Note: The following provides a suggested course description,
objectives, and an outline. These may be modified pending discussion with
the Faculty Chairs, proposing faculty, and other curriculum
reviewers.
Course Description: This course introduces the
skills required to present technical information to a variety of
audiences. Students examine different types of technical writing such as
memos, reports, proposals, and technical and user manuals. They analyze
the characteristics of the various technical documents and the
expectations of the intended audience for those documents, and are
instructed in the skills of technical composition. Students are also
introduced to the principles of rhetoric and practice the composition of
unambiguous and persuasive pieces of technical writing for designated
audiences. Additionally students are instructed in writing in a
collaborative environment and in the use of basic principles of page
design and typography to communicate information with greater
accessibility and clarity..
