College of Inform & Comp Sci 305 - Social Issues in Computing

This class satisfies the Junior Year Writing requirement by providing instruction in several different technical communication genres, including research writing and science writing. Writing contexts will include writing for municipal, public, and professional audiences. Through our writing, we will engage with computing topics and challenges facing our current global context and explore various impacts of computers on modern society. Students will produce approximately 20-25 pages of polished written work over the course of the semester.

Open to juniors and seniors with Computer Science as their primary major who have completed ENGLWRIT 112 with a grade of C or better (or English Writing Exam waiver) along with COMPSCI 220, COMPSCI 230, and COMPSCI 240 (or 250). Satisfies junior year writing requirement. Odd lectures for CS majors; even lectures for INFORM majors. Eligibility limited to CS and INFORM primary majors only. CS and INFORM secondary majors must take junior year writing course within primary major department. BA-CS students are only required to complete 3 of the 4 core courses with a grade of D or better to meet eligibility. LEC 01-02 meet together; LEC 03-04..., etc. SPIRE will only recognize the Englwrit112 prerequisite when taken at Umass Amherst. Eligible majors with AP credit, transfer credit, or a waiver for Englwrit112 who meet the other stated prerequisites will need assistance to enroll via the override form: https://www.cics.umass.edu/academics/course-overrides.