Why do I need to take RHET 3326?
Rhetoric 3326 is a requirement for programs which require students to have strong professional writing skills. RHET 3326 provides intensive instruction in the theory and practice of technical communication with an emphasis on understanding audience, establishing a clear purpose, using technology, acquiring a sense of the profession, and developing strategies for successfully producing individual and collaborative documents.
Students in the course will practice writing genres such as reports, instructions, descriptions, specifications, and proposals--the types of writing that they will need to know in order to work effectively in their professions. The course is three credit hours and requires that a student has taken RHET 1312 or the equivalent.
Students in the course will practice writing genres such as reports, instructions, descriptions, specifications, and proposals--the types of writing that they will need to know in order to work effectively in their professions. The course is three credit hours and requires that a student has taken RHET 1312 or the equivalent.
What do I have to be able to demonstrate to meet the goals of the course?
To successfully complete the course, you will need to be able to demonstrate the following outcomes in your final webfolio. Each assignment in the course will provide the opportunity to practice the following outcomes:
Audience Awareness
1. Analyze and address audiences, purposes, and situations related to technical writing.
2. Communicate ethically with a variety of audiences.
Collaboration
3. Analyze and respond to the work of others in a professional context.
4. Engage in project planning and management through collaborative writing as a social aspect of technical communication.
Information Literacy
5. Conduct both primary and secondary research using online library databases and other resources.
6. Document sources appropriately.
Digital Literacy
7. Find, evaluate, organize, and present information using various delivery system.
8. Design appropriate professional communications in a variety of print and digital forms.
Audience Awareness
1. Analyze and address audiences, purposes, and situations related to technical writing.
2. Communicate ethically with a variety of audiences.
Collaboration
3. Analyze and respond to the work of others in a professional context.
4. Engage in project planning and management through collaborative writing as a social aspect of technical communication.
Information Literacy
5. Conduct both primary and secondary research using online library databases and other resources.
6. Document sources appropriately.
Digital Literacy
7. Find, evaluate, organize, and present information using various delivery system.
8. Design appropriate professional communications in a variety of print and digital forms.
Think About It
You have probably never really read or considered what the syllabi for your courses mean, much less the learning outcomes in them. However, the learning outcomes are the glue that holds together this class. Each activity that we complete will be assessed according to these outcomes. To help you understand how the activities are assessed according to these outcomes, each activity will have a Think About It section with the icon to your right. Be sure to read these sections of the activity for specific details about why each activity is important and what elements you'll need to complete to be successful in that activity and in the course.
You have probably never really read or considered what the syllabi for your courses mean, much less the learning outcomes in them. However, the learning outcomes are the glue that holds together this class. Each activity that we complete will be assessed according to these outcomes. To help you understand how the activities are assessed according to these outcomes, each activity will have a Think About It section with the icon to your right. Be sure to read these sections of the activity for specific details about why each activity is important and what elements you'll need to complete to be successful in that activity and in the course.