Summer Credit Courses
The McGill Writing Centre offers the following 3 credit courses
in the Summer 2013 term:
CEAP 250 Research Essay and Rhetoric
CESL 299 ESL: Academic English Seminar
CCOM 206 Communication in Engineering
CCOM 205 Communication in Management 1
CEAP 250 (Section 001) - Research Essay and Rhetoric (3 credits)
Dates: May 2 to June 25, 2013
Hours: Tuesday & Thursday - 6:05 pm to 8:25 pm
Restriction: Open only to students in degree programs – all years and faculties.
Course Description:
The general purpose of this course is to enable students whose first language is English, or who have near to native speaker proficiency, to communicate more clearly, concisely, and coherently in writing in general, but particularly in academic writing. The course focuses on the development of critical thinking, critical reading, and critical writing skills, identification and use of rhetorical strategies, the stages and component parts of academic research papers, and general self-editing skills.
CESL 299 - ESL: Academic English Seminar (3 credits)
Students newly admitted (into Year 0 or Year 1) at McGill to a Bachelor program in the following fall will receive a subsidy upon completion of the course (only students who have not previously been enrolled in a Bachelor program at McGill are eligible). The students are expected to pay for the course, and those eligible will automatically receive a credit to their student account in the fall.
Cost and subsidy: CESL 299: TBA*
* 2012-13 Quebec tuition and administration fees. Fees are subject to change without notice.
Dates: August 5 to 21, 2013
Hours: Monday to Friday - 9:35 am to 12:25 pm
Restriction: Open only to students whose first language is not English entering the university (into Year 0 or Year 1).
Course description
With materials from across the curriculum the course prepares students to meet the expectations of the university classroom: note taking and summary of lectures; paraphrase and summary of written and multimedia materials; oral and seminar presentations. Development of critical thinking, reading, writing, listening and speaking skills and strategies.
Admission and registration
Full-time, non-anglophone students whose secondary education (high school and CEGEP) has been in institutions where the primary language of instruction was not English, or who have attended English language secondary institutions (high school and CEGEP) for four years or less, are eligible to take up to 12 credits in English as a Second Language (CESL).
CCOM 206 (Sections 701, 702, 703, 704, 705) - Communication in Engineering (3 credits)
Dates: May 2 to June 25, 2013
Hours: Tuesday & Thursday sections
Section 701: 6:05 pm to 8:25 pm;
Section 702: 6:35 pm to 8:25 pm;
Section 703: 6:05 pm to 8:25 pm;
Dates: May 1 to June 21, 2013
Hours: Wednesday & Friday sections
Section 704: 10:25 am to 12:55 pm;
Section 705: 1:05 pm to 2:25 pm.
Restriction: B.Eng. students who have not taken EDES 201 or EDEC 202. Open only to students in degree programs.
Course description
Written and oral communication in Engineering (in English): strategies for generating, developing, organizing, and presenting ideas in a technical setting; problem-solving; communicating to different audiences; editing and revising; and public speaking. Course work based on academic, technical, and professional writing in engineering.
CCOM 205 (Section 751) - Communication in Management 1 (3 credits)
Dates: May 1 to June 17, 2013
Hours: Monday & Wednesday - 6:05pm to 8:55pm
Restriction: CCOM 205 is required for and restricted to students in Career and Professional Development programs offered by the School of Continuing Studies.
Course description
Written and oral communication in Management (in English): emphasis on strategies for identifying, analyzing, and solving writing and speaking problems. Course work based on academic and professional communication in management.