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Module Title	Communication Skills
Module Code	CA360
School	School of Computing
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Module Co-ordinator	Dr. Monica Ward	Office Number	L1.09
Level	3	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None

Module Aims

· give the students the necessary knowledge and skills to make technical
presentations in both written and oral form
· introduce the students to professional ethics and related issues

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the module, the student will be able to:
· communicate technical information in written and oral form
· understand the role of professional ethics in computing

Indicative Time Allowances
	Hours
Lectures	10
Tutorials
Laboratories
Seminars
Independent Learning Time	65

Total	75
Placements
Assignments

NOTE

Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.

Indicative Syllabus

· Oral Presentation Skills
· Presentation tools
· Technical report writing
· Ethics in Computing · role of ethics · computing as a profession · codes
of conduct

Assessment
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Indicative Reading List

Essential Supplementary Writing for Science and Engineering: Papers,
Presentations and Reports, Heather
Silyn-Roberts,Butterworth-HeinemannISBN: 0750646365
Technically Speaking: A guide for Communicating Complex Information, Jan
D'Arcy,ISBN: 0780353676
Preparing and Delivering Effective Presentations, David L Adamy, Artech
HouseISBN: 1580530176Ethics and Computing, Kevin W.Bowyer, IEEEEISBN
0780360192

Programme or List of Programmes

CAIS

BSc in Computer Applications (Inf.Sys.)

CASE

BSc in Computer Applications (Sft.Eng.)

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