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TC3000J – Technical Communication
Instructors:
Credits:
1
Pre-requisites:
ENGR1000J
Description:
This course provides a practical introduction to technical communication for the engineering disciplines. It is intended to directly support students in their research and development work, as well as to prepare them for their senior capstone project.
Course Topics:
1) Technical project design through a problem-need-solution-validation framework
2) Technical diagrams and data visualization, and their use in the reporting of results
3) Workplace-related communications such as CVs and professional correspondence
4) Paraphrasing, direct quotation, and citation formatting
5) Primary features and linguistic structures of technical language
6) Technical presentations