ENGL& 235 Technical Writing5 credits
Students will learn to design, format, and produce documents common in business and industry. Emphasis will be placed on efficiently developing accurate, clear, concise, and visually accessible technical communication. Research techniques for technical writing will be introduced.
This course meets the Written Communication general education distribution requirement. This course can also satisfy the Humanities general education distribution requirement (though it cannot be counted towards both within the same credential).
Prerequisites: ENGL& 101
Course Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Demonstrate critical thinking and clear, organized expression in documents and researched reports
- Produce clear, concise, accurate and visually accessible documents for specified audiences
- Apply research skills specific to industry-related information sources
- Demonstrate professional standards in writing ethics, punctuality, and work production
- Effectively address in written documents audiences diverse in culture and industrial specialties, as well as in professional interests and responsibilities
College-Wide Learning Outcomes
This course teaches to the college-wide learning outcome of Information Literacy, the ability to recognize when information is needed, to choose the appropriate tools to locate the required information, and to effectively gather and evaluate the information.
This course teaches to the college-wide learning outcome of Communication, the ability to engage effectively in verbal, non-verbal, written, and/or symbolic expression.
Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50
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