The 12 credits of electives require advisor approval. Students may take six elective credits outside the department of study to contribute to their area of specialization. Provides the foundation and direction for all Professional and Technical Communication coursework. Discussions focus on how technological change is expressed in social and political movements, literature, art, architecture, and philosophy and how they, in turn, influence the future direction of technology.
Students develop analytic methods necessary to create a well-considered thesis proposal.
Course integrates theories of design, techniques of composition, and technologies of electronic and print publishing. Modules include both design principles and hands-on practice in visual literacy, layout and design, and graphic tools. Students complete the life cycle of planning, implementing, testing and revising a nonlinear writing project. Ideal for students who have mastered the basics of HTML and would like to further explore the theory and practice of writing in a hypertextual environment. Tasks engage students in the lifecycle of electronic text creation, search, and retrieval.