Courses

Focuses on practical writing, especially technical or scientific reports and proposals, with emphasis on organizations, research, and presentation.

(ENGL 2311) Technical and Professional Writing. Focus on writing for professional rhetorical situations; correspondence and researched reports fundamental to the workplace —memoranda, letters, electronic correspondence, research proposals and presentations; use of visual rhetoric and document design in print and electronic mediums; emphasis on audience awareness, clarity of communication and collaborative team-work; also taught at Galveston and Qatar campuses.

Training in copy editing and practice in substantive editing skills in content, organization, and format. Students will focus on using typographic conventions, scientific symbols, style manuals, and publication guides.

This course is an interactive practice of the skills asked of technical editors. Using a workshop setting, students will be introduced to the roles technical editors play within various organizations. Students will complete several technical editing projects using both digital and hard copy editing methods. The ethics of technical editors will also be examined.

Training in such writing as may be necessary in certain professional and scientific fields. Emphasis is placed on writing of memoranda, letters, technical reports, and research reports.

This introductory course covers basic rigging, Python scripting, essential math, and animation tools. Students will learn to create simple rigs, automate tasks with Python, and apply fundamental math to animation. This course emphasizes practical skills and familiarizes students with key animation tools and techniques for integrating animations into software and game engines.

This course expands on technical animation techniques including scripting, math, rigging, engine integration, and optimization. Students will enhance their Python scripting skills and explore basic strategies for optimizing animations. This course focuses on practical applications and fundamental concepts, providing students with the skills needed to improve their technical animation work.

Tech Build Crew focuses on practical work that deals with construction aspects rigging, lighting, sound, scenery, props, scenic painting, special effects, welding,

A workshop-oriented course providing students with the opportunity to produce technical memoranda, a proposal, and a conference and/or refereed journal paper and to make oral presentations related to these work products utilizing appropriate software presentation aids.

A workshop-oriented course providing students with the opportunity to produce technical memoranda, a proposal, and a conference and/or refereed journal paper and to make oral presentations related to these work products utilizing appropriate software presentation aids.