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ENG 600B - Topics in Professional Writing

(1 to 3 units)
Analysis of and writing practice in selected professional genres. Focused study of writing for organizations, periodicals, or popular market. Maximum of six credits.

Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. draft documents in various professional genres (such as letters, proposals, and reports) that demonstrate clear purpose, responsibility to audience, and adherence to generic and stylistic conventions.
2. assess their own writing process and apply alternative strategies to the continued development of that process.
3. identify an author (or group’s) purpose, audience, genre, and strategies of support.
4. demonstrate knowledge of the variety of public, professional, and disciplinary situations in which they will be writing when they leave the undergraduate program.
5. present class lessons and/or essays that articulate a critical response to scholarly conversations about writing in professional contexts.


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