Courses

Students begin preparing their professional portfolio to satisfy the academic their abilities to potential employers. Students determine the competencies within the field of technical communication by researching and synthesizing platforms to host their ePortfolios and user-test them.

Students complete the work begun in TCOM 6301: Portfolio I by producing a in Technical Communication and that demonstrates their abilities to potential Students investigate professional opportunities and prepare job materials. Successful

Introduction to a variety of topics that present communication challenges; opportunities to learn from a variety of visiting experts concerning the nuances and challenges of, as well as successful methods for, communicating with concerned audiences about technically challenging topics.

Workshop-style course in which students use a digital publishing system to practice the structure and design of user documents; create fully "automated" book-length technical documents complete with automated tables of contents, indexes, table and figure numbers, and cross-references; 553 and learn other features for rapid updating. Emphasis on teamwork and the project title in addition to organization, format, and style of printed technical documents.

In this course, students prepare for careers as technical communicators (or information specialists) by developing resumes and portfolios, searching for jobs in the profession, practicing interview skills, attending meetings and joining a professional society, shadowing a professional technical communicator on the job, reading about the key issues in the profession, learning about the history of the profession, and exploring the future of the profession.

Students work on a part-time basis in a job directly related to applied technologies. The employer and supervising instructor evaluate students’ progress. Upon course completion, students will be able to apply skills and knowledge in an employment setting.

Students work on a part-time basis in a job directly related to applied technologies. The employer and supervising instructor evaluate student progress. Upon course completion, students will be able to apply skills and knowledge in an employment setting.

Students work on a part-time basis in a job directly related to applied technologies. The employer and supervising instructor evaluate student progress. Upon course completion, students will be able to apply skills and knowledge in an employment setting.

Students work on a part-time basis in a job directly related to applied technologies. The employer and supervising instructor evaluate student progress. Upon course completion, students will be able to apply skills and knowledge in an employment setting.

Students work on a part-time basis in a job directly related this to applied technologies. The employer and supervising instructor evaluate students progress. Upon course completion, students will be able to apply skills and the knowledge in an employment setting.