ENG202 Technical Writing
Course Description
Examines the conventions of writing in various professional contexts. Students will write and edit technical, scientific or business documents (depending on their academic major), with particular attention to audience analysis, document design, and research documentation. Formats include memos, standard letters, proposals, progress reports, abstracts, résumés; specialized workplace projects are supplied by the contributing disciplines. Instruction emphasizes mechanical and grammatical correctness, conciseness, and readability of all documents.
Prerequisite: English 101
General Objectives of the Course
Students will learn to write effective communications for the technical workplace
in science, business and industry, with emphasis on clarity and correctness.
Specific Outcomes of Instructional Unit
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Students will
learn to compose a variety of technical communications learn to complete legitimate workplace projects created by faculty in the supporting disciplines learn to focus on users’ needs in generating technical information learn to design effective graphics learn to recognize ethical issues in the workplace learn various ways of delivering technical information by reading professionally written examples
learn to place ideas in effective sequences learn to create clear, helpful connections between sentences and paragraphs
learn to use correct grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling learn to use correct forms of documentation as needed
learn to compose in a variety of standard formats: memos, standard letters, résumés, proposals, abstracts, progress reports, etc.
learn to write in a concise manner emphasizing order and logic learn to use appropriate vocabulary to insure clarity
learn to produce professionally acceptable writing through revisionlearn to manipulate form and information on a computer
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ENG202 Technical Writing
This course is important because it provides students skill development in scientific and industrial writing, especially important for the workplace. Additionally, English 202 meets all general education core competencies but one: Mathematical Reasoning.
The interactive process through which there is an exchange of verbal and/or nonverbal information.
Acknowledgement that society is diverse with groups of individuals possessing differing beliefs, values, attitudes, and customs that are shared from one generation to the next.
Behavior that demonstrates adherence to legal/ethical standards established by society.
Modes of reasoning including analyzing data, evaluating alternatives, setting priorities, and predicting outcomes.
Determination of approach, materials, and strategies necessary to solve a problem.
Use tools of the trade to achieve a specific outcome.
These core competencies are important personally, academically, and professionally.
The outcomes, as stated in the syllabus, are covered in this course. This course may be used to meet program requirements in General Studies and other select programs.