A course in documentation and technical communication

ABSTRACT

The Computer Science program at the C. W. Post Campus of Long Island University, which has approximately four-hundred undergraduate majors, is predominately software oriented. A course in communication is required and taken at the sophomore level. The concepts covered include information gathering, user-friendly programming, system and program documentation, written and verbal presentations. This course also prepares the students for the Management Engineering Master's degree offered at C. W. Post.

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  K. Computing Milieux
  K.3 COMPUTERS AND EDUCATION
      K.3.2 Computer and Information Science Education
          Subjects: Curriculum

Additional Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
      D.2.7 Distribution, Maintenance, and Enhancement
          Subjects: Documentation

  K. Computing Milieux
  K.3 COMPUTERS AND EDUCATION
      K.3.2 Computer and Information Science Education
          Subjects: Computer science education

General Terms:
Design, Documentation, Human Factors, Management, Performance, Theory