CA 104 - Technical Writing for the Trades

Institution:

Miles Community College

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Description:

Technical Writing for the Trades is designed to prepare the student for job-related writing. The student will learn to communicate information that is new to someone who needs to know the information in order to do a job or make a decision. Topics include adapting messages to audiences, organizing paragraphs, revising for style, summarizing information, weighing ethical issues, creating appropriate page layout for everyday communications situations, and explaining a process. Specific applications are individualized according to students career plans and are chosen from several categories including effective memo/letter writing, short report writing, and proposal writing. This course does not fulfill General Education requirements for transfer. Prerequisite: Compass test score of 47 or higher on the English (Writing) component.

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

milescc.edu/

Phone Number:

(800) 541-9281

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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