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Technical Writing Syllabus

English 3303, Technical Writing, prepares you to write in your profession. In a professional setting, your writing provides readers information they need.

English 3303 can help you develop strategies for making subjects clear to readers who need to understand them. Part of your task is learning to organize information so that readers can locate it easily and quickly, and learning to eliminate distractions that take readers’ minds off the topic.

To communicate effectively with your audience, your writing must meet rigorous editing standards. You will learn to write in a clear, concise style and to present information logically. You will learn to design documents in which format contributes to clarity and efficiency. You will learn to use graphics and deliver oral presentations.