COMMUNICATION
FOR IT
ENGLISH
154--FALL 2003
Colin
S. Cavell, Ph.D. Course
Room No.: 0129
Class
SMW: 13:00-13:50 [Ramadhan—12:05-12:45]
INTERNET:
cscpo@arts.uob.bh
Office
Hours: By appointment Office No.: S17-263
VOICE: 438775 (W) 729091 (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 and review of essential grammar. Use of the Internet, both for research and communication, will be
an integral part of your 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;
·
Revise
and practice basic grammatical structures and vocabulary; and
·
Develop
language skills of reading for information and analysis.
Grading Policy: 10%
for Attendance*; 10% for Class Assessment (i.e. completing Assignments); 30%
for the Midterm Exam; and 50% for the Final Exam.
Attendance Policy*: Attendance in class is mandatory. 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.
Required
Texts:
Glendinning, Eric H. & McEwan, John. 2002.
Oxford English for Information Technology. UK:
Oxford University Press.
Handouts and assignments will be made available on
the class web site at:
<http://engforit.tripod.com/>.
Follow the instructions carefully. Assignments must be sent directly to my email address: <cscpo@arts.uob.bh>. Include name and student ID
with every assignment submitted.
A course grade sheet for Section 1 will be available
at:
<http://userspages.uob.edu.bh/cscpo/english154/>.
Sept. 20: Introduction to English 154, Communication for
Information Technology
Sept. 22: Computer Users
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan, UNIT 1 “Computer Users”
Sept. 24: Computer Architecture
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan, UNIT 2 “Computer
Architecture”
Sept. 27: Computer Applications
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 3 “Computer Applications”
Sept. 29: Peripherals
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 4 “Peripherals”
Oct. 1: Interview: Former Student
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan, UNIT 5 “Interview: Former Student”
Oct. 4: Operating Systems
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan, UNIT 6 “Operating Systems”
Oct. 6: Graphical User Interfaces
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 7 “Graphical User Interfaces”
Oct. 8: [Last day for
dropping courses] Application Programs
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan, UNIT 8 “Application
Programs”
Oct. 11: Multimedia
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan, UNIT 9 “Multimedia”
Oct. 13: Interview: Computing Support
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 10 “Interview: Computing Support”
Oct. 15: Networks
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 11 “Networks”
Oct. 18: The Internet
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan, UNIT 12 “The Internet”
Oct. 20: The World Wide Web
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 13 “The World Wide Web”
Oct. 22: Websites
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 14 “Websites”
Oct. 25: Interview: Webpage Creator
Oct. 27: [First day of
Ramadhan 1424] Interview: Webpage Creator [Ramadhan—11:45-12:25]
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 15 “Interview: Webpage Creator”
Oct. 29: Communications Systems [Ramadhan—11:45-12:25]
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 16 “Communications Systems”
Nov. 1: Communications Systems [Ramadhan—11:45-12:25]
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 16 “Communications Systems”
Nov. 3: Computing Support [Ramadhan—12:05-12:45]
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 17 “Computing Support”
Nov. 5: Computing Support [Ramadhan—12:05-12:45]
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 17 “Computing Support”
Nov. 8: Data Security 1 [Ramadhan—12:05-12:45]
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 18 “Data Security 1”
Nov. 10: Data Security 1 [Ramadhan—12:05-12:45]
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 18 “Data Security 1”
Nov. 12: Midterm Exam [Ramadhan—12:05-12:45]
Nov. 15-19: Mid-semester break [No classes]
Nov. 22: Data Security 2 [Ramadhan—12:05-12:45]
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 19 “Data Security 2”
Nov. 24: Data Security 2 [Ramadhan—12:05-12:45]
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 19 “Data Security 2”
Nov. 25-27: Eid Al-Fitr
1424—Holiday [No classes]
Nov. 29: Interview: The ex-hacker
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 20 “Interview: The ex-hacker”
Dec. 1: Interview: The ex-hacker
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 20 “Interview: The ex-hacker”
Dec. 3: Software Engineering
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan, UNIT
21 “Software Engineering”
Dec. 6: Software Engineering
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 21 “Software Engineering”
Dec. 8: Software Engineering
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 21 “Software Engineering”
Dec. 10: People in Computing
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 22 “People in Computing”
Dec. 13: People in Computing
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 22 “People in Computing”
Dec. 15: People in Computing
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 22 “People in Computing”
Dec. 16-17: National Day
of Bahrain—Holidays; no classes
Dec. 20: Recent Developments in IT
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 23 “Recent Developments in IT”
Dec. 22: Recent Developments in IT
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 23 “Recent Developments in IT”
Dec. 24: The Future of IT
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 24 “The Future of IT”
Dec. 27: The Future of IT
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan, UNIT 24 “The Future of IT”
Dec. 29: Interview: Electronic Publishing
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan, UNIT 25 “Interview: Electronic Publishing”
Dec. 31: Interview: Electronic Publishing
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
UNIT 25 “Interview: Electronic
Publishing”
Jan.
1: New Year’s Day [Western]—Holiday; no classes
Jan. 3: Pairwork Student A
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
“Pairwork Student A”
Jan. 5: Pairwork Student B
Readings: Glendinning & McEwan,
“Pairwork Student B”
Jan.
7: Last day of class; Review
Jan. 13, 2004: Final Exam 14:30-16:30
Jan. 22, 2004: Last day for
submitting first semester’s grades
Jan.
20-Feb. 11, 2004: Inter-semester Break
[Holidays]