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“Aca­d­e­mic as well as oc­cu­pa­tional writ­ing such as lab re­ports and bids, em­pha­sis on the doc­u­mented re­port, sum­ma­riz­ing ma­te­r­ial and writ­ing let­ters. Writ­ten pre­sen­ta­tions fre­quently uti­lize vi­sual aids such as graph­ics, maps and charts.”

“Academic as well as occupational writing such as lab reports and bids, emphasis on the documented report, summarizing material and writing letters. Written presentations frequently utilize visual aids such as graphics, maps and charts.”

In our “Writ­ing with New Media” class, we will de­fine what we mean by the term “new media,” learn a shared ter­mi­nol­ogy for un­der­stand­ing new media, cre­ate de­liv­er­ables with new media in­di­vid­u­ally and col­lab­o­ra­tively, and es­tab­lish the foun­da­tion of your pro­fes­sional and tech­ni­cal writ­ing on­line pres­ence. More specif­i­cally, you will: • Ex­per­i­ment with new media com­mu­ni­ca­tion tech­nolo­gies and ar­tic­u­late how they re­late to tra­di­tional media tech­nolo­gies; • De­velop lit­era­cies for read­ing, eval­u­at­ing, and cre­at­ing new media com­mu­ni­ca­tions; • Col­lab­o­rate and share your new media com­po­si­tions within a sup­port­ive com­mu­nity of com­po­si­tion­ists; • Build heuris­tics to en­able your dy­namic tran­si­tion to learn­ing new media tech­nolo­gies as they emerge, and • In­te­grate the com­po­si­tion process into your new media cre­ation prac­tices (draft­ing, re­vis­ing, and re­flec­tion).

In our “Writing with New Media” class, we will define what we mean by the term “new media,” learn a shared terminology for understanding new media, create deliverables with new media individually and collaboratively, and establish the foundation of your professional and technical writing online presence. More specifically, you will: • Experiment with new media communication technologies and articulate how they relate to traditional media technologies; • Develop literacies for reading, evaluating, and creating new media communications; • Collaborate and share your new media compositions within a supportive community of compositionists; • Build heuristics to enable your dynamic transition to learning new media technologies as they emerge, and • Integrate the composition process into your new media creation practices (drafting, revising, and reflection).

This class ex­plores the ori­gins and char­ac­ter­is­tics of the vam­pire fig­ure in lit­er­a­ture and folk­lore in order to trace the evo­lu­tion of the vam­pire in 20th and 21st cen­tury Amer­i­can lit­er­a­ture, film, and tele­vi­sion.

This class explores the origins and characteristics of the vampire figure in literature and folklore in order to trace the evolution of the vampire in 20th and 21st century American literature, film, and television.

SPE 1330 (Ef­fec­tive Speak­ing) is de­signed to achieve two broad aims. First, we seek to ad­vance your knowl­edge of the pub­lic speak­ing process. We will ac­com­plish this aim through a com­bi­na­tion of writ­ten as­sign­ments that are de­signed to pre­pare you for pub­lic speak­ing sit­u­a­tions. Sec­ond, the course is de­signed to strengthen your skills as a speaker. Your skills will be ad­vanced through the ac­tive par­tic­i­pa­tion in a se­ries of speak­ing as­sign­ments. Your skills and knowl­edge will grow as the se­mes­ter un­folds. As a part of this process, you should begin to de­velop a pos­i­tive at­ti­tude to­ward pub­lic speak­ing and your skills as a speaker. Fol­low­ing the com­ple­tion of the course, we en­cour­age you to build on your un­der­stand­ing of the pub­lic speak­ing process so that you can con­tinue to de­velop as a speaker.

SPE 1330 (Effective Speaking) is designed to achieve two broad aims. First, we seek to advance your knowledge of the public speaking process. We will accomplish this aim through a combination of written assignments that are designed to prepare you for public speaking situations. Second, the course is designed to strengthen your skills as a speaker. Your skills will be advanced through the active participation in a series of speaking assignments. Your skills and knowledge will grow as the semester unfolds. As a part of this process, you should begin to develop a positive attitude toward public speaking and your skills as a speaker. Following the completion of the course, we encourage you to build on your understanding of the public speaking process so that you can continue to develop as a speaker.

In­tro­duc­tion to Pro­fes­sional and Tech­ni­cal Writ­ing (ENG 2700), sur­veys a broad range of is­sues re­lated to the do­mains of pro­fes­sional and tech­ni­cal writ­ing. Stu­dents will be in­tro­duced to the cen­tral is­sues, de­bates, and meth­ods from both fields; con­sid­er­a­tion will be given to the ways in which tra­di­tional forms of tech­ni­cal and pro­fes­sional writ­ing have evolved along­side tech­nolo­gies.

Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing (ENG 2700), surveys a broad range of issues related to the domains of professional and technical writing. Students will be introduced to the central issues, debates, and methods from both fields; consideration will be given to the ways in which traditional forms of technical and professional writing have evolved alongside technologies.