ENGL 23401 - Technical Report Writing

Instruction in preparing engineering and other technical proposals and reports, with an introduction to the use of graphics.

Preparation for Course
P: ENGL 13100 or 14000 with a Grade of C or better; Sophomore Class Standing.

Cr. 3.
Notes
Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Produce texts that use appropriate formats, genre conventions, and documentation styles while controlling tone, syntax, grammar, and spelling. [BF 2, 6*]
2. Demonstrate an understanding of writing as a social process that includes multiple drafts, collaboration, and reflection. [BF 1, 3, 4*]
3. Read critically, summarize, apply, analyze, and synthesize information and concepts in written and visual texts as the basis for developing original ideas and claims. [BF 5*]
4. Demonstrate an understanding of writing assignments as a series of tasks including identifying and evaluating useful and reliable outside sources. [BF 1*]
5. Develop, assert and support a focused thesis with appropriate reasoning and adequate evidence. [BF 1*]
6. Compose texts that exhibit appropriate rhetorical choices, which include attention to audience, purpose, context, genre, and convention. [BF 2,6*]
7. Demonstrate proficiency in reading, evaluating, analyzing, and using material collected from electronic sources (such as visual, electronic, library databases, Internet sources, other official databases, federal government databases, reputable blogs, wikis, etc.). [BF 1, 2, 6*]
8. Interpret information that has been presented in mathematical form (e.g. with functions, equations, graphs, diagrams, tables, words, geometric figures). [BF 2, 5, 6*]
9. Represent information/data in mathematical form as appropriate (e.g. with functions, equations, graphs, diagrams, tables, words, geometric figures). [BF 2, 5, 6*]
10. Apply foundational knowledge and discipline‐specific concepts to address issues or solve problems. [BF 2, 3, 4, 5, 6*]