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:
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Gary Bishop
- EMail: gb@cs.unc.edu
- Office: 255 Sitterson Hall
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Phone: 919-962-1886
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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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