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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: TCO 285. An introduction to the technical aspects of computer-based multimedia. Technical and hardware issues as well as theory and design concepts will be covered. Students will analyze the audience and purpose for multimedia, consider advantages and disadvantages of different technologies, and design, build and test multimedia products. Recommended for TCO majors and minors. Includes laboratory exercises and design projects.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: EGR 108 or equivalent; completed minimum 45 credit hours. Introduction to forms and processes of technical communication, including letters and memos, reports, instructions, and proposals. Includes oral presentations, peer reviews, collaborative efforts. Emphasis is on determining audience and purpose, especially within organizational contexts, and on designing effective documents. Introduction to resume and data gathering.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: TCO 341, or permission of instructor. Study of the role of communication in management of publications, projects, and people. Includes information specification and planning, quality standards, tracking systems, production, and evaluation. Emphasis on understanding organizational structures, building teams, and adapting to rapidly changing technologies and expectations.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: TCO 341. Covers the principles involved in preparing scientific or technical reports and proposals for various audiences. Audience analysis, clarification of communication purposes, and presentational skills are included. Attention is given to research skills, individual and collaborative writing processes, review and editing procedures, layout and document design, and styles of reports and proposals.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: TCO 285, TCO 341. Theory and practice of designing usable information for different audiences and purposes (document usability, interface design, web usability, etc.). Students participate in a major course project introducing planning and project management, user and task analysis, document and interface design, usability testing. Includes laboratory exercises and design projects.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: TCO 285, TCO 341. Theory and practice of designing information products for teaching or training; includes concepts of adult learning theory, delivery in various models (face to face, online, on CD, etc.), and evaluation of learning. Students participate in a major course project including planning and project management, instructional design, and training.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: TCO 285 or permission of instructor. Introduction to theoretical and applied principles of visual communication. The course explores theories of visual communication which help us understand the structure and organization of the visual world, and explores practical applications of these principles in planning and designing visual systems for new, emerging media. Includes laboratory exercises and design projects.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: TCO 341. A workshop course covering the essential tasks performed by technical editors, including editing for grammar, style, form, and content; organizational principles for reader-centered texts; integrated use of art, figures, and numbers in layout; indexing; and managing people and processes in all phases of document preparation. Attention is given to the editor's role in dealing with authors, audiences and purpose, and to the complex analytical skills required for technical editors.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: TCO 285, TCO 325, and TCO 341. This course is an advanced study of the technical aspects of multimedia, including animation, video, audio, wiki design, podcasting, and multimedia portfolios. Students will build web content in a collaborative wiki environment, author custom animation, and shoot and edit digital video for incorporation into an online project. The end deliverable is an authored DVD with a professional portfolio. Includes laboratory exercises and design projects.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: TCO 341. This senior capstone course focuses on a topic of significance in the future of technical communication. Through research and presentations, students generate a body of knowledge and identify critical issues related to the future of technical communication.
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