ENGL 3120 - Foundations in Professional & Technical Writing

Credits: (3)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem
Course Fee: $20.00
Course Fee Purpose: The course fees will be used to upgrade and replace computer equipment such as monitors, keyboards, computers, WSU’s software packages, and new course content-specific software.
Description: This course provides the theoretical and rhetorical knowledge that underpins the practice of technical and professional writing. Students will learn about rhetorical theories, research methods, social justice initiatives, technological theories, and ethics. The course will prepare students for understanding why technical and professional writers make the choices they do and empower students to explain the exigence of their field of study.
Pre-requisite(s): ENGL 2010 or ENGL 2015.