Course Description
Targeted instruction and significant practice in the communications required for careers in computer science. The curriculum covers written, oral and interpersonal communication. Students will hand in short pieces of writing each week, will make oral presentations several times in the semester, and will work together in simulated project meetings and other realistic scenarios of pair and small group interaction. This can be used to satisfy the writing requirement in CSC programs.
Syllabus.
All announcements will be made on the course message board.
Course Staff
Instructor: Lisa Zhang
Office Hours: MF11:00-12:00, W13:00-14:00
Office: DH3068
Email: lczhang [at] cs [dot] toronto [dot] edu
Please include "CSC290" in your email subject.
Tentative Schedule
| Date | Material | Reading | Deadline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Jan 7 | Lecture: Tutorial:
| RequiredRecommended | |
| Week 2 | Jan 14 | Lecture: Tutorial:
| Required
| Blog (Jan 20) |
| Week 3 | Jan 21 | Lecture: RGASC Drop In for Critical Review Jan 24th 1pm-4pm North Building 3rd Floor Tutorial:
| Required | Critical Review (Jan 27) |
| Week 4 | Jan 28 | Lecture: Tutorial:
| Required | |
| Week 5 | Feb 4 | Lecture:
Tutorial:
| Required
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| Week 6 | Feb 11 | Lecture: Tutorial:
| Required Optional | |
Reading week, no class / tutorial | RecommendedBook Recommendations | Blog (Feb 24) | ||
| Week 7 | Feb 25 | Lecture:
Tutorial:
| Documentation (Mar 3) | |
| Week 8 | Mar 4 | Lecture:
Tutorial:
| Critical Review Edits (Mar 10) | |
| Week 9 | Mar 11 | Lecture: Tutorial:
| Required | |
| Week 10 | Mar 18 | Lecture: Tutorial:
| Project Repoistory (Mar 20) | |
| Week 11 | Mar 25 | Lecture:
Tutorial:
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| Week 12 | Apr 1 | Lecture:
Tutorial:
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Final Examination Schedule You can find old csc290 exams here. Keep in mind that the content covered each term may be different. | ||||