Course Description

This course is an integral part of the senior project report and will emphasize writing skills in both the academic and professional realms.  A review of basic sentence, paragraph and essay structure will be presented as well as instruction on how to gather and organize information.  The students will become familiar with audience targeted writing; report formatting, graphics, document design and oral presentations. Students will review and master basic patterns and elements of the sentence, sentence and paragraph structure, essay writing, information structure and report writing focusing on the process and structure.  The students will explore how to effectively design their documents with various computer design features, focus on writing and editing, hone their research and organizational skills, be able to analyse their intended audience and become familiar with various types of technical reports, libraries, documentation, cross-referencing and writing ethics.

Course ID: BSTC -442

Credit hours Theory Practical Laboratory Lecture Studio Contact hours Pre-requisite
2 3 3 BSTC - 302
Published on: 12 May 2014
Last update on: 07 August 2022
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