Technical Communication

Code:

DPI1001

Acronym:

DPI1001

Level:

100

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Personal and Communicational Development

Instance: 2020/2021 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Computer Science
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Computer Science

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:CC	87	Plano de estudos a partir de 2014	1	-	3	28	81
MI:ERS	102	Plano Oficial desde ano letivo 2014	1	-	3	28	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Being able to communicate science and technology from a writing and oral perspective, and with multimedia support. In particular:
To structure and create technical texts. To evaluate technical texts from the perspective of the completion of their context, motivation and conclusions. Creation of multimedia presentations on technical topics. Oral presentation skills issues with multimedia support.

Learning outcomes and competences

Being able to structure an article, thesis or technical report. To develop skills of analysis of texts and technical communications.
Being able to create motivating and enlightening electronic presentations on technical topics.
Being able to orally present a technical issue/topic, in an engagement way, using as support an electronic presentation.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Goof knowledge of the Portuguese language, spoken and written.

Program

Types of scientific texts.
Formal questions in writing technical reports, thesis and articles.
Structuring the scientific discourse.
Good practices in writing texts.
Evaluation and assessment of peers.
Readability and usability.
Synthesizing texts using multimedia.
Oral and multimedia presentations.

Mandatory literature

Alexandre Pereira, Carlos Poupa; Como Fazer uma Tese, Sílabo

Complementary Bibliography

Mateus Mendes, Jorge Almeida; Preparação de Textos Científicos Usando o Latex, Sílabo, 2005. ISBN: 972-618-361-8
Alexandre Pereira, Carlos Poupa; Como Apresentar em Público, Sílabo, 2004. ISBN: 9726183537

Teaching methods and learning activities

Oral presentation supported by slides.
Exercises on board with the active participation of the class.
Presentation of examples of good and bad practices.
Presentation of tutorial videos.
Activities performed by students:
-online tests;
-creation of short texts;
-creation of slides or poster;
-Oral presentation supported by slides or poster.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Teste	30,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	20,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	12,00
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	20,00
Estudo autónomo	21,00
Frequência das aulas	28,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Execution of all components of the evaluation and final grade higher than 9.5.

Calculation formula of final grade

A) Tests using Moodle (30%)
B) Creation of a technical text (20%)
B) Peer evaluation (10%)
C) Production of slides/poster (multimedia presentation) (20%)
D) Oral presentation (20%)
Final grade = A + B + C + D + E.

Examinations or Special Assignments

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Internship work/project

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Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

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