Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2018 - IAT 103W D100

Design Communication and Collaboration (3)

Class Number: 4685

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 3 – Apr 10, 2018: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Surrey

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Teaches essential skills for negotiating first-year course work successfully. Covers the principles, practice and understanding of effective communication, research, critical thinking, and teamwork with a focus on issues central to the practice of IAT as a profession. Presents opportunities to practice and develop interpersonal skills and make that expertise transferable to the workplace. Writing.

COURSE DETAILS:

In today’s dynamic work and learning environments, students need to be prepared to deal with the numerous and diverse choices presented within their academic studies, the future workplace, and their personal lives. The abundance of information available will only create a more informed citizenry if we can all develop a complementary cluster of abilities that enable us to use and disseminate information effectively.

The goal of Design Communication & Collaboration is to teach you essential skills that will enable you to negotiate your first year coursework successfully and provide a strong foundation for the rest of your academic career. This course teaches the principles, practice and understanding of effective communication, research, critical thinking and teamwork that are needed within both face-to-face and virtual environments. The course’s assignments and activities present a variety of practical learning opportunities for you to practice and develop writing, communication and interpersonal skills, and make that expertise transferable from classroom to workplace.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Learning Outcomes

Students will:

- Practice team building skills, interpersonal communication and public speaking skills that will support a team presentation.

- Critique writing based on the core principles of effective professional writing.

- Develop effective strategies for credible academic and professional research and implement these in an academic research paper.

- Create writing based on the core principles of effective professional writing.

- Practice how to interpret, generate, compose, and revise reasonable arguments within a persuasive writing process.

Grading

  • Portfolio 20%
  • Participation & Quizzes 10%
  • Writing Assignments 10%
  • Team Presentation 15%
  • Midterm 15%
  • Research Paper 30%

NOTES:

Note: This outline is a draft and subject to change.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

"They Say / I Say:  The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing" (2016) by Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein; 3rd Edition; W.W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393617436

"Emotional Design:  Why We Love or Hate Everyday Things" (2005) by Don Norman; 1st Edition; Basic Books
ISBN: 9780465051366

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/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

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS