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In this re­ward­ing and chal­leng­ing in­tro­duc­tory class, we will en­deavor to un­der­stand the deep and com­plex re­la­tion­ship be­tween lan­guage and tech­nol­ogy through read­ings and dis­cus­sion. You will apply your in­sights and dis­cov­er­ies to a major re­search pro­ject fo­cused on a sin­gle form of tech­nol­ogy-me­di­ated com­mu­ni­ca­tion. What you learn will have im­por­tant sig­nif­i­cance to a suc­cess­ful ca­reer in tech­ni­cal com­mu­ni­ca­tion.

In this rewarding and challenging introductory class, we will endeavor to understand the deep and complex relationship between language and technology through readings and discussion. You will apply your insights and discoveries to a major research project focused on a single form of technology-mediated communication. What you learn will have important significance to a successful career in technical communication.

All writ­ing is cre­ative, in­clud­ing the writ­ing you do for school, in­ter­net posts to so­cial media, and text/email mes­sages. Where there was a blank page–vir­tual or oth­er­wise–and you fill it with your words, you have, in fact, drawn on your in­tel­lec­tual re­sources to cre­ate pat­terns of mean­ing with those words. “Cre­ative writ­ing,” how­ever, gen­er­ally refers to po­etry, fic­tion, drama, and some forms of non-fic­tion–mem­oirs and nar­ra­tives that use the tech­niques of story-telling. We will focus on un­der­stand­ing how form and mean­ing work to­gether and on un­der­stand­ing the types and com­plex­i­ties of each genre–no­tably, fic­tion, non-fic­tion, po­etry, drama, and cross-gen­res–so each stu­dent can begin to de­velop their unique, in­di­vid­ual voice.

All writing is creative, including the writing you do for school, internet posts to social media, and text/email messages. Where there was a blank page–virtual or otherwise–and you fill it with your words, you have, in fact, drawn on your intellectual resources to create patterns of meaning with those words. “Creative writing,” however, generally refers to poetry, fiction, drama, and some forms of non-fiction–memoirs and narratives that use the techniques of story-telling. We will focus on understanding how form and meaning work together and on understanding the types and complexities of each genre–notably, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, and cross-genres–so each student can begin to develop their unique, individual voice.

This course ex­plores re­search and doc­u­men­ta­tion for all media for­mats in­clud­ing text, im­ages, sound, and mul­ti­me­dia. Stu­dents will ex­plore in­for­ma­tion is­sues, es­pe­cially in terms of their rel­e­vance today: how in­for­ma­tion is pro­duced and or­ga­nized in both tra­di­tional and emerg­ing media, how in­for­ma­tion ac­cess is af­fected by po­lit­i­cal, eco­nomic and cul­tural fac­tors, and the ethics of in­for­ma­tion use. Stu­dents will also ac­quire the prac­ti­cal skills of lo­cat­ing in­for­ma­tion sources in a va­ri­ety of media and for­mats, crit­i­cal eval­u­a­tion of sources, and doc­u­men­ta­tion and ci­ta­tion of tra­di­tional and emerg­ing media and tech­nolo­gies. Stu­dents will apply what they learn to cre­ate and pre­sent re­search and doc­u­men­ta­tion pro­jects.

This course explores research and documentation for all media formats including text, images, sound, and multimedia. Students will explore information issues, especially in terms of their relevance today: how information is produced and organized in both traditional and emerging media, how information access is affected by political, economic and cultural factors, and the ethics of information use. Students will also acquire the practical skills of locating information sources in a variety of media and formats, critical evaluation of sources, and documentation and citation of traditional and emerging media and technologies. Students will apply what they learn to create and present research and documentation projects.

In this re­ward­ing and chal­leng­ing in­tro­duc­tory class, we will en­deavor to un­der­stand the deep and com­plex re­la­tion­ship be­tween lan­guage and tech­nol­ogy through read­ings and dis­cus­sion. You will apply your in­sights and dis­cov­er­ies to a major re­search pro­ject fo­cused on a sin­gle form of tech­nol­ogy-me­di­ated com­mu­ni­ca­tion. What you learn will have im­por­tant sig­nif­i­cance to a suc­cess­ful ca­reer in tech­ni­cal com­mu­ni­ca­tion.

In this rewarding and challenging introductory class, we will endeavor to understand the deep and complex relationship between language and technology through readings and discussion. You will apply your insights and discoveries to a major research project focused on a single form of technology-mediated communication. What you learn will have important significance to a successful career in technical communication.

“A course de­signed to de­velop oral and writ­ten com­mu­ni­ca­tion skills which are re­quired of en­gi­neer­ing tech­nol­o­gists in writ­ing tech­ni­cal re­ports and in pre­sent­ing their con­tent orally. In de­vel­op­ing writ­ing skills, course work will cover fill­ing out pre-printed re­port forms, learn­ing the prin­ci­ples of for­mal and in­for­mal re­port writ­ing and writ­ing both of these types of repo rts, the doc­u­mented and re­searched re­port, com­pos­ing let­ters and writ­ing re­sumes. In de­vel­op­ing speak­ing skills, course work in­cludes ex­press­ing ideas clearly and con­cisely in oral re­ports, or­ga­niz­ing in­for­ma­tion and sum­ma­riz­ing. This course de­vel­ops stu­dents’ writ­ing and speak­ing skills through as­signed read­ings and per­for­mances in both areas.”

“A course designed to develop oral and written communication skills which are required of engineering technologists in writing technical reports and in presenting their content orally. In developing writing skills, course work will cover filling out pre-printed report forms, learning the principles of formal and informal report writing and writing both of these types of repo rts, the documented and researched report, composing letters and writing resumes. In developing speaking skills, course work includes expressing ideas clearly and concisely in oral reports, organizing information and summarizing. This course develops students’ writing and speaking skills through assigned readings and performances in both areas.”