Courses

Refine and develop professional writing skills. SPE 7700 Advanced Research and Practices of Severe Disabilities, K-6 (3) Advanced study of methodologies, materials, and management techniques for students with severe physical, mental, and medical developmental disabilities K-6th grade. The purpose is to enhance the capacity of teachers as creative decision makers who are committed to and capable of facilitating student learning in appropriate settings.

This course concerns the development of skills in writing, editing, and preparing manuscripts for publication from initial idea to submission of a publishable manuscript. The course emphasizes a writing process that encourages productivity and collegial peer review. Legal and ethical aspects of authorship prepare students for responsible practices expected of scholars.

A course covering the life of a creative or academic manuscript from drafting and editing to submitting it for publication. Students will take an original work of their own through those stages. They will also learn about various topics affecting the publication process, such as genre conventions, industry expectations, different mediums, trends, digital publishing, and research strategies.

This course provides a systematic approach to improve technical and professional writing skills. Specifically, theory-based methods for establishing a productive writing habit, generating and editing text, and self-identifying and self-correcting writing problems are presented. Writing for and application of public health research are emphasized.

Forms and styles of public relations writing, stressing essential skills of written communication needed in public relations.

This course examines the process of communicating to persuade and inform. for advertising and promotions, news media, and special audience materials, for internal and external audiences will also be explored.

The writing for public relations course develops skills in persuasive writing for institutional or individual clients. It provides a hands- on experience in learning to develop and utilize public relations writing tools for corporate, non-profit, government, and public relations organizations. The course covers writing for the media, designing and writing corporate literature, and working with the public on behalf of a business or individual as it relates to public relations.

Introduction to basic script formats, terminology,and writing techniques, including the writing of commercials, public service announcements, promotions, news, documentary, and fictional materials.

This course will instruct the student in basic script formats, terminology, and writing techniques for radio, television, cable, and video. Writing for news broadcast, promotional announcements, and spot announcements and documentary, dramatic, and experimental television will be covered. Students will learn to communicate using the verbal elements of radio and both the verbal and visual elements of television.

Explores and engages students in public writing as an agent of social change, including study of writing style, rhetorical strategy, research methods, audience analysis, messaging, and storytelling, among other topics.