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Stu­dents will learn to iden­tify au­di­ences and choose ap­pro­pri­ate lan­guage, tone, and style in order to write, edit, and re­vise a va­ri­ety of com­mu­niqués in var­i­ous work­place sce­nar­ios. Re­vi­sion doc­u­ments may be in­ter­nally cre­ated or ex­ter­nally ap­pro­pri­ated, de­pend­ing on the in­struc­tor’s dis­cre­tion. In­struc­tion in the pro­to­cols of re­vis­ing, edit­ing, proof­read­ing, and as­so­ci­ated tasks. This class will place an em­pha­sis on the abil­ity to re­think and adapt to ever-pre­sent writ­ing ex­i­gen­cies, es­pe­cially as pro­fes­sional writ­ing con­tin­ues to use both paper and dig­i­tal tools.

Students will learn to identify audiences and choose appropriate language, tone, and style in order to write, edit, and revise a variety of communiqués in various workplace scenarios. Revision documents may be internally created or externally appropriated, depending on the instructor’s discretion. Instruction in the protocols of revising, editing, proofreading, and associated tasks. This class will place an emphasis on the ability to rethink and adapt to ever-present writing exigencies, especially as professional writing continues to use both paper and digital tools.

ENG 4700, “Spe­cial Top­ics in PTW,” ex­plores the real-world tech­ni­cal and col­lab­o­ra­tive skills needed for suc­cess in the pro­fes­sional and tech­ni­cal writ­ing work­place. It is an ad­vanced course in the­o­ries and prac­tice of com­mu­ni­ca­tion, es­pe­cially for new media. This it­er­a­tion of ENG 4700 will use the for­ma­tion of a PTW Stu­dent Club to sim­u­late work sit­u­a­tions and cre­ate media ar­ti­facts that can be fea­tured in a pro­fes­sional port­fo­lio.

ENG 4700, “Special Topics in PTW,” explores the real-world technical and collaborative skills needed for success in the professional and technical writing workplace. It is an advanced course in theories and practice of communication, especially for new media. This iteration of ENG 4700 will use the formation of a PTW Student Club to simulate work situations and create media artifacts that can be featured in a professional portfolio.

This is an on­line asyn­chro­nous course fa­cil­i­tated by Dr. Shauna Chung. The course in­volves the fol­low­ing: Stu­dents com­plete a 120-hour in­tern­ship. Class ac­tiv­i­ties pro­vide an op­por­tu­nity for dis­cus­sions and elec­tronic port­fo­lio de­vel­op­ment to en­rich the learn­ing ex­pe­ri­ence. Stu­dents write weekly sta­tus re­ports, and su­per­vi­sion is by both the fac­ulty and the job su­per­vi­sor.

This is an online asynchronous course facilitated by Dr. Shauna Chung. The course involves the following: Students complete a 120-hour internship. Class activities provide an opportunity for discussions and electronic portfolio development to enrich the learning experience. Students write weekly status reports, and supervision is by both the faculty and the job supervisor.

This course pro­vides stu­dents with an in­tro­duc­tory un­der­stand­ing of iden­tity, fo­cus­ing specif­i­cally on the con­cepts of gen­der and sex­u­al­ity as they in­ter­sect with race, class, eth­nic­ity, and other as­pects of so­cial lo­ca­tion and iden­ti­fi­ca­tion. Stu­dents will an­a­lyze the ap­pear­ance of gen­der and sex­u­al­ity as in­te­grated so­cial con­cepts by read­ing and dis­cussing con­tem­po­rary Amer­i­can lit­er­a­ture across mul­ti­ple gen­res and media, learn­ing rel­e­vant bi­o­graph­i­cal in­for­ma­tion about the au­thors, sit­u­at­ing the texts within their his­tor­i­cal and lit­er­ary con­text, and ex­plor­ing the major sym­bols and themes pre­sent in the work.

This course provides students with an introductory understanding of identity, focusing specifically on the concepts of gender and sexuality as they intersect with race, class, ethnicity, and other aspects of social location and identification. Students will analyze the appearance of gender and sexuality as integrated social concepts by reading and discussing contemporary American literature across multiple genres and media, learning relevant biographical information about the authors, situating the texts within their historical and literary context, and exploring the major symbols and themes present in the work.

This the­ory and prac­tice-based course pro­vides a the­o­ret­i­cal overview of the con­cepts and prac­tices of in­for­ma­tion ar­chi­tec­ture: or­ga­ni­za­tion, la­bel­ing, nav­i­ga­tion, search, and meta­data. Stu­dents de­velop prac­ti­cal skills through the study of hu­man-com­puter in­ter­ac­tion.

This theory and practice-based course provides a theoretical overview of the concepts and practices of information architecture: organization, labeling, navigation, search, and metadata. Students develop practical skills through the study of human-computer interaction.