Overview:
What is professional and technical writing? How much writing is really involved?
Are creating web pages and generating computer software manuals the only
careers available? This course looks at some theoretical underpinnings
of the field, and tackles some issues that are addressed in the field today.
We will also begin to fashion a PTW portfolio for use in securing internships
and future opportunities. Additionally, an overview of the PTW program
will give students a road map to completion of the major and minor programs.
This road map includes addressing these areas:
- Audience,
Purpose, Genre, Context
- Collaboration
- Document
Design
- Language
and Conventions
- Project
Management
- Tools
and Technologies
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The course
objectives are designed to enable students
to:
- gain a
better understanding of PTW theory and application [class
discussions]
- develop
strategies for for critical reading and analyzing texts,
and writing for an audience [scenarios, data sheet
assignments]
- develop
a familiarity with technical writing tools and application
for specific audience context [course projects]
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