TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION FOR INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS

Catalog description

Helps students develop comprehension of university-level academic material, engage in classroom discussions, and make academic presentations. Comprehension topics include note-taking skills and understanding organizational structures and signals used by university academic lecturers and discussions in STEM-related fields. Presentation skill development activities prepare students for COMM 111Z and COMM 218Z , focusing on incorporating outside research from library sources (such as academic journals, newspapers, magazines, and textbooks) and working together with other students. Emphasis on group participation, equal sharing of group projects, self-evaluation, and critiques of the presentation styles of peers and lecturers.