This distance education course offered through UBC, focuses on the study of written and online communication in a variety of professional contexts. This course is intended for students outside of an English major or minor. Although this course is offered through an online forum, learning and practice will take place not only independently, but also in collaboration with classmates, and through guidance with the instructor. This course will introduce students to elements of writing in different contexts, and provide ways to practice these writing techniques. This class will also provide the opportunity to engage with classmates for both review, and collaboration. The career resources that are made available through UBC will also be highlighted in this course, along with ways to develop Web Folio’s that will be useful in conjunction with these resources. By the end of this course, students should have developed not only technical writing skills, but also reflecting, reviewing, editing, and developing skills.

This course will work through 4 Units in order to help students achieve the course objectives.

• Unit 1: Principles, Practices and People in English 301
• Unit 2: Designing a Report Proposal; Defining Terms with Audience in Mind
• Unit 3: Designing a Report Outline & Draft; Building your Resume and Job Application skills
• Unit 4: Drafting the Formal Report; Peer Review and Final Report; Developing networking strategies

Students will be graded on a number of assignments, some large and some smaller. The major assignments will include the Formal Report, the Application Package on Link-in and the Web Folio. The smaller assignments throughout the semester include collaborative and reflecting works. These will be treated as practice pieces and will sometimes include comments and feedback from both the instructor, and the other students in the class.

Time management, motivation, and organizational skills will be incredibly important in order to succeed in this online course.