Objective:
The objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive overview of core concepts in Technical Writing and is equivalent to a lower-level college course in technical writing. Emphasis is placed on theory and practice of technical writing; purpose of technical documents; technical writing process; and document design.
Learning Outcomes:
- state the importance and purpose of technical writing
- identify an appropriate audience for particular technical writing pieces
- recognize reliable sources
- judge pieces of technical writing for style
- compare and contrast different informational pieces of technical writing
- explain the writing process
- author a piece of technical writing; design and format a technical writing piece
General Course Topics:
- Theory and practice of technical writing
- Purpose of technical documents: informing
- Purpose of technical documents: persuading and making recommendations
- Technical writing process
- Document design