CMPT 376 Lecture Notes

  1. Course Introduction [Course Introduction slides]
  2. Why Write? [Why Write? slides]
  3. Understanding Style [Understanding Style slides]
  4. Correctness [Correctness slides]
  5. Your Audience [Your Audience slides]
  6. Using Sources [Using Sources slides]
  7. Actions [Actions slides]
  8. Characters [Characters slides]
  9. Cohesion & Coherence [Cohesion & Coherence slides]
  10. API Documentation [API Documentation slides]
  11. Emphasis [Emphasis slides]
  12. Midterm Review [Midterm Review slides]
  13. Concision [Concision slides]
  14. Shape [Shape slides]
  15. Motivation [Motivation slides]
  16. Figures and Diagrams [Figures and Diagrams slides]
  17. Global Coherence [Global Coherence slides]
  18. Kinds of Writing [Kinds of Writing slides]
  19. Final Review [Final Review slides]

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Schedule

WeekLecture HourDateStarting Point
11May 9Intro
12May 11Why Write?
13May 13Correctness
24May 16Correctness In-Class Exercise
25May 18Audience: Concerns & Characteristics
26May 20lecture cancelled
3May 23Victoria Day holiday 👸
37May 25Audience: Motivation
38May 27Using Sources
49May 30Sources: Using Quotations
410June 1Actions: principles
411June 3Actions: red flags
512June 6Characters: Fixing It
513June 8Characters: Active and Passive Voice
514June 10Cohesion & Coherence
615June 13Cohesion & Coherence: Monotony
616June 15API Docs: Reference
617June 17API Docs: In-Class Exercise
718June 20Emphasis
719June 22Midterm review then Creating Emphasis
720June 24Midterm exam
821June 27Concision
822June 29Concision: Replacing Phrases
8July 1Canada Day holiday 🍁
923July 4lecture cancelled
924July 6Concision: Hedges & Intensifiers
925July 8Shape: Don't Interrupt
1026July 11Shape: In-Class Exercise
1027July 13Motivation
1028July 15Motivation: In-Class Exercise discussion
1129July 18guest lecture: visual analytics
1130July 20Figures and Diagrams
1131July 22Visualizations: ordinal/nominal values
1232July 25guest lecture: writing and your career
1233July 27Global Coherence
1234July 29Global Coherence: Content Relevance
13August 1BC Day holiday 🌲🐟🐻
1335August 3Kinds of Writing
1336August 5lecture cancelled
1337August 8lecture cancelled

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