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ENGL-3764: Technical Writing

Description: Principles and processes of effective written communication of technical information. Strategies for analyzing various workplace communication situations, adapting to audiences, evaluating online content, understanding ethical dimensions of research, and composing technical discourse, including organizing visual and verbal information. Practice in writing, individually and collaboratively, instructions and procedures, proposals and reports, correspondence, and presentations. Junior standing.

Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: COMM-1016 or ENGL-1106 or ENGL-1204H

Required By: CHE-4024, CHE-4015, CHE-4014, CHE-4016, CHE-4185

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 1231

Average GPA: 3.51 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 50.54%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.82%

Brooke E Covington201970.0%27.5%1.7%0.8%0.0%0.0%3.626
Kelly Scarff201966.6%28.6%4.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.634
Zana K Combiths202057.5%32.1%7.5%1.0%1.5%0.5%3.4050
Carl N Bean202144.6%36.0%11.7%3.5%2.9%1.3%3.1590
Traci L Gardner202470.7%20.0%3.8%1.2%1.6%2.8%3.5981
Alice F Kinder202448.9%44.1%5.4%0.6%0.6%0.4%3.38116
Leslie Neilan202344.5%49.3%3.6%0.5%1.7%0.3%3.3469
Laura A Fehr202374.1%21.8%1.9%0.8%0.7%0.6%3.687
Steve Oakey202174.0%21.6%2.3%0.6%0.9%0.6%3.5917
Mark R Armstrong202377.0%20.3%1.1%0.1%0.6%0.9%3.74118
Jenna D Zan202291.0%9.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.912
Vanessa L Ruccolo202495.9%3.2%0.0%0.0%0.9%0.0%3.9215
Cassandra R Hockman2021100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.981
Stephen D Mooney202477.9%16.5%3.1%0.7%0.5%1.3%3.7065
Matthew J Homer202286.0%9.4%1.9%0.7%2.0%0.0%3.768
Meng Yu202382.3%13.5%1.2%0.8%1.7%0.4%3.7112
Amilia N Evans202388.3%3.7%5.4%0.0%1.7%0.9%3.776
Priyanka Ganguly202277.9%20.5%1.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.743
Edward A Lautenschlager202373.1%23.7%1.4%0.6%0.8%0.5%3.6322
Katherine M Gray202379.5%12.8%1.7%0.0%0.5%5.5%3.7910
Webson Lakela C Atkinson202345.5%31.7%5.2%3.4%4.2%10.2%3.226
Susan A Hagedorn201362.0%29.6%5.4%1.3%1.6%0.1%3.4657
Steven R Kark201418.0%58.5%19.1%2.9%1.2%0.3%2.8958
Staff Evia200542.2%43.9%7.7%1.5%4.7%0.0%3.143
Philip R Tietjen200776.1%23.7%0.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.7618
Robert H Canter202257.2%34.1%5.1%1.2%1.7%0.8%3.4065
Jennifer L Mooney202376.9%16.8%2.6%1.0%1.9%0.8%3.6443
Amy R Reed201024.3%52.8%14.1%0.0%3.0%5.9%3.002
Ashley S Patriarca201151.7%35.5%6.9%4.0%1.9%0.0%3.275
Megan O Fisher201165.0%30.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%3.571
Scott J Kowalewski201387.2%7.9%1.0%0.0%3.0%1.0%3.755
Paul V Heilker201652.0%44.1%2.8%0.0%1.2%0.0%3.409
Puerto Carlos Evia201542.8%35.7%15.9%1.9%3.7%0.0%3.103
Philip W Hayek201786.3%10.8%2.1%0.0%0.7%0.0%3.7820
Julie L Mengert201960.4%35.0%3.9%0.5%0.0%0.2%3.4819
James H Collier201452.3%43.1%1.0%0.0%3.5%0.0%3.3810
Brittany N Hoskins201549.9%37.2%10.3%0.0%2.6%0.0%3.252
Kayla B Mcnabb201580.1%15.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.0%3.791
Leonard F Grant201777.9%17.5%0.9%0.9%2.3%0.6%3.659
Kevin Lewis201757.3%30.2%7.1%2.8%1.7%0.9%3.3720
Jennifer Barton202177.5%19.0%2.1%0.4%0.8%0.2%3.6926
Franchini Jennifer Sano202286.1%11.3%2.0%0.0%0.6%0.0%3.788
Allison B Hutchison201966.8%20.4%10.0%2.8%0.0%0.0%3.454
Andrew M Kulak201965.6%29.6%3.2%1.0%0.7%0.0%3.5314
Lum Sidouane Patcha202389.5%8.0%0.5%0.9%0.6%0.5%3.8518
Margaret B Fernandes202194.7%5.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.931
Andrew L Smith202283.7%10.3%3.5%0.0%2.6%0.0%3.676
Sherri E Craig202385.3%13.1%0.0%1.6%0.0%0.0%3.813
Michelle M Wagnon202390.9%4.2%1.8%0.6%0.0%2.4%3.888
Brian Gaines202285.5%8.8%1.1%0.0%4.7%0.0%3.705
Harry B Stevens200979.5%20.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.735
Jennifer A Cover201052.5%40.0%5.0%0.0%2.5%0.0%3.352
Brian J Gogan201160.0%30.0%5.0%0.0%5.0%0.0%3.401
Stephanie B Martin201447.5%38.1%11.3%0.0%0.0%3.1%3.312
Tana M Schiewer201581.5%16.0%2.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.766
Georgia K Natishan201980.5%19.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.763
Jonathan M Adams202079.8%16.4%3.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.742
Chloe Jade Robertson202386.4%13.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.843
Sarah L Cozort202392.9%7.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.932
Olayemi B Awotayo202483.8%5.8%4.6%2.4%2.3%1.2%3.674
Marissa Buccilli202381.1%9.5%7.9%0.0%1.5%0.0%3.673
Michelle S Maycock200863.5%31.8%1.6%1.6%1.6%0.0%3.483
Cheryl W Ruggiero200866.7%19.0%0.0%14.3%0.0%0.0%3.401
Frances A Howes201494.1%4.6%0.0%0.0%0.7%0.6%3.897
Elizabeth A Mazzolini201439.0%50.8%4.8%2.4%3.0%0.0%3.182
Herbert R Patton201593.1%4.5%0.0%0.0%2.4%0.0%3.802
Megan L Bronson202489.5%5.8%1.2%1.1%2.3%0.0%3.794
Kira G Morse202476.2%21.5%0.0%2.4%0.0%0.0%3.692
Serena D Gilbert202447.6%47.6%4.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.411
Heidi Y Lawrence201393.2%6.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.922
Justin Lewis202289.4%2.8%5.0%0.0%0.0%2.8%3.832
Cana U Itchuaqiyaq2023100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%4.001
Ennis M Mccrery201178.2%21.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.771
Shawn A Mole200550.0%45.8%4.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.481
Cron Staff Wright201571.4%28.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.711
Rachel K Corell2015100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.971
Jordan Hill201570.0%20.0%0.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%3.501
Derek Mueller202062.8%35.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.9%3.553
Ghazal Saeidfar202383.4%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.831
Katie B Brooks202091.0%2.4%2.2%0.0%2.2%2.1%3.823
James M Dubinsky200711.8%64.7%11.8%0.0%11.8%0.0%2.701
Tod Sheila L Carter200934.8%62.5%2.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.332
Katie L Garahan201880.3%14.3%5.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.742
Savannah P Murray201977.8%16.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.6%3.841
Cheyenne R Franklin202188.3%5.9%0.0%0.0%5.9%0.0%3.711
Andre Jones202388.3%0.0%0.0%5.9%5.9%0.0%3.541

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