Summer 2024 - CMPT 376W D100
Professional Responsibility and Technical Writing (3)
Class Number: 4060
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 6 – Aug 2, 2024: Mon, Wed, Fri, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
John Edgar
johnwill@sfu.ca
1 778 782-7534
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Prerequisites:
CMPT 105W and (CMPT 275 or CMPT 276), with a minimum grade of C-.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Covers professional writing in computing science, including format conventions and technical reports. The basis for ethical decision-making and the methodology for reaching ethical decisions concerning computing matters will be studied. Students will survey and write research papers, and both individual and group work will be emphasized. Writing.
COURSE DETAILS:
Covers professional writing in computing science, including format conventions and technical reports. The basis for ethical decision-making and the methodology for reaching ethical decisions concerning computing matters will be studied. Writing as a means to understand and reason about complex issues will be emphasized. This is a W course.
Topics
- Overview of ethical theories
- Intellectual property
- Freedom of speech online
- Privacy
- The digital divide
- Professional responsibility and professional codes of ethics
- Computers and crime
- Computers and the business world
- Computers and the government
- Writing formal papers: research skills, forming a thesis, acknowledging sources
- Revision strategies: sentence order, passive/active voice, connection, clarity, conciseness
- Practical documentation strategies (e.g., API documentation, bug reports)
Grading
NOTES:
Written Assignments (short and long), Participation and Group work (debates and other). A more detailed marking scheme will be provided in the first week of classes.
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
Ethics for the Information Age, 8th Edition, Michael J. Quinn, Pearson, 2020, 9780135217726
REQUIRED READING:
ISBN: 9780135163757
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.
Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html