ENGL 407 - Technical Editing

Credits: (3)

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: CORE 101 and CORE 102, junior or senior standing, ENGL 306 and ENGL 403.
Prepares students to analyze the readability of technical documents written in the workplace (e.g., instructions, user manuals, abstracts, proposals), and to deal with problems of correctness, consistency, clarity, organization and rhetorical effectiveness of language and layout. Realistic weekly assignments include excerpts from technical manuals, insurance and government documents, instructions and reports.