Teaching oral communication in computer science

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Teaching oral communication in computer science

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin archive
Volume 19 , Issue 2 (June 1987) table of contents

Pages: 58 - 60

Year of Publication: 1987

ISSN:0097-8418

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Vianney Coté

Département de mathématiques et d'informatique, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1K 2Rl

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

Software analysts currently spend a large portion of their time communicating with others. Effective communication skills is of extreme importance if one wishes to be an efficient and productive software analyst. This article describes some of the exercises related to oral communications that are imposed on our students. Advantages and difficulties are discussed.

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