CSS 1210
Writing & Communication Skills
This course will help Community Social Service students to develop basic university writing and case documentation skills for successful application in their CSS curriculum coursework as well as after graduation. The course introduces students to different voices of writing, along with a solid foundation in grammar. Specific to the social services field, the course provides a unique focus on discipline-relevant competencies, including proper APA usage, case note and grant proposal writing, working within groups, and making effective oral presentations. Students will find the skills they develop in this course to be useful in many other relevant CSS courses that require various aptitudes in conducting research, essay writing, collaborative assignments, and/or making presentations. [Offering(s): Also offered through Distance Education format.][Equate(s): FCSS*1210][Restriction(s): AHSS*1210, AHSS*1290, JUST*1210, MDST*1040, PSYC*1210. Registration in the BASC.CSS, BASC.FCSS, or BASC.SWSS program.][Department(s): Social Services and Well-Being Studies]