Teacher       COMP 915, Spring 2008

Technical Communication in Computer Science
(The course formerly numbered COMP 321)



News of the day:   Readings in the 10th edition of McKeachie are in a folder in the
                              reading room, immediately to the right as you enter the room.
Instructors:
        Gary Bishop
EMail: gb@cs.unc.edu
Office:  255 Sitterson Hall
          Phone: 919-962-1886
 
        Stephen Weiss
EMail: weiss@cs.unc.edu
Office: 159 Sitterson Hall
Phone: 919-962-1888
Class Location: Fridays 9:30-10:50 in Sitterson 115

Grading

          Based on assignments, class teaching performance, and participation.  Broad curve.
          Two free late assignments if turned in next class; other lates are half credit.



Text Book
McKeachie, Wilbert J., Teaching Tips, Twelfth edition, Houghton Mifflin, 2006

          Other readings will be handed out in class or available on the web.
Miscellaneous

Name and date on everything you give us.  Also, keep a copy for yourself.


Course links

          
  Course Objectives
            Course Plan         
            Schedule of 25-minute talks
            Slides from talks
            Center for Teaching and Learning
           
Instrument of Student Judicial Governance
            Computer Science addendum to the Honor Code
            Registrar's memo number 8
            Registrar's memo number 24
            The wandering "only"
     

           Jan 11: Why get a Ph.D?
          
Jan 11: Public speaking
          
Assignment 1 (due January 18, 2008)
          
Felder paper
           Assignment 2 (due January 25, 2008)
           Assignment 3 (due February 1, 2008)
           Assignment 4 (due February 8, 2008)
           Assignment 5 (due February 15, 2008)
           Assignment 6 (due February 22, 2008)
           Assignment 7 (due February 29, 2008)
           Assignment 8 (due March 7, 2008)
           Assignment 9 (due April 4, 2008)
           Assignment 10 (due April 11, 2008)
           Assignment 11 (due April 18, 2008)
           Assignment 12 (due April 25, 2008)
         

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