Hello,
We wanted to let you know about a new course offering from the College of Engineering.
This course is a continuation of ENGR 231: Introduction to Technical Communication and will satisfy both your additional writing requirement as well as an Upper Division Engineering & Science Elective.
If you have any questions, please let us know:
ENGR 333: Advanced Technical Communication in the Engineering Workplace (4cr)*
SLN 22158
MW 1030-1220pm
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Communicating technical information clearly and efficiently is central to the work of professional engineers. Employers and clients expect engineers to have strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a diverse workplace. ENGR 333 offers students practical skills in the day-to-day communication they’ll do on the job as well as an advanced exploration of the rhetorical situations common in professional communication, including preparing persuasive documents and presentations for both primary and secondary audiences.
In this course, students will learn: (1) how to write, revise, and design commonly used professional documents such as proposals and procedures/instructions, (2) how to communicate and work as part of a collaborative team, (3) how to prepare and deliver formal and informal oral presentations both individually and as a team, and (4) how to adapt document and presentation content to a broad and diverse audience.
COURSE GOALS & OUTCOMES
The central goal of this course is for students to develop an understanding of professional standards and expectations for engineering communication genres through class activities and projects. The thematic focus of the course – inclusive technical writing for a diverse and global economy — will help students develop an awareness of the importance of employing inclusive, accessible, bias-free language in technical and professional documents and presentations. The field of engineering is becoming increasingly diverse, cross-cultural, and global, and students need to go into their profession able to communicate clearly and effectively with colleagues, clients, and the members of the public who represent the diversity of the world we all live in.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Analyze a rhetorical situation and identify appropriate strategies based on audience, purpose, context.
- Navigate team dynamics to complete collaborative writing and presentation projects.
- Apply basic document design principles to written and visual documents.
- Integrate text and visuals to clearly convey complex, technical information.
- Revise documents for content, organization, and writing style.
- Provide feedback to others on their writing, speaking, and teamwork abilities.
- Deliver technical information verbally, both formally and informally, through pitches and presentations
- Employ stylistic strategies for expressing technical information in a bias-free, inclusive, and accessible way for a variety of audiences.
- Revise and edit technical writing to achieve bias-free, inclusive, and accessible language for a variety of audiences.
CEE Undergraduate Advising
Civil & Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering
University of Washington
More Hall, Box 352700