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Professional Writing

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
TuTh 9:30a.m. – 10:45a.m.		 W06-0052 English Computer Lab 3 $1984 (guest students)
Date
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Time
TuTh 9:30a.m. – 10:45a.m.
Location
W06-0052 English Computer Lab
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1984 (guest students)

Description

No matter what career they choose after graduation, successful professionals need to understand the dynamics of workplace writing. This course is designed to introduce students to rhetorical approach to workplace writing and support them along their chosen career path. This course will take a humanities approach to workplace writing, attending to the way language shapes the production and reception of workplace writing and its circulation. In this course, students will analyze common documents and the ways in which these documents create particular worlds for users. Students will compose workplace documents with specific attention to the needs of audiences and institutions. Time will also be spent paying attention to document design and usability. Finally, students will explore the ethics of workplace writing paying specific attention to how it uplifts or oppresses historically oppressed communities. Students will produce writing suitable for the writing proficiency requirement portfolio.

Prerequisites

ENGL 101 and ENGL 102

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/27/2025 - 5/14/2025

Location

W06-0052 English Computer Lab

Enrolled / Capacity

4 / 18

Status

Closed

Instructor

Timothy Oleksiak

Tuition*

$1984 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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