COMMUNICATION
FOR INTERNET TECHNOLOGY
LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT I
ENGLISH
154--FALL 2004
Section
6
Colin
S. Cavell, Ph.D. Course
Room No.: S17-014
Class
UT: 13:00-14:15 [Ramadhan—12:00-13:00] INTERNET: cscpo@arts.uob.bh
Office
Hours: By appointment Office No.: S17-263
VOICE: 17438775 (W) 17729091 (H)
This course will offer
students a broad introduction to English in the context of Information
Technology. It is essentially a
functional course that builds IT-related vocabulary with a strong emphasis on
reading skills, for finding, understanding, and utilizing information. Use of the Internet, both for research and
communication, is an integral part of the course experience.
Course Objective: This
course aims at increasing students’ ability to:
·
Learn and use the language of IT;
·
Develop communication skills necessary for careers
in IT;
·
Use the Internet for academic purposes;
·
Develop language skills of reading for information
and analysis;
·
Improve study skills necessary for excellence in
academic performance; and
·
Review and practice basic grammatical structures and
general vocabulary.
Grading
Policy: 25% for Test 1; 25% for Test 2; and 50% for
the Final Exam. A course grade sheet for
Section 6 is available at:
<http://userspages.uob.edu.bh/cscpo/english154/>.
Attendance Policy*: Attendance in class is mandatory. If your unexcused absences exceed 25% of the
total number of lectures of the course in this semester, you will be
automatically withdrawn from the course and be given a grade of (WF) which will
be counted towards your GPA. As well,
you are expected to follow the syllabus and accordingly be prepared for each
day's class. This means that you must
read the pre-assigned readings before class so that you will be prepared to
discuss and debate in class the subject matter scheduled for that day and
answer questions related to the issues being covered. NOTE:
TURN OFF all cell phones during class.
*Absence from class may be
made up by preparing a two-page,
typed (i.e. using maximum 12
point font size and maximum double-spaced text with one-inch margin on all
sides), summary on the missed
material scheduled to be covered the day(s) of your absence. The summary must be in your own words
and must not be copied material from the text(s), the internet, or any other
source(s).
Required
Text:
Glendinning, Eric H. & McEwan, John. 2002. Oxford
English for Information Technology.
UK: Oxford University Press.
Assignments:
Assignments will be made available on the class web
site at:
<http://engforit.net/>. Follow
the instructions carefully.
Assignments must be sent directly to my email address: <cscpo@arts.uob.bh>. Include Name, Student ID and Section
Number with every assignment submitted.
Sept. 19: Introduction to English 154, Communication
for Information Technology
Sept.
21: Computer Users
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan, UNIT 1 “Computer Users”
Sept.
26: Computer Architecture
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 2 “Computer Architecture”
Sept.
28: Computer Applications
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 3 “Computer Applications”
Oct.
3: Peripherals
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 4 “Peripherals”
Oct.
5: Interview:
Former Student
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan, UNIT
5 “Interview: Former Student”
Oct. 6: [Last
day for dropping courses]
Oct. 9-Nov. 24: [Withdrawal period with a “W”]
Oct.
10: Operating Systems
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 6 “Operating Systems”
Oct.
12: Graphical User Interfaces
Readings:
Glendinning
& McEwan, UNIT 7 “Graphical User
Interfaces”
Oct. 15: [First day of Ramadhan 1425]
Oct.
17: Application Programs [Ramadhan—TBA]
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 8 “Application Programs”
Oct.
19: Multimedia
[Ramadhan—TBA]
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 9 “Multimedia”
Oct.
24: Interview:
Computing Support [Ramadhan—TBA]
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 10 “Interview: Computing Support”
Oct.
26: Networks
[Ramadhan—TBA]
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 11 “Networks”
Oct. 31: TEST 1: Sunday 31/10/04
11:00-12:30 [All sections of ENGL 154
will take a uniform exam. Building
location will be announced. All students
in ENGL 154 must attend. No make-ups
will be given. No excuses will be accepted
for absences. This test will account for
25% of your total grade.]
Nov.
2: The Internet
[Ramadhan—TBA]
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan, UNIT 12 “The Internet”
Nov.
7: The World Wide Web [Ramadhan—TBA]
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 13 “The World Wide Web”
Nov.
9: Websites
[Ramadhan—TBA]
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 14 “Websites”
Nov. 13-17: Mid-semester break [No classes]
Nov. 14-16: Eid Al-Fitr
1425—Holiday [No classes]
Nov.
21: Interview:
Webpage Creator
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 15 “Interview: Webpage Creator”
Nov.
23: Communications Systems
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 16 “Communications Systems”
Nov.
28: Computing Support
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 17 “Computing Support”
Nov.
30: Data Security 1
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 18 “Data Security 1”
Dec.
5: Data Security 2
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 19 “Data Security 2”
Dec.
7: Interview:
The ex-hacker
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 20 “Interview: The ex-hacker”
Dec.
12: Software Engineering
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 21 “Software Engineering”
Dec.
14: People in Computing
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 22 “People in Computing”
Dec. 16-17: National Day of Bahrain—Holidays; no classes
Dec.
19: Recent Developments in IT
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 23 “Recent Developments in IT”
Dec. 21: The Future of IT
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 24 “The Future of IT”
Dec. 26: TEST 2: Sunday 26/12/2004 11:00-12:30 [All sections of ENGL 154 will take a uniform
exam. Building location will be
announced. All students in ENGL 154 must
attend. No make-ups will be given. No excuses will be accepted for
absences. This test will account for 25%
of your total grade.]
Dec. 28: Interview: Electronic Publishing
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan, UNIT 25 “Interview: Electronic Publishing”
Jan. 1: New
Year’s Day—Holiday; no classes
Jan. 2: Last day of classes; Review
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan, “Pairwork Student
A”; “Pairwork Student B”
January 12: Final Exam 8:30-10:30
Jan.
19, 2004: Last day for submitting first semester’s
grades
Jan.
18-Feb. 16, 2004: Inter-semester Break [Holidays]