— Technical Writing

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the practices of technical and workplace communicators so that they may learn to successfully negotiate the complexities of writing for a variety of professional audiences and for a variety of purposes. Students learn how to compose various technical and workplace documents: résumés, business correspondence, memoranda, work orders, informational reports, progress reports, analytical reports, technical manuals, procedures, proposals, and graphical communication. The process of writing these documents will also teach students how to conduct and document purposeful research. Students also learn how to conduct interviews and how to design and deliver digital and oral presentations. After successfully completing the course, students will be work-ready communicators.