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IAT103W-1-2012.pdf
Credit Hours: 3
Instructors:
Kate Hennessy
Location: SFU Surrey, Room 2750
Semester: Spring 2012
Course Description:
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 in today’s infosphere 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.
Course Objectives:
The goal of Design Communication & Collaboration is to teach students essential skills to enable them to negotiate their first year coursework successfully and provide a strong foundation for the rest of their academic careers. 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 students to practice and develop writing, communication and interpersonal skills, and make that expertise transferable from the classroom to the workplace.
Learning Outcomes:
Students will:
- apply, practice, and enhance their interpersonal, online, oral and written communication skills in preparation for future academic or professional situations
- identify diversity, gender and cultural issues that affect the dynamics involved in interpersonal and group communication
- identify team problem solving strategies and methods for conflict resolution
- practice team building skills and interpersonal communication, and public speaking skills that will support a team presentation
- identify the core principles upon which effective professional writing is based
- identify and develop effective strategies for credible academic and professional research
- practice how to interpret, generate, compose and revise reasonable arguments within a persuasive writing process
Delivery Method:
Lecture (LEC)
The course employs the following principles and overall teaching approach:
- activity-based learning
- individual, team and group work
- discussions
- reflective writing
- oral presentations
- inquiry – research activities
- critical reading and note-taking
- writing and revision workshops
Learning Activities + Evaluation:
Individual: 75%
Team: 25%
Team Work:
- Team teaching presentation: 15 %
- Participation: 10%
Individual:
- Reflective writing: 15%
- Online research & working bibliography: 20%
- Research paper: 40% (10% Critical summary; 10% Draft argument; 20% Final paper)
Texts, Resources + Materials:
Required Texts:
“IAT103W: Design Communication & Collaboration” (2011); Custom Publication for Simon Fraser University; McGraw-Hill Ryerson; ISBN 9780070948051
“They Say, I Say with Readings: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing” (2009) by Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein, Russell Durst; Norton Publishing; ISBN 9780393931747
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated: September 27, 2011
These course outlines are drafts and are subject to change.
