The course prepares students to participate in the process of managing, planning, writing, and reviewing proposal documents. In response to an RFP or nonprofit funding agent, students will organize a proposal-writing team, plan, manage, write, and review a proposal for submission. Through a co-op experience, students investigate issues and standards in the profession, including ethics, copyright, liability, document quality, usability analysis, and professional status. Students contrast theoretical frameworks with practical perspectives and experiences. Technical Scriptwriting Students gain the basic writing and production skills required to produce a corporate technical video script.
Students complete individual and group assignments working with a client recruited from industry.
As needed, Spring. The course provides overviews of document specifications, publication style sheets, and regulatory agency documentation requirements. In a workshop setting, students review and produce technical study area documents that fulfill the requirements of the appropriate document specification. The course introduces the philosophy, theory, and practice of editing technical and scientific documents. Prepares students to deal with a variety of editing problems encountered in technical reports, proposals, and manuals.