Technical Communication Courses
ENGL/JOUR 4830/8836 Technical Communication (Fall 2010)
This course introduces students to the practices of rhetorical and audience analysis as preparation for writing and producing technical documents. Content focuses on the characteristics and elements of technical communication, including definitions, descriptions, and instructions and focusing on paragraph and sentence development and document design.
ENGL/JOUR 4850/8856 Information Design (Spring 2010)
This course builds on rhetorical and audience anlaysis skills focusing on design situations and projects, including both print and web design, particularly the principles of design, placement and organization of information, navigation, effective use of white space, page layout and typography.