The student may add additional writing skills as many of the technical documents today are electronic and must be effective on the web or using multi-media. In addition, the student will develop a content area in another discipline. Each student will be required to produce a major project whose subject matter is from this support area. This culminating project will demonstrate practical experience as well as theoretical knowledge. The World Wide Web provides a major source of information today, yet not all information is of equal value.
Few organizations can get their message across without a strong, high-quality Web presence.
There are significant opportunities for people who want to work in this area provided that they have the preparation to foster the constant improvement in what can be accomplished. The further directions that the Web will entail are unknown today but they will be accessible to the person who has the right combination of technical skills and effective written, oral, and multimedia skills. We note that several of these courses may be used in GE areas allowing this to be even more suitable as a double major. The committee strongly feels that this major would be enhanced by at requiring least one appropriate writing course, but we respect the view of the English Department that they cannot guarantee such a course at this time due to their current staffing situation. To provide a context to utilize most effectively the skills developed here, a content area is needed.