Course Information

TECHNICAL & BUSINESS WRITING (ENGL 2311)

Term: 2017-2018 Fall

Faculty

Lisa Smart

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Lisa Smart

Lisa Smart
North Central Texas College

Corinth Campus

1500 North Corinth Street

Corinth, Texas 76208

Office #: 204

Office #: 940-498-6223

Teaching Experience:
Instructor (Online & Traditional Classroom) English Composition I, English Composition II, Technical Writing, World Literature I, World Literature II.

Education:

M.A., English, Texas Woman's University (2004)

B.A., English, Texas Woman's University (2001)

Description

Intensive study of and practice in professional settings. Focus on the types of documents necessary to make decisions and take action on the job, such as proposals, reports, instructions, policies and procedures, e-mail messages, letters, and descriptions of products and services. Practice individual and collaborative processes involved in the creation of ethical and efficient documents.

Upon successful completion, students will be able to: recognize, analyze, and accommodate diverse audiences; produce documents appropriate to audience, purpose, and genre; analyze the ethical responsibilities involved in technical communication; locate, evaluate, and incorporate pertinent information; develop verbal, visual, and multimedia materials as necessary, in individual and/or collaborative projects, as appropriate; edit for appropriate style, including attention to word choice, sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling; and design and test documents for easy reading and navigation.
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