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COMM 7840 - Technical Presentations

Communication Part-time Studies Course

School of Computing and Academic Studies

BCIT is planning for a substantial return to on-campus activity for the fall 2021 term as informed by BC Public Health Officer guidelines. Refer to each course listing for details.

Course Details

Acquiring effective communication and presentation skills will help advance your career and bring positive attention to your projects and ideas. In this course, you will review sample speeches, perform audience and purpose analysis for your own project, rehearse effective public speaking techniques, and deliver your final presentation to a wider audience. Students can present on a school project from one of their technical courses, an entrepreneurial idea, or a current work project.

Prerequisite(s)

A post-secondary Communication or English course or equivalent.

Credits

1.5

Cost

$321.79

Fall 2021

Below is one offering of this course for the Fall 2021 term.

CRN 44340

Tue Oct 26 - Tue Nov 30 6 Weeks

Class Meeting Times

Dates Days Times Locations
Oct 26 - Nov 30 Tue 18:30 - 21:30 Distance

Instructor

TBD

Course Outline

TBD – see Learning Outcomes in the interim

Cost

$321.79

Notes

  1. Internet delivery format.
  2. SYNCHRONOUS ONLINE CLASSES: This is not a self-paced course. You will be expected to be available and online on the posted days and times shown on your registration schedule. Course content, type and quality of assignments, and general standards for this online course are the same as the face-to-face course. On the start date of your class (not before), log into learn.bcit.ca to access your course link.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Analyze audience needs and define achievable objectives considering the technical knowledge and interest of the audience.
  • Practice and integrate a variety of presentation techniques.
  • Design and implement effective visuals.
  • Create rapport with the audience through strong introductions and conclusions.
  • Integrate personal experience and examples to enhance credibility.
  • Energize the audience through eye contact, gestures, and pacing.
  • Manage audience questions and comments.

Effective as of Winter 2018

Related Programs

COMM 7840 is offered as a part of the following programs:

School of Computing and Academic Studies

  1. Agile Development
    Part-time   Associate Certificate
  2. Applied Computer Applications (ACA)
    Part-time   Associate Certificate
  3. Applied Data Analytics
    Part-time   Certificate
  4. Computer Systems
    Part-time   Diploma
  5. Technical Writing
    Part-time   Associate Certificate

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