Employers consistently indicate that they expect graduating students to have strong written and oral communication skills. Because CSC 165 focuses on precise technical communication, the course is part of the Faculty of Arts & Science's Writing Instruction for TAs (WIT) Project, an initiative to provide support for student writing.

You won't have to do any more writing than usual because of our participation in WIT, but your TAs will receive special training so they can grade your writing more effectively (to help you improve your written communication skills). Also, we provide a detailed list of resources for writing support on campus (see below). Finally, you may have the opportunity to take a survey or to be part of a focus group to comment on your writing experience in the course (details will be posted if this becomes relevant).