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English Y462 — Technical Writing Dr. Kremers — LIBR 243 — MWF 9:00am‐9:50am In this course, students will balance practice and theory to lay the foundation for a career as a technical writer. Students will complete writing projects that develop practical skills that professional writers use on the job. Activities will include conducting research for audience analysis; techniques of document design; fundamentals of the visual display of data; rhetorical principles of prose style such as correctness, clarity, coherence, cohesion, shape, and elegance; and practice in the use of virtual meetings, which requires command of oral and written communication. Students who are successful in this course will be able to do the following: conduct systematic research on issues in technical communication; organize technical content in reports, memos and other documents; prepare reports and memos using computer-assisted text and graphics; explore document design problems in correspondence, reports and proposals; develop an effective writing style for a variety of audiences and rhetorical intentions; acquire an analytical understanding of audience in theory and practice; develop skill in working collaboratively on team projects. Required Textbooks: Pearsall, Thomas E. The Elements of Technical Writing. 3rd ed. Longman, 2009 (ISBN 0205583814); Williams & Colomb. Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace. 10th ed. Longman, 2010 (ISBN 0205747469). English Y463 — Business Writing Professor Duffy — HARG 204 — MWF 10:00am‐10:50am This course is designed to introduce students to strategies and techniques they can use to write functional, useful documents in business. The goals of the course are to develop those communication and writing skills for efficacy in the workplace. As no single strategy or formula can be used in all occasions or at all times, audience analysis, critical thinking, and investigation of rhetorical situations will be important for devising methods for building situational responses. Students will learn to be flexible with style and content within the somewhat strict forms of professional communication. Students will conduct library research and learn to use it persuasively and argumentatively in long-term group and short-term individual projects, generating professional quality information in letter and memo (correspondence), and technical report formats. The course will culminate in the presentations of feasibility studies and business plans for hypothetical projects. Required Textbook: Alred, Gerald, et al. The Business Writer’s Handbook, 10th ed. Bedford/St. Martins, 2012. (ISBN-10: 0-312-67943-2) 6
English Y465 001 — Fiction Workshop Dr. Malphrus — LIBR 147 — TTH 4:30pm-5:45pm “The purpose of fiction is to help us answer the question we must constantly be asking ourselves: who do we think we are and what do we think we’re doing?” —Robert Stone If this two part question makes your fingers twitch, then pack up your pen and paper (muses too!) and join us for a writing workshop that is designed to expand a student’s awareness of, appreciation for, and ability to create works of fiction. The class is writing intensive with the goal of improving all writing and critical thinking skills. In addition, this course offers global perspectives by focusing on writers from around the world. Students will receive feedback from both professor and peers as we establish a community of writers in an intimate classroom setting. With permission from the instructor, BENG 465 (like BENG 464) can be taken twice for credit. Texts for the course are: The Art of Fiction by John Gardner (ISBN-10: 0679734031), On Teaching and Writing Fiction by Wallace Stegner (ISBN-10: 0142001473), and Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott (ISBN-10: 0385480016). Also of Interest: English Y190 — Introduction to Journalism and Media Studies Professor Duffy — SCIE 123 — MWF 12:15pm - 1:30pm (Course counts as a humanities or liberal arts elective, but not for credit in the major) This course will introduce students to the skills, principles, and ethics involved in designing and producing content for various media outlets. Students will also become familiar with the terms, concepts, paradigms, and debates that inform media studies. In the course of the semester, students will analyze and study types of journalistic writing (news, editorial, features, sports stories) and the conventions of AP style. The goals of the course are to develop professional writers and editors, and portions of the course are dedicated toward the design, creation, and publication of regular issues of The Tidal Tribune. Required Textbook: Brooks, Brian, et al. Working with Words, 7th ed. Bedford/St. Martin's 2009. (ISBN-10: 0-312-56079-6) Also of Interest: English Y191 — Journalism and Media Studies Lab Professor Duffy — SCIE 123 — F 12:15pm - 1:30pm (1 credit) (Course counts as a general elective, but not for credit in the major) This course will introduce students to the skills, principles, and ethics involved in designing and producing a student newspaper. Through editorial meetings, strategic planning and development, students will determine the best methods for developing USCB-specific content, and establish an organizational structure that will sustain the student newspaper. The goals of the course are to develop professional writers and editors, dedicated toward the design, creation, and publication of regular issues of USCB’s student newspaper, The Tidal Tribune. No Required Textbook. 7
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