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English 307: Written and Oral Communication for EngineersSYLLABUS

Fall 2014

Professor Carolyn BoiarskyPhone: 989-2207 (Office) 937-473 (!o"e) #-"ail: Boiarsky$%&r'&ecal e'&Office: C O 221

!rs: *+ 3:30-4:30 %", (Please i.e 24 hrs no/ice an' call firs/)TEXTS: ssi ne' !an'o&/s an' ea'in s on Black oar'

COURSE DESCRIPTION : O&r foc&s ill e a s/&'y of /he a%%lica/ion of %rofessionalco""&nica/ion %rinci%les /o /he %re%ara/ion of /y%ical on-/he- o co""&nica/ion /asks s%ecific /o /hefiel' of en ineerin Co&rse ill s/ress effec/i.e s/ra/e ies for /echnical co""&nica/ion as i/ occ&rs in anor ani5a/ional con/e6/ +ri//en co"%onen/ ill e"%hasi5e ri/in for s%ecific %&r%oses an' rea'ers,

%lannin , 'raf/in , 'esi nin an' re.isin "e"os an' o/her rief /echnical 'oc&"en/s he oralco""&nica/ion co"%onen/ ill e synchroni5e' /o coinci'e i/h /he ri//en %or/ion of /he co&rse

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

o %lan ri/e 'esi n re.ise e'i/ a%%ro%ria/e /echnical 'oc&"en/s ( i/h a//en/ion /o %&r%ose,or ani5a/ion, for"a/, s/yle, an' ra""ar "echanics) for rea'ers i/h .aryin 'e rees of/echnical e6%er/ise

o &n'ers/an' /he i"%or/ance of "akin rhe/orical 'ecisions ase' on /he a&'ience, %&r%ose an'con/e6/ in hich a 'oc&"en/ ill e rea' an' /o reco ni5e /he conse &ences hen rea'ers"is&n'ers/an' or fail /o &n'ers/an' a "essa e

o reco ni5e /he e/hical i"%lica/ions in "akin rhe/orical 'ecisions o 'e.elo% effec/i.e s/ra/e ies an' ac &ire /he con.en/ions for ri/in a .arie/y of /echnical

'oc&"en/s, s&ch as "e"oran'a, %ro ress re%or/s, s%ecifica/ions, an' 'escri%/ions in res%onse /os%ecific si/&a/ions

o &n'ers/an' an' effec/i.ely a%%ly %rinci%les of 'oc&"en/ 'esi n, incl&'in in/e ra/in /e6/ an'ra%hics

o 'e.elo% s/ra/e ies for colla ora/i.e %lannin ri/in 'esi nin re.isin of 'oc&"en/s o %lan 'eli.er e.al&a/e s&ccessf&l %ro ec/ %resen/a/ions

COURSE FORMAT : his co&rse ill consis/ of lec/&res, class 'isc&ssions, /ea" %ro ec/s an'n&"ero&s orksho% ac/i.i/ies

ASSIGNMENTS: ll assi n"en/s "&s/ e 'one on /he co"%&/er an' are '&e on /he 'a/es lis/e'!an' ri//en ork is ne.er acce%/e' a/e assi n"en/s are acce%/e' for a re'&ce' ra'e ll ri//enork "&s/ confor" /o s/an'ar' ri//en #n lish ;/&'en/s for ho" #n lish is a secon' lan &a esho&l' ha.e so"eone fro" /he +ri/in a o o.er /heir ork efore s& "i//in i/

ATTENDANCE : //en'ance is re &ire' for all in-class sessions< "issin "ore /han / o class sessionsill res&l/ in /he final ra'e ein lo ere' one le//er here are no e6c&se' a sences for "issin classlso, %lease "ake i/ a %oin/ /o arri.e B#FO # class e ins rri.in la/e in class is r&'e

ADA: =n co"%liance i/h /he "ericans i/h >isa ili/ies c/ ( > ), all &alifie' s/&'en/s enrolle' in/his co&rse are en/i/le' /o reasona le acco""o'a/ions =/ is /he s/&'en/?s res%onsi ili/y /o infor" /heins/r&c/or of any s%ecial nee's efore /he en' of /he secon' eek of class!onor Co'e: ;ee P@C Co'es

#"er ency Proce'&res: ;ee P@C Proce'&res