ENG 107 - Composition I: Technical Writing

Credit(s) 3.00
Lecture Hours: 3.00
This is a writing course designed to prepare students for the types of communication essential to the working world. Through practical application, students will gain confidence in their writing abilities and improve their proficiency in critical reading, problem-solving, communication, and collaborative work. This course is an alternative to ENG 105 Composition I and is recommended for students in technical, business, and science programs. Students will create individual presentation(s) and collaborative presentation(s). Students will write and revise at least four formal assignments and produce a minimum of 20 pages. This course satisfies a general education requirement in the Communications Area.

Corequisite(s): ENG 095
SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Recognize writing as an evolving and complex process.
Recognize how writing often serves as a social and ethical act.
Incorporate visuals into written documents when appropriate.
Revise written documents for oral presentation and for public information.
Demonstrate unified, coherent writing for various technical purposes and audiences.
Analyze articles, reports, letters, and other modes of technical communication for effective organization, purpose, tone, and rhetorical strategies.
Develop critical reading and literacy skills.
Analyze information from diverse viewpoints.
Evaluate information from diverse viewpoints.
Apply college-level source documentation practices.
Generate formal and informal writing in at least four required formal assignments of 7,000 words or 20 pages of text.