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ENGL-2844: Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing

Description: Foundations of professional and technical writing and its functions in workplace settings. Practice with problem solving and decision making, audience analysis, document design, usability, and inclusive and ethical documentation, individually and in teams. Practice writing workplace genres such as proposals, reports, and correspondence. Analyze how writing elements such as design, language choices, and diverse data sources affect a document’s usability for different audiences.

Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: COMM-1016 or ENGL-1106

Required By: ENGL-4874

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 5

Average GPA: 3.72 (A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 73.04%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.82%

Bruce Mccomiskey202478.1%16.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%3.812
Jennifer L Mooney202477.6%13.3%3.1%0.0%3.0%3.0%3.653

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