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Required Text
Markel, Mike. Technical Communication. 7th ed. New York, NY: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2003. ISBN: 9780312403386.
Readings by Session
Readings should be completed before the session listed below. Please note: Not every class session has assigned reading.
Course readings.
| SES # |
TOPICS |
READINGS |
| 4 |
Revision |
Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. New York, NY: Anchor, 1995. ISBN: 9780385480017.
Markel, Mike. Technical Communication. Chapter 1.
|
| 5 |
Workshop |
Markel, Mike. Technical Communication. Chapter 4. |
| 6 |
Audience
Cross-cultural Issues
Discussion of Paper 2
|
Markel, Mike. Technical Communication. Chapter 5.
Fenyman, Richard P., and Ralph Leighton. Surely You Must be Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character). Reprint ed. New York, NY: W.W. Norton and Company, 1997 [1985]. ISBN: 9780393316049.
|
| 8 |
Research Methods |
Markel, Mike. Technical Communication. Chapter 6. |
| 10 |
MLA Citation
Ethics
Discussion of Paper 3
|
Markel, Mike. Technical Communication. Chapter 2.
Unger, Stephen H. Controlling Technology: Ethics and the Responsible Engineer. 2nd ed. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 1994. ISBN: 9780471591818.
|
| 11 |
Group Presentation: Argument |
Markel, Mike. Technical Communication. Chapter 8. |
| 14 |
Proposals
Discussion of Paper 4
|
Markel, Mike. Technical Communication. Chapter 16. |
| 16 |
Group Presentation: Graphics |
Markel, Mike. Technical Communication. Chapters 12 and 13. |
| 18 |
Qualities of Effective Oral Presentations |
Markel, Mike. Technical Communication. Chapter 21. |
| 19 |
Formal Reports
Discussion of Short Assignment 8
|
Markel, Mike. Technical Communication. Chapter 18. |
| 22 |
Group Presentation: E-Mail |
Markel, Mike. Technical Communication. Chapter 14. |