OVERVIEW

This course provides the technical writing foundations necessary to produce good quality technical documents, such as degree thesis.
The course will focus on the conceptual organization of the material within the document and on the rules of correct graphic presentation to maximize communication.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning to accurately plan, write and revise technical scientific documents, e.g.a thesis, in the correct format and to the required standards.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, students will be able to:
-- independently deal with the study of a scientific topic,
-- present their results in written form, inserting them correctly into the technical/scientific context of reference
-- produce a document that correctly uses elements such as sectioning commands, tables, figures, summary, glossary, and bibliography

PREREQUISITES

To fully take advantage of the course, students must have a good knowledge of the English language and a reasonable familiarity with technical documentation, such as scientific articles and books, and text editors/text formatters.

TEACHING METHODS

Self-learning course where students can study the material made available autonomously and at their own pace or delve deeper into the contents by independently identifying and using online material.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

- Organization of the material in technical writing
- Standard structure of a thesis in Computer Science
- Use of chapters and sections
- Floating elements (tables, figures, graphs)
- References
- Sitography and bibliography

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Online material

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MAURA CERIOLI (President)

MATTEO DELL'AMICO

MARINA RIBAUDO (President Substitute)

GIANNA REGGIO (Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

There are no lessons

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

During the exam, students will demonstrate the skills acquired by illustrating their application in a non-trivial technical document they produce, for example, their thesis.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

By structuring a mass of content of significant dimensions, students will be able to demonstrate which principles of technical writing they have understood and to what extent.
The drafting of the document will allow the evaluation of the skills acquired in the use of word processing elements to best convey the contents, in compliance with the conventions and uses of the scientific community.