Communication skills emphasized include planning information, developing reader-based prose, improving personal writing performance and guiding the writing of subordinates, and mastering such writing tasks as strategic plans and performance appraisals. Instruction and practice in methods of presenting ideas and factual information clearly and effectively. Emphasis is on developing skills fundamental to both workplace and academic writing. Published writings are discussed and evaluated. The writing of technical papers and reports.
Instruction focuses on building skills in critical thinking, research, and document design.
An introduction to professional workplace writing. The course focuses on how to consider context, purpose, audience, style, organization, format, technology, results, and strategies for persuasion when writing typical workplace messages. In addition to shorter assignments, students analyze data and support conclusions or recommendations in a substantial formal report. All literature courses are applicable to the General Education Requirements in Arts and Humanities. A survey of classic writings from Greek, biblical, Roman, and medieval civilizations.