INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL WRITING Course Syllabus WRIT 121 Instructor: Cathy Corr 243-7903 cathy.corr@umontana.edu Require !

aterials: Professional and Technical Writing Strategies VanAl tyne !"#th Cu tom ed"t"on #or $% C&T Everyday Writer 'un #ord #ourth ed"t"on Cu tom ed"t"on #or $% ("th )ort#ol"o *ee+"n, Course Ob"ecti#es: 1. Introduct"on to con tructed te-t that accurately commun"cate techn"cal "n#ormat"on u "n, a++ro+r"ate techn"cal (r"t"n, con truct . document de ",n. and ,ra+h"c +lacement ("th"n techn"cal #ormat . 2. An a(arene o# /oth academ"c and techn"cal (r"t"n, ,enre and ho( the (r"t"n, "tuat"on ha+e the document. 3. Introduct"on to a (r"t"n, +roce that "nclude re0" "on and ed"t"n,. 4. Introduct"on to The Everyday Writer "n order to ,a"n control o# +unctuat"on. ,rammar. ynta-. and +ell"n,. Wor$loa an E%&ectations O#er#ie': Th" cour e #ocu e on the 1"nd o# (r"t"n, that #"ll manual 2de cr"+t"on. "n truct"on. and analy " . We ("ll read and d" cu techn"cal document a (ell a mater"al a/out techn"cal (r"t"n,. There " a +ec"al #ocu on aud"ence a e0"denced "n th" 3uote #rom the 4oc"ety #or Techn"cal Commun"cator5 Code o# 6th"c 7 Techn"cal (r"ter 8 at" #y the aud"ence5 need #or "n#ormat"on. not the (r"ter5 o(n need #or el#-e-+re "on.9 Th" 1"nd o# (r"t"n, " all a/out the reader. All (r"t"n, cla e addre 'ritin( con#entions at ome +o"nt. I addre +unctuat"on +ro/lem throu,h clau e and /a "c entence tructure that lead to a (or1"n, 1no(led,e o# the Everyday Writer. a tool you ta1e ("th you to u e "n other cla e . It " a++ro+r"ate to l"ne ed"t techn"cal document . o th" can /e a ,ood o++ortun"ty to hone your ed"t"n, 1"ll . All +a+er ("ll "nclude re0" "on day (here (e can (or1 the 'ritin( &rocess a (e (r"te the e +a+er to /etter under tand ho( (e com+o e. and to learn once a,a"n that there " noth"n, neat and t"dy a/out (r"t"n, and re0" "n,. In techn"cal (r"t"n, ("th the aud"ence o "m+ortant. (e need #eed/ac1 and mu t ad:u t our document cont"nually. A#ter com+let"n, the techn"cal +a+er . tudent ("ll /e e-+ected to a++ly the"r 1no(led,e o# tron, techn"cal te-t. ,ra+h"c +lacement. and de ",n #eature ("th"n a &ro&osal. There are rea in(s +laced "n ;lac1/oard throu,hout the eme ter that ("ll re3u"re your cr"t"cal read"n, 1"ll . and are +art o# the da"ly a ",nment . There are al o read"n, co0er"n, the to+"c o# cy/er +ace that re3u"re an aca e)ic essay. The in*class &ro"ects are de ",ned to hel+ /u"ld a (r"t"n, commun"ty. We ne0er (r"te alone and techn"cal (r"t"n, e +ec"ally need "n+ut #rom other . We o#ten u e mall ,rou+ to hel+ each other th"n1 throu,h (r"t"n, +ro/lem and ac3u"re "dea #rom each other. There " a non*+iction assi(n)ent that ,"0e you an o++ortun"ty to e-+lore a u/:ect and +re ent "n a techn"cal tyle. Current read"n, concern"n, u ta"na/"l"ty ("ll /e a0a"la/le. 'a tly. there ("ll /e an o++ortun"ty to synt,esi-e your 'ritin( $no'le (e. /oth the already ac3u"red and the ne(. and to art"culate a ne( under tand"n, o# (r"t"n, that " /roader and more "nclu "0e. It " your o++ortun"ty to /u"ld /r"d,e /et(een all o# your (r"t"n, cla e . The la t (ee1 o# cla you ("ll /e re3u"red to u/m"t a &ort+olio #or your #"nal ,rade.

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Course .olicies There ("ll /e no o++ortun"ty to 8ma1e-u+9 te t . 3u"??e or "n-cla a ",nment that are not turned-"n dur"n, the de ",nated cla +er"od. Th" ma1e-u+ +ol"cy " a++l"ed at the d" cret"on o# the In tructor. Attendance " an e-+ectat"on. 4tudent (ho do not attend cla do not +er#orm a (ell a tudent (ho do attend cla . !ormat o# all (or1 +roduced ("ll de+end u+on the +ec"#"c a ",nment. All #"nal dra#t mu t /e (ord +roce ed. @o not +ut (r"t"n, a ",nment "n #older or /"nder A ta+le them "n the u++er. le#t hand corner. 4a0e e0eryth"n, to d" c #or your o(n +rotect"on. )la,"ar" m o# any ort ("ll re ult "n a cour e ,rade o# !. The $ o# %5 tudent Conduct Code de#"ne +la,"ar" m a 8re+re ent"n, another +er on5 (ord . "dea . data. or mater"al a one5 o(n.9 4tudent may /e a 1ed #or the"r re earch or ource at any t"me. Disability Ser#ices: 4tudent ("th d" a/"l"t"e are +ro0"ded accommodat"on u+on +re ent"n, the +ro+er 0er"#"cat"on. Come ee me. WT4 (r"t"n, curr"culum " "n tran "t"on. The C&T " +art o# the $% y tem and the tudent +o+ulat"on attend"n, all the cam+u e are d"0er e and dynam"c. A $% at lar,e and C&T +ec"#"cally cont"nue to ,ro(. the #aculty mu t addre the need o# the e 0ar"ed +o+ulat"on . C&T5 @e+artment o# A++l"ed Art and 4c"ence and the (r"t"n, curr"culum "n +art"cular are #ac"n, e-c"t"n, and 0ar"ed curr"cula and +eda,o,"cal challen,e . The chan,e re#lect current re earch and con0er at"on ,o"n, on "n the d" c"+l"ne o# rhetor"c and com+o "t"on that dynam"cally act a an e0ol0"n, Ban (er5 to the need o# the C&T tudent a (ell a re +ond"n, to adm"n" trat"0e d"rect"0e . 4tudent are "n0"ted to +art"c"+ate "n the on,o"n, cour e de0elo+ment and to a e chan,e "n the (r"t"n, curr"culum and "n truct"on.