Description

This course is designed to help students to master professional technical writing by means of a systematic writing process: outlining, drafting, revising, and writing. The course primarily addresses keys topics of importance to students’ academic and professional life, namely, writing effective memos, letters, reports, proposals, résumés, and descriptions. During the course, students engage in weekly hands-on assignments that capitalize on these multiple genres and their respective formats.

Program

Software Engineering bachelor`s degree Program

Objectives

• - Summarize texts and articles of relevance to their majors in a concise manner.
  - Outline, draft, and write different genres of technical writing (i.e., letters, e-mails, etc).
  - Edit peers written assignments for raising awareness and giving feedback.
  - Write effective letters and e-mails for a variety of academic/professional purposes.
  - Develop informal and formal reports of different types.
  - Produce effective internal and external proposals.
  - Use visual aids and illustrations in the writing of effective reports and/or proposals.
  - Craft resumes and letters of application for employment and study reasons.
  - Describe and illustrate the mechanism of different gadgets or machines and the process of operations pertinent to their studies.
  - Enhance basic researching skills.