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Topics in Professional Writing

General

Prefix

ENGL

Course Number

437

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

English

College/School

College of Liberal Arts

Description

Focus on a specific field within professional writing such as grant writing, social media writing, or strategies for digital content.

Prerequisites

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Develop a critical awareness of institutional and disciplinary frameworks.

Outcome

Describe research's relationship with institutional and social exigencies.

Outcome

Apply professional research methods to solve problems.

Outcome

Apply professional methods to create an effective written response appropriate for a particular purpose, audience, situation and authorial role.

Outcome

Use rhetorical principles to understand and analyze cultural and social perspectives of language and technology to create effective texts.

Outcome

Apply theories, concepts and principles of rhetoric and writing to print, visual and digital texts, recognizing and creating genre forms.

Outcome

Develop an awareness of disciplinary frameworks, terminology, and critical issues relating to a specific professional field.

Course Outline

Course Outline

Interpretation of institutional contexts for social media, marketing, funding agencies, or the professional communication topic in question. 15% Media studies theory. 10% 3) Genres of digital and social media. 10% 4) Methods of collaborating with other writers or designers at a distance; writing in teams. 20% 5) Composing and editing or publishing for digital and social media. 20% 6) Rhetorical principles for the intersection of media forms with public or industry audiences; translating concepts for a variety of audiences. 15% 7) Professional standards and expectations for projects and careers in the field. 10%

Dependencies

Programs

ENGL437 is a completion requirement for: