Technical Writing and Information Literacy

Catalog description

This course will prepare students to be competent technical writers, both for the scientific community and the general public. Students will learn how to construct well researched and organized papers, lab reports, and technical instructions that meet formal English grammar guidelines. This will include appropriate use of figures and tables in technical communications. Throughout all activities, students will practice information literacy by learning to navigate the information landscape, locating bias in media and other resources, and performing lateral reading to fact check information. This course meets the graduation requirement for WF 105 for Engineering, Engineering Technology, and Computer Science majors and the General Education requirement for Information Literacy. P: WF 100 or WF 164 with a C or better or ACT English score of 25 or above, or SAT Reading Test score of 32 or above Fall and Spring.