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Jun 15, 2024
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2015-2016 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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WRIT 325W - Writing in the Sciences 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Emphasizes research strategies, including electronic searching and retrieval, to write, format, and polish action-oriented, ethical documents focusing on the profession that student is preparing to enter. Collaborative writing and incorporation of computerized capabilities for documents are course expectations.
Prerequisite(s): WRIT 101 or WRIT 121 (or equivalent) AND Junior Standing Satisfies Communication and upper division Writing cores. Course generally offered 1st semester.
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WRIT 350W - Technical Editing 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Participating actively, students learn strategies and practice skills in editing their own writing and the writing of peers and professionals. Learning, using, and developing style guidelines, as well as practicing organizational strategies, provide students the tools to add value to their written products.
Prerequisite(s): WRIT 321W , WRIT 322W , or WRIT 325W Satisfies Communication and upper division Writing cores. Course generally offered 2nd semester.
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WRIT 412W - Advanced Writing: Documentation 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
An advanced writing workshop in which students identify audience, perform appropriate research, and develop successful communication strategies. As a holistic course, emphasis includes the effective use of photographs, graphics, and other illustrations that facilitate the writer’s task. Topics vary and may focus on such tasks as software documentation, environmental writing, technical manual preparation, or science writing.
Prerequisite(s): WRIT 321W or WRIT 322W or WRIT 325W . Satisfies Communication and upper division Writing cores. Course generally offered 2nd semester.
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WRIT 415W - Writing Winning Proposals 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Preparation of written proposals requires specialized knowledge and skill that goes well beyond the generalized prerequisite skill of being able to communicate effectively in a professional environment. Students will learn how to identify and characterize the specific problem or opportunity that triggers a proposalpreparation process; they will learn how to seek, select, and effectively interact with audiences of proposals; they will learn how to optimize their chances of creating a successful proposal by assessing the audience’s needs and concerns, the competition’s strengths and weaknesses, and the uniqueness of their own offering; they will learn how to develop a logical and convincing plan for dealing with the roblem or opportunity at hand–this encompasses the project-management as well as the technical and cost-proposal planning skills; they will learn how to develop budgets as part of the overall persuasive proposal strategy; and they will learn how to adapt to specific source-selection processes in competitive bidding cycles.
Prerequisite(s): a junior-level business, technical, or scientific writing course, or permission of instructor. Satisfies upper division Writing core. Course generally offered 2nd semester.
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