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Course Description


English - ENG 116

Technical Writing

3 Credit Hours
3 Lecture Hours

Course Description

This course provides practical instruction in speaking, listening and technical writing for business and industry. Students learn to apply the principles of organizational structure, resume writing, job hunting, interviewing and technical reporting.

Prerequisites

(A requirement that must be completed before taking this course.)

  • ENG 55 with a minimum grade of 2.0 or minimum score of 18 ACT-English, 25 SAT-Writing and Language, 71 CPT-Sentence Skills or 250 NGA-Writing.

Course Competencies

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

  • Apply writing process principles to plan and prepare technical documents.
  • Adapt technical communication theory to manage technical information.
  • Revise technical writing for clarity, accuracy and readability.
  • Prepare job application materials and employment-related documents.
  • Conduct secondary research for technical reports.
  • Collect primary data for technical reports.
  • Use graphics effectively.
  • Apply APA rules for citations, textual references and source documentation.
  • Design an oral presentation.
  • Deliver an oral presentation.

Course Schedule

 CourseSectionCourse TitleLocationCredit HoursInstructorsSeats Available ⁄Capacity ⁄WaitlistStatusFeeDays-Time-Room

Fall; 2024; ENGLISH; No of Weeks : 15; Begins : 08/26/2024

 116141452Technical WritingMC3Fundukian L28/28/0Open$0.00T  06:00 PM-08:52 PM LA400
 116141455Technical WritingMC3Fundukian L28/28/0Open$0.00W  06:00 PM-08:52 PM LA310
 116143365Technical WritingSYNC3Tucker C31/31/0Open$0.00T  06:00 PM-08:52 PM WEBWEB

Winter; 2024; ENGLISH; No of Weeks : 15; Begins : 01/08/2024

 116111429Technical WritingMC3Tucker C13/28/0Open$0.00M W  12:30 PM-01:56 PM LA200
 116111434Technical WritingMC3Herron J6/28/0Open$0.00S  09:00 AM-11:52 AM LA340

Key: Day of the Week

  • T = Tuesday
  • R = Thursday
  • S = Saturday
  • X = Sunday