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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
CMSK 0102 (Communication Skills)
This course is designed to provide students with the various skills
needed to communicate more effectively in the workplace.
Learning Strategies; Learning Strategies; Writing Skills I; Technical
Reading and Writing; Technical Presentations; Employment Skills I
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
CMSK 0103 (Communication Skills)
This course is designed to provide vocational students with the various
skills needed to communicate more effectively in the workplace.
Learning Strategies; Technical Writing; Oral Reporting; Informal
Report Writing; The Job Search; Technical Correspondence
Duration - 10 weeks
Lectures - 4 hours/week for 10 weeks = 40 hours
CMSK 0202 (Communication Skills)
This course is designed to provide students with the various skills
needed to communicate more effectively in the workplace.
Employment Skills II; Writing Skills II; Informal Reports; Technical
Descriptions; Technical Presentations
Prerequisite - CMSK 0102 (Communication Skills)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
CMSK 0203 (Communication Skills)
This course is designed to provide students with the various
skills needed to communicate effectively in the workplace.
Specifically, it focuses on interpersonal communication, technical
writing, business correspondence, informal reports, and technical
presentations.
Interpersonal Communication; Technical Writing; Business
Correspondence; Informal Reports; Technical Presentations
Prerequisite - None
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3/0
CMSK 0300 (Employment Skills)
This course is designed to introduce students to the critical
elements of effective job search techniques.
The Labour Market, Job Search Documents, Other Employmentrelated
Correspondence, The Job Interview
Prerequisite - Successful completion of all term two courses
Duration - 5 weeks
Lectures - 3/0
CMSK 1100 (Introduction to Technical Reporting)
This course is designed to teach technology students the fundamentals
of technical communication in both oral and written forms. Emphasis
is on strategies of technical researching, writing and presenting.
Introduction; Writing Skills; Technical Writing; Technical Abstracts;
Technical Descriptions; Technical Presentations
Duration - 13 weeks
Lecture - 3 hours/week
CMSK 1102 (Technical Communication I)
This course is to provide technology students with an opportunity
to develop effective written and oral technical communication skills.
Emphasis is on fundamentals of technical writing. Preparing for
job searches and writing employment-related documents are also
introduced.
Communication Process; Technical Writing Fundamentals;
Technical Definitions, Descriptions and Processes; Technical
Processes; Job Search
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 4 hours/week
CMSK 1103 (Introduction to Technical
Communications and Computer Applications)
This course is designed to teach technology students the
fundamentals of technical communication and computer
applications. Emphasis is on strategies of technical researching,
writing, and presenting.
Introduction; Writing Skills; Software Applications; Technical Writing;
Technical Abstracts; Technical Descriptions; Technical Presentations
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
Laboratories - 1 hour/week
CMSK 1104 (Introduction to Technical Reporting)
The purpose of this course is to provide technology students with
the opportunity to develop effective technical reporting skills in
both oral and written forms. Emphasis is on the characteristics of
technical writing and reading, research gathering and analysis,
and the strategies for technical reporting and presenting.
Technical Writing and Reading Fundamentals; Research
Strategies: Information Gathering, Analysis, and Documentation;
Proposal Writing; Semi-Formal/Formal Technical Report Writing;
Oral Technical Reporting.
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 4 hours/week
CMSK 1200 (Technical Reporting)
This course is designed to help technology students apply criteria
for structuring informal and formal reports. Various report formats
will be examined with emphasis on research, organization, and
documentation. Oral reporting techniques will be enhanced
through formal technical report and persuasive presentations.
The Strategy of Technical Reporting; Informal Report Writing; Formal
Report Writing; Technical Presentations; Technical Correspondence
Prerequisite - CMSK 1100 (Introduction to Technical Reporting)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week
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