday, Tuesday Lecture
TBC TBC
TBC Lab
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2 Course Lecturer: Ghada Gashgari
ةيدوعسلا ةيبرعلا ةكلمملا يلاعلا ميلعتلا ةرازو زيزعل ادبع كلملا ةعماج
تامولعملا ةينقت ةدامع تانبلا تايلك عرف
Technical Writing CPIT 221 Outline
Semester 1, 2012, 1433
King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Computing and
Information Technology Colleges Branch
Textbook
“THE HANDBOOK OF TECHNICAL WRITING”, 9th Edition By Gerald J. Alred
Instructor information
Name: Ghada GashgariOffice Hours: 8:30 – 10:00 Saturday & Monday Email: [email protected]
Website: http://ggashgari.kau.edu.sa
Academic Dishonesty Policy
Cheating and Plagiarism: Cheating is defined as the attempt, successful or not, to give and/or or obtain information by illicit means in meeting any academic requirements, including examinations. Plagiarism is defined as the use, without proper
acknowledgment, of the ideas, phrases, sentences, or larger units of discourse from another writer or speaker. Students are expected to know and abide by the policy as stated in the college catalogue.
Student Behavior: All KAU students are expected to behave according to accepted norms that ensure a climate wherein all can exercise their right to learn. Such norms are set forth in the College catalogue. Pleas be sure that you have read and understood that section. No faculty member will tolerate classroom behavior that violates these norms.
Such behavior will be grounds for withdrawal from the class, or failure of the course.
