Includes discussion of theories of information design and technology. Final project requires design, completion, and presentation of an online text. Topics include communication in organizations, management and supervision, project management, technology and professional communication, legal and ethical issues, and contract employment. Learning the practice and process of participant observations within the cultures of organizations. Exploring the differences within cultures and writing those observations as narratives.
Course includes a research project and presentation.
Topics in psychology, rhetoric, and advertising may be considered. Students gain practical experience in design, writing, and illustrating promotional texts, particularly technical proposals. Taught as a seminar with students presenting papers. Research leading to proposal for TC 422, Senior Thesis. Writing, illustrating, and management are studied.