Syllabus for WRTG 393 A802: Advanced Technical Writing 3!

Lecturer: Marc Schiffman

Lecturers E-mail address: "schiff"an#faculty$u"uc$edu
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Prerequisite: WRTG 101 or EGL 101! Recommended: WRTG "#1 or WRTG "#$! %
com&rehensi'e( &ro)ect-*ased stud+ of a&&lied technical ,ritin-! The aim is to desi-n and
de'elo& a&&ro&riate and effecti'e technical documents for a 'ariet+ of audiences! Students ma+
recei'e credit for onl+ one of the follo,in- courses: ./MM $#$0$#$1( EGL $#$0$#$1(
WRTG $#$0$#$1!
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Technical ,ritin- is a cate-or+ of &rofessional ,ritin- that &resents information related to
science and technolo-+! This course ,ill -i'e +ou &ractice in the 2inds of ,ritin- that technical
communication &rofessionals use on the )o*! The focus ,ill *e on &roducin- clear( concise
,ritin-3*oth for readers ,ho ha'e a *ac2-round in technolo-+( and for those ,ho do not! 4ou
,ill &ractice the t+&ical forms of technical ,ritin-( such as re&orts and instructions( and the
con'entions of technical ,ritin-( such as usin- -ra&hics to com&lement the te5t! 4ou ,ill also *e
encoura-ed to *e creati'e as +ou desi-n and de'elo& effecti'e e5am&les of technical ,ritin-
a&&lications!
%s a result( this course is de'oted to im&ro'in- +our formal ,ritin- s2ills( +our a,areness of
audience( and ones a*ilities communicate ideas( esta*lish clear ,ritin- -oals and e5ecute them
effecti'el+! 6e-innin- ,ith ,ee2 one and continuin- throu-hout the term( the te5t*oo2 ,ill
*ecome a 'alua*le tool! Please 2ee& u& ,ith all assi-nments in the %ourse Schedule!
WRTG 393 ,ill *e *ro2en into three -odules( ,hich are located in the %ourse %ontent
%enter! Each Module ,ill contain s&ecific readin- and ,ritin- assi-nments( and im&ortant
documents that are clearl+ la*eled! 7n con)unction ,ith the .ourse Schedule( the Modules
&ur&ose is to or-ani8e the course for +ou! Go to the %ourse %ontent %enter and chec2 out
-odule .$
*ntended %ourse &utco"es
%fter com&letin- this course( students should *e a*le to
1! e'aluate and a&&l+ the standards( forms( con'entions( and technolo-ies of technical ,ritin-
"! communicate technical information effecti'el+ to a 'ariet+ of audiences
$! anal+8e technical communication scenarios( and desi-n and de'elo& a&&ro&riate and effecti'e
technical documents
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Reco""ended: a dictionar+ and thesaurus
&nline Writing Source: htt2:33444$u"uc$edu32rog3ug23e423
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+olicies8 +rocedures8 and +ractices section at the end of this syllabus$
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4ou ha'e +our choice of a ,ritten Analytical )ocu"ent or a +ro2osal )ocu"ent! The to&ic
must *e a&&ro'ed *+ me first! This document ,ill ta2e u& the second half of the term! Guidelines
and requirements ,ill *e s&ecific: all to&ics ,ill *e realistic!
Len-th: Minimum 1>00 ,ords :lon- re&ort;
Bisuals Required: %mount determined *+ ,riter
Cocumentation: ML%
Te5t Dormat: Sin-le S&ace( Times e, Roman( 1" Dont
%dditional information ,ill *e &ro'ided once the course has *e-un!
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Late ,or2 ,ill *e &enali8ed 10A &er da+ unless the student ,ishin- to *e e5em&t from the late
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Acade"ic )ishonesty and +lagiaris": %ll ,or2 for this course must *e +our o,n( in +our o,n
,ords( and ori-inal! Wor2 &re'iousl+ su*mitted for another course ,ill *e treated as academic
dishonest+!
7ncidents of academic dishonest+ or &la-iarism ,ill *e handled accordin- to the EME. Polic+
on %cademic Cishonest+ and Pla-iarism( ,hich +ou can read here:
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The University has a license agreement with Turnitin, a service that helps prevent plagiarism
from internet resources. I may be using this service in this class by either requiring students to
submit their papers electronically to Turnitin or by submitting questionable text on behalf of a
student. If you or I submit part or all of your paper, it will be stored by Turnitin in their database
throughout the term of the University's contract with Turnitin. If you object to this temporary
storage of your paper, you must let me now no later than two wees after the start of this class.
!lease "ote# If you object to the storage of your paper on Turnitin, I may utili$e other services to
chec your wor for plagiarism.
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/n-line discussion requires e'er+oneHs acti'e( honest( thou-htful &artici&ation! These discussions
ma+ ,ell &ro'ide +ou ,ith ideas to ,rite( either *+ offerin- an insi-ht +ou ma+ not ha'e seen or
*+ hel&in- +ou clarif+ +our o,n o&inion! These res&onses must *e su*stanti'e! Writin-( I7 a-reeI
or IThatHs coolI does not count as a constructi'e or insi-htful res&onse!
/n-line discussion requires e'er+oneHs acti'e( honest( thou-htful &artici&ation! These discussions
ma+ ,ell &ro'ide +ou ,ith ideas to ,rite( either *+ offerin- an insi-ht +ou ma+ not ha'e seen or
*+ hel&in- +ou clarif+ +our o,n o&inion! These res&onses must *e su*stanti'e! Writin-( I7 a-reeI
or IThatHs coolI does not count as a constructi'e or insi-htful res&onse!
*n order to achieve the 20: in 2artici2ation you "ust 2ost a "ini"u" of 2! T4o ti"es 2er
4ee7D also8 your res2onses should be detailed and as s2ecific as 2ossible$ %larity of
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%onference %enter and interactin- *+ &ostin- questions( thou-hts( home,or2 assi-nments( etc!;
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Ei-ht+ &ercent of +our final -rade is *ased u&on +our dili-ence( hard ,or2 and honin- and
de'elo&in- +our ,ritin- s2ills! There ,ill *e a total of $ Modules! Within these modules ,ill *e
the ,ritin- assi-nments :?0A;! The &roctored e5am :"0A; is to *e ta2en durin- Wee2 = :see
.ourse Schedule; com&rises the rest of the ei-ht+ &ercent! The remainin- "0A is *ased u&on
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su*)ect to do,n-radin-! %lso( incom&letes must *e arran-ed ,ith the instructor *efore the end of
the course!
)efinition of a Wee7: &ur 4ee7 4ill start -onday to Sunday night$ *Fll 2ost the 4ee7s
co"ing assign"ents on Sunday!$
* chec7 eC"ail at least once a day and * 4ill res2ond to your eC"ail 4ithin 2G hours$
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and a . indicates satisfactor+ scholarshi&! While 7 ho&e that all of +ou ,ill stri'e to *e
outstandin- scholars( onl+ those of +ou ,ho accumulate an a'era-e of
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Gradin- ,ill *e criterion-referenced in accord ,ith the EME. Guide to Writin- and Research(
.ha&ter < I%ssessin- 4our Writin-(I Section IKo, 7s Writin- GradedLI
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Cocuments should *e su*mitted to the Gradeboo73Assign"ent 5older$ Students can attach the
,ord file :sa'e as RTD: rich te5t format or Microsoft Word Cocument; and su*mit to the &ro&er
Assign"ent 5older!
WR*T*,G ASS*G,-(,TS %R*T(R*A
IAn A 2a2er is characteri8ed *+ outstandin- informati'e ,ritin- mar2ed *+ su&erior reada*ilit+
and com&etent handlin- of content! These traits are demonstrated in the follo,in- ,a+s:
IThe su*stance and or-ani8ation follo, a clear( lo-ical sequence that ma2es the information
easil+ accessi*le to the reader! The &ur&ose is clearl+ e5&ressed( and the selected details of the
assi-nment reflect this &ur&ose! The audience is accommodated throu-hout the assi-nment as
reflected in effecti'e communication and st+le! Words are chosen and sentences are constructed
to ma2e the information understanda*le! The -rammar( mechanics( and format are fla,less!
IA B 2a2er is characteri8ed *+ distin-uished ,ritin- that successfull+ fulfills the requirements
*ut contains one of the follo,in- ,ea2nesses:
I%lthou-h the ,ritin- is essentiall+ ,ell or-ani8ed( the audience anal+sis( the statement of
&ur&ose( or the handlin- of the content is fla,ed! %lthou-h sentences are
-rammaticall+ correct their structure or len-th or *oth sometimes cause readers to ,or2
unnecessaril+ hard! %m*i-uous or 'a-ue ,ordin- hinders &recise
communication! % small la&se in audience accommodation causes reader distraction! Grammar(
mechanics( and format fla,s interfere ,ith readin- and com&rehension!
IA % 2a2er is characteri8ed *+ satisfactor+ ,ritin- that is -enerall+ effecti'e *ut contains an+
one of the follo,in- ,ea2nesses:
I%lthou-h satisfactoril+ ,ritten( the *od+ of the assi-nment is not clearl+ or-ani8ed( or some
material is not clearl+ e5&lainedN the audience and &ur&ose are not clear! Sentences( althou-h
the+ are -rammaticall+ correct( often ma2e information difficult to e5tractN editin- 2e+ ,ords or
con'ertin- nouns to 'er*s could sol'e such &ro*lems! Wordin- interferes ,ith reada*ilit+( *ut the
reader can still -lean the meanin-N rereadin- is often required! Re&eated -rammar( mechanics( or
format errors mar the &a&er!
IA ) 2a2er stru--les to communicate information and contains ,ea2 ,ritin-! 7n a &rofessional
,or2in- en'ironment( such ,ritin- ,ould *e considered incom&etent *ecause it suffers from an+
one of the follo,in- &ro*lems:
I%n+ t,o of the &ro*lems listed under a . &a&er! Minimal e'idence of audience accommodation!
Serious ,ordin- &ro*lems( such as -ar*led ,ordin-( -i'e the reader re&eated and serious
difficulties in understandin-! Serious sentence &ro*lems( such as run-on sentences and comma
s&lices( dama-e the reada*ilit+! Grammar( s&ellin-( or format &ro*lems create frequent o*stacles
to understandin-!
I% failin- -rade on a ,ritin- assi-nment usuall+ means that +our &a&er contains an+ t,o
&ro*lems from the list for a C &a&er!I
The follo4ing is not 4ritten by your 2rofessor but acco"2anies your acade"ic syllabus for
this course
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,ee2s after the start of this class! Please ote: 7f +ou o*)ect to the stora-e of +our &a&er on
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