ENGL 3250 - Professional Communication I

Institution:

Austin Peay State University

Subject:

English

Description:

Prerequisite: Successful completion of ENGL 1010, 1020;Description: This course is designed to introduce you to various kinds of technical and professional writing. During the course, you will become familiar with technologies of business communication, receive feedback from and provide feedback to others on writing drafts and revisions, learn about the conceptof genre and its application to technical and professional writing, and discover the role rhetoric plays in effective technical communication. Because this course is an online course, we will learn and experience ways to communicate effectively using email and the Internet, including evaluating website design, the rhetoric of email, the dynamics of online discussions, and particularly audience awarenessand communication through technology. The course will go beyond writing to encompass graphics and ways they are used to create appropriate interfacesfor communicating in computer environments. Throughout the course, rhetoric will be emphasized as an overarching concept essential for communicating in technological environments, both educational and professional.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.apsu.edu

Phone Number:

(931) 221-7011

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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