ENGL 1033 - Technical Composition II

Description

This course emphasizes the development of effective writing and analytical skills through the lens of technical and professional communication. Students will engage in various projects that integrate AI tools, critical source evaluation, effective use of multimedia, and multicultural considerations, ensuring a comprehensive understanding and application in real-world contexts.

Pre-Requisite

Completion of ENGL 1013 with a C or better, or consent of instructor

Co-Requisite
N/A

Cross Listed Course
N/A

3 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
45 Lecture Hours

3 Faculty Load Hour(s)

Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring

ACTS Equivalent
ENGL 1023, Composition II

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes
Students completing this course will be able to:

Compose technical writing in multiple genres within a project-based learning framework
Respond appropriately to various rhetorical situations, purposes, modalities, and global audiences.
Utilize multimedia elements, writing, and reading for inquiry, learning, thinking, and communicating in workforce fields.
Integrate original ideas with those of others and generative AI.
Develop flexible strategies for generating, revising, editing, and proof-reading.
Collaborate with peers to complete projects.
Demonstrate knowledge of structure, paragraphing, tone, mechanics, syntax, grammar, and documentation.

General Education Outcomes Supported

Students develop higher order thinking skills.
Students can write clear, coherent, well-organized documents, which are substantially free of errors.
Students employ active reading strategies to extract and construct meaning and educational value from texts and media.
Students will demonstrate technological fluency.
Students develop information literacy.

Standard Practices

Technical Rhetorical Situations
Information Literacy
Critical Reading Skills in Technical Contexts
Technical Writing Skills
Data Analysis and Interpretation
Synthesis of Technical Information
Critical Evaluation of Technical Content
Constructing Technical Arguments
Managing Technical Source Material
AI-Enhanced Research and Writing
Technical Revision Processes
Technical Document Formatting