Communications for Software Engineers I

Recommended Prerequisites

Professionals of Software Engineering.

Teaching Methods

This course is designed for graduate students in software engineering. Technical communication experts introduce principles and approaches for writing and speaking effectively. Students have opportunities to practice writing, speaking, and listening skills. Documents and presentations for the MSE Studio and core courses are integrated into seminar instruction. Class participation is essential.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, students will: recognize the importance of situational analysis, planning and revision; create documents that are correct, clear, concise, achieve the desired goals of the writer, and meet the needs of the reader; deliver individual oral presentations that are interesting and direct, and effectively collaborate with a team to produce high-quality work products; apply the principles of effective communication to one's own written and oral presentations, while providing positive, helpful feedback to their peers.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Writing process; situational analysis; presentations in Methods class; document families; document layout, templates, important elements; reading more efficiently; writing statements of work (SOWs); schema; writing Studio proposals; writing collaboratively; project descriptions, “elevator speeches”; giving presentations; creating presentation materials.

Head Lecturer(s)

Scott Matthew Culp

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Homework, class participation, class work (presentations, writing, quizzes), final exam or major paper: 100.0%

Bibliography

Reporting Technical Information 11th edition, Houp, Pearsall, Tebeaux, and Dragga, (Oxford University Press).