Hello and welcome to my blog! This blog is for ENGL 301: Introduction to Technical Writing which is a course that teaches how to write in professional settings. The course will put us students through a myriad of different forms of professional writing from emails to even linkedin profiles. As a distance-ed course the onus to learn is mostly on the students and I am excited to see that the overall course structure has a lot of student engagement via discussions and group work.
This course is divided into four units. The topics for each unit are:
Unit 1 – Principles, Practices and People
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 of the Final Report Draft
I am hoping that this course will help me improve my technical and professional writing and that I can really learn the ins and outs of how to present myself in a professional setting through my writing. I’m very much looking forward to the portion where we create a LinkedIn page as I have always thought about creating one myself, but never knew exactly what I should put on my profile.
Overall I am very excited to take this course and expect to learn a lot from both Prof Paterson and my peers.