WRTG 316
Technical Communication
English
College of Humanities
Course Description
Effective processes of written, oral, and visual technical communication, including collaborative processes. Writing for academic and professional audiences.
When Taught
All Semesters/Terms
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
First-year writing, junior or senior status.
Note
Carries GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication credit. Offered by BYU Independent Study; enroll anytime throughout the year; one year to complete; additional tuition required; register at is.byu.edu.
Title
Process
Learning Outcome
Employ informed and flexible processes for writing and speaking, including: creating and/or finding ideas about which to write; collecting evidence and data; planning and drafting; revising; editing; and designing or presenting a message so that it is successfully understood by a specified audience.
Title
Structure
Learning Outcome
Write coherent and unified texts, including effective introductions, clear thesis statements, supporting details, transitions, and strong conclusions.
Title
Rhetorical Situation
Learning Outcome
Use various methods of invention, organization, and style to adapt written and oral forms of communication to a specific rhetorical situation.
Title
Sources
Learning Outcome
Utilize the library and electronic resources to locate relevant information, assess its reliability and usefulness, and effectively and ethically incorporate it into their own writing by following an appropriate style of documentation.
Title
Style
Learning Outcome
Write in a correct, clear, and graceful prose style.
Title
Revision
Learning Outcome
Effectively evaluate and comment on the writing of others to facilitate revision.
Title
Rhetorical Purpose
Learning Outcome
Analyze rhetorical aspects of audience, purpose, and context to communicate technical information effectively in written, oral, and visual media.
Title
Genre
Learning Outcome
Recognize structures or genres typically used in science and engineering, understand the processes that produce them, and the organizational and stylistic conventions characteristic of them, and apply this knowledge to their own writing tasks.
