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ENGR 231 - Introduction to Technical Writing



5.0 Credits
Principles of organizing, developing, and expressing technical information and ideas in writing. Report forms, headings, style, tone, illustrations, word processing, and graphics. Prerequisite
ENGL& 101 or equivalent with a minimum grade of 2.0. Corequisite


Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Analyze writing assignments in terms of the audiences to be reached and the purposes to be achieved.
  2. Apply the basic writing process principles of pre-writing, writing and revising to organize and write technical reports.
  3. Perform basic library research and computer database searches.
  4. Demonstrate the appropriate citations of source materials.
  5. Apply effective formats for informal and formal technical reports.
  6. Utilize graphics in reports.
  7. Participate effectively in a group or writers working together to produce a single report or project.



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