PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION AND PRACTICE

Undergraduate

This course aims to build students’ oral and written communications skills, and to prepare students to think critically about essential and potentially controversial issues in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences, with the goal of preparing students for a professional environment. Using examples from their discipline, students will focus on such aspects as description of processes, presentation of data, extended abstracts, correct use of terminology, and sensitivity to language and tone. Discussions of topics relevant to the professional Mathematical and Computational Scientist, such as: ethics; security; privacy and civil liberties; risk and liability; intellectual property; and certification standards are also a key part of the course. PREREQUISITE: At least 36 semester hours of credit completed in courses in the School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences Three hours per week