English 301 is an online writing course. The textbook of this course is Technical Communication 15th edition by John M. Lannon and Laura J. Gurak. It is designed to guide students to write persuasively, effectively, and with perspective on technological innovations and global communications. We will learn the distinctive elements of writing in business, professional, and technical contexts through online discussion, peer review, and analysis of documents produced for business, professional, and technical context. We will have opportunities to practice and perfect in a series of shorter assignments and longer projects the strategies and techniques particular to writing in these contexts. Developing and designing an online portfolio is also important for this course which is used to present your resume to improve your employability.
I have been eager to improve my writing skill because I have had lots of problems with my technical writing for a long time. For example, I do not know the basic etiquette of email, and I don’t know how to express my ability authentically in my resume, so I would avoid the writing part of most group projects. I hope that English 301 can teach those knowledge systematically which include a wide range of patterns and formats for each kind of writing and I hope that the practice in this course and comments about my writing from teachers can help me have a better understanding in writing and reduce my mistakes in writing in the future. By the way, I hope I have enough time to read the textbook, and use the knowledge in homework, and I hope the collaboration can improve my teamwork ability. I am also looking forward to learning how to show my resume on a professionally designed website. I believe this is a modern way which can allow more recruiters to read your profile easily.