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Karen E. Kasonic
T C 231
Seattle Campus
Principles of organizing, developing, and writing technical information. Report forms and rhetorical patterns common to scientific and technical disciplines. Technical writing conventions such as headings, illustrations, style, and tone. Numerous written assignments required. Required for all engineering majors. Prerequisite: either C LIT 240, both ENGL 109 and ENGL 110, ENGL 111, ENGL 121, ENGL 131, ENGL 182, ENGL 197, ENGL 198, ENGL 199, or ENGL 281. Offered: AWSpS.
Class description
Objectives: • Identify the audience for a particular communication and tailor the communication for that audience. • Design and manage graphic elements. • Effectively design pages of written documents. • Write a research report with abstract, introduction, procedure, results, discussion, conclusions, and recommendations. • Work with a group to write a set of instructions. • Write a physical description. • Using sources, produce an article about a new technology or newsworthy scientific event, using both text and graphic elements in an effective layout. • Edit work for common grammar and style faults
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Three contact hours per week. Class is generally a mix of lecture, discussion, and small group activities.
Recommended preparation
Students must have completed the prerequisite course (see above).
Class assignments and grading
There are several writing assignments, one of them is a group assignment. Participation and one midterm exam are also important.
Papers, participation, midterm. All assignments earn points, total of 410 points in the quarter.
