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Course CSE300
Title Writing in Computer Science
Credits 1
Course Coordinator David S. Warren
Current Catalog Description

See Requirements for the Major in Computer Science, Upper-Division Writing Requirement.

Prerequisite

WRT 102; CSE major; U3 or U4 standing

Course Goals

Develop technical writing skills through completion of a significant writing assignment. The goal is to write at a level that would be acceptable in an industrial setting.

Textbook
  • "A Pocket Guide to Technical Writing," Third Edition by William Sanborn Pfeiffer, 2003, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0130476110
  • "The Elements of Style," 4th edition by Strunk and White, 2000, Allyn & Bacon – Longman, ISBN 0205313426
Major Topics Covered in Course

How to write a technical paper.

Laboratory Projects

None

Course Webpage /~cse300
Department of Computer Science • Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-4400 • 631-632-8470 or 631-632-8471