ENG 116 - Technical Writing

Credits: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3
Description: This course provides practical instruction in speaking, listening and technical writing for business and industry. Students learn to apply the principles of organizational structure, resume writing, job hunting, interviewing and technical reporting.

Prerequisites: ENG 055 with a minimum grade of 2.0, or an overall high school GPA of 2.8 or higher, a minimum score of 18 ACT-English, 25 SAT-Writing, and Language, 71 CPT-Sentence Skills, or 250 NGA-Writing.
Corequisites: None.
Recommended: None.

Course Category: Liberal Arts | English
This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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Course Competencies

Apply writing process principles to plan and prepare technical documents.
Adapt technical communication theory to manage technical information.
Revise technical writing for clarity, accuracy and readability.
Prepare job application materials and employment-related documents.
Conduct secondary research for technical reports.
Collect primary data for technical reports.
Use graphics effectively.
Apply APA rules for citations, textual references and source documentation.
Design an oral presentation.
Deliver an oral presentation.