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English 300, section 1 -- Writing in the Professions: Overview and objectives
NOTE: This syllabus may change as class needs dictate. |
ENGL 300 Writing in the Professions Emphasis on transactional writing – writing to get things done. Focuses on purpose, audience analysis, and writing as problem solving, but also includes work in organization and editing. Prerequisite: ENGL 111 and 212 or other General Education Category 10 course. |
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Overview:
This course will --
- require reading texts which will provide a basis of strategies for producing similar texts and documents.
- encourage consideration of an audience's system of aesthetics, values, and ethics.
- require responses to supplemental texts and provide strategies for producing responses through oral, written, and electronic responses.
- provide students with strategies for developing and supporting various professional communication modes.
The course objectives not only includes equiping students with a wealth of strategies for lifetime writing situations in their chosen field of study, but also enables students to:
- develop their processes for critical reading and writing
- develop strategies for "reading" audiences and analyzing texts
- develop their professional communication strategies in oral, written, and electronic formats
- develop strategies for using visual communication
- initiate or supplement a resume
- develop and fine tune interaction with small groups and project teams
Teacher: |
Dr. Fenobia I. Dallas |
Classroom location/days: |
Curtiss 141, Monday & Wednesday |
Time: |
8:30 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. |
Office location: |
Science West 248 |
Office hours: |
M, T & W 10-11 a.m., M 1-2 p.m., and by appt. |
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