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Identifier
o24erat69
Coverage
Greensboro, North Carolina
Publisher
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
College Name
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Department Name
Department of English
Course Number/Section
ENGL 713
Date/Term
2021
Course Description
In this course students are introduced to the history and theory of technical and professional communication as well as a variety of problem-solving strategies for technical scientific communication. The course also introduces students to principles of effective writing and includes practice in writing short reports, proposals, and other documents in technical and scientific fields. This course is designed to introduce students of technical and professional communication to some central works in the field, familiarize them with some of the prominent theorists, and present some of the notable theoretical approaches. Our inquiries will be grounded in application, with frequent references to the practice of technical and professional communication, and to the artifacts (manuals, online help, Web pages, Social media, and so forth) that technical and professional communicators produce on the job.
Required Textbook 1
Johnson-Eliola, J. & Selber, S. (2004). Central Works in Technical Communication. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780195157055.
Required Textbook 1 Price
$16
OER Selection 1
Technical writing essentials : introduction to professional communications in the technical fieldsIntroduction to professional communications in the technical fields
Recommended Citation
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, "Introduction to Technical and Scientific Communication Theory" (2021). Open Educational Resources Syllabus Review. 69.
https://digital.library.ncat.edu/oerrs/69