Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Exam
ACE ID:
DANT-0072
Organization's ID:
SS820; ST820
Location:
Prometric DSST exams are offered at colleges, universities or military bases that are not owned by Prometric.
Length:
2 hours
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 technical writing
Credit is recommended for candidates scoring 400 or above
Description

Objective:

This exam was designed to evaluate whether candidates possess the knowledge and understanding that would be gained by taking a lower-level college course in technical writing which includes the following content: theory and practice of technical writing; purpose, content, and organizational patterns of common types of technical documents; information design; and technical editing.

Skills Measured:

The skills measured include theory and practice of technical writing (14 percent); purpose of technical documents (13 percent); persuading and making recommendations (10 percent); technical writing process (14 percent); document design (9 percent); strategies and document design (9 percent); revising, editing, and final sections (12 percent); editing (10 percent); and final sections (9 percent).
Instruction & Assessment
Supplemental Materials

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