[ATTW-L] Course Learning Objectives for Introductory tech comm courses
Hinson, Dr. Katrina
KHINSON at tarleton.edu
Fri Apr 3 12:48:17 UTC 2020
So, I've got two versions. The first is from 2015 when I first began teaching at Tarleton and the second is from my most recent Spring 2020 syllabus.
2015 Version
Knowledge
* identify the major forms of written communication in the workplace.
* ist and implement the components of the composing process.
* identify the main characteristics of effective, reader-centered technical writing.
* identify and implement the elements of the writing process, including defining objectives; planning communications for readers’ information needs; creating effective persuasive strategies; conducting research; drafting, evaluating, and revising paragraphs, sections and chapters of work-world documents.
* define and identify audience types and describe means of shaping readers’ attitudes.
* recognize the situational context in which their readers will read and describe how this context relates to a target audience’s response.
* define visual rhetoric and create documents displaying effective visual rhetoric including reader-centered page layout and design and effective visual aids.
Skills
* implement the components of the composing process.
* recognize the situational context in which their readers will read and describe how this context relates to a target audience’s response.
* develop a detailed analysis of a target audience.
* incorporate the main characteristics of effective, reader-centered technical writing into their writing process and products.
* create documents displaying effective visual rhetoric including reader-centered page layout and design and effective visual aids.
Values
* should value the ability to defend their perspectives civilly with others.
Spring 2020 Version
* identify the major forms of written communication in the workplace
* identify the main characteristics of effective, reader-centered technical writing
* identify and implement the elements of the writing process, including defining objectives; planning communications for readers’ information needs; creating effective persuasive strategies; conducting research; drafting, evaluating, and revising paragraphs, sections and chapters of work-world documents.
* define and identify audience types and describe means of shaping readers’ attitudes. recognize the situational context in which their readers will read and describe how this context relates to a target audience’s
* create documents displaying effective visual elements including reader-centered page layout and design and effective visual
Dr. Katrina L. Hinson
Dr. Katrina Hinson,
Ph.D. Rhetoric, Writing and Professional Communication
Assistant Professor of English
Tarleton State University
“progress not perfection"
On Apr 3, 2020, at 12:37 AM, Monika Smith <monikasm at uvic.ca<mailto:monikasm at uvic.ca>> wrote:
These are outcomes we’ve developed for our 2nd. year technical communications course:
The learning outcomes below state what you should be able to do during and at the end of the course:
• Apply a problem-solving approach to any communication task, identifying purpose, audience, and an appropriate production and delivery plan to achieve your goals
• Apply academic research, analysis, and critical thinking to determine design feasibility: develop a research plan; gather and document information from primary and secondary sources using IEEE citation style; analyze and evaluate data to arrive at an evidence-based conclusion
• Plan, draft, and revise a variety of informational and persuasive documents routinely used by technical professionals (e.g. correspondence, proposals, reports)
• Recognize and implement components of a Problem Definition statement (i.e. Need, Goal, Objectives, Constraints) as defined by engineering professionals for use in writing proposals and reports
• Apply plain language principles to generate clear, concise prose accessible to a mixed audience of experts and non-experts
• Edit and proofread your own and others’ writing, using self-reflection and feedback to ensure appropriate organization, formatting, and Standard English usage
• Apply team strategies including team roles and bylaws; worklogs and other documentation as relevant; constructive communication and feedback; and self- and team evaluation to encourage productive, accountable, equitable collaboration
• Design documents for readability and professional appeal, including appropriate use of headings, lists, and visuals
• Apply industry conventions for writing units of measure, numbers, and abbreviations
• Prepare and deliver professional oral presentations using appropriate visual aids
Hope that’s useful. Good luck fine-tuning your course’s learning outcomes!
Monika
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Subject: Re: [ATTW-L] Course Learning Objectives for Introductory tech comm courses
Here are our outcomes:
* Create technical documents to solve problems.
* Analyze the rhetorical situation (audience, purpose, and context) of technical communication.
* Create technical documents that are convincing, effective, ethical, and usable.
* Create technical communication projects in collaboration with classmates.
* Incorporate and responsibly credit sources according to the conventions APA.
* Use syntax and mechanics according to the accepted standards of formal written English.
Ronda
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Subject: Re: [ATTW-L] Course Learning Objectives for Introductory tech comm courses
[EXTERNAL SOURCE] Stop, Think, Verify.
From the service course at Penn State. Yes, there are 15! Buckle up haha. Stuart
Students in the course can expect to:
* Discover and understand the discourse features that distinguish their disciplinary and institutional communities from others.
* Discover and specify the purposes of their writing.
* Develop a range of writing processes appropriate to various writing tasks.
* Identify their readers and describe the characteristics of their readers in a way that forms a sound basis for deciding how to write to them.
* Invent the contents of their communications through research and reflection.
* Arrange material to raise and satisfy readers’ expectations, using both conventional and rhetorical patterns of organization.
* Reveal the organization of their communications by using forecasting and transitional statements, headings, and effective page and document design.
* Observe appropriate generic conventions and formats for technical documents.
* Design and use tables, graphs, and technical illustrations.
* Compose effective sentences.
* Evaluate their documents to be sure that the documents fulfill their purpose and to ensure that they can be revised if necessary.
* Collaborate effectively with their peers in a community of writers who provide feedback on each others’ work and occasionally write together.
* Write several specific kinds of documents that recur in technical, scientific, and other communities.
* Employ computer technology effectively in the solution of communication problems.
* Communicate in an ethically responsible manner.
On Apr 2, 2020, at 5:59 PM, Lisa Melonçon <meloncon.research at gmail.com<mailto:meloncon.research at gmail.com>> wrote:
Hey Mark -
I'll send you some field-wide data off list on this very thing....but the introductory course (both as seen in the "service course" and in the introductory course to a degree program) align pretty darn closely with field-wide program outcomes as reported here: https://cptsc.org/committees/assessment/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__linkprotect.cudasvc.com_url-3Fa-3Dhttps-253a-252f-252fcptsc.org-252fcommittees-252fassessment-252f-26c-3DE-2C1-2CYw2-5FDnwiPN5uffAY4Bb7W2BkXEGu5wSBQ0MR1PwKQ6Cek9L73sX78A-2DVhw-2DgrSonuz9ubowovuipyxrkAd34SdvFIl6nLmf0GVmAFgWX4Xn0j8s-2C-26typo-3D1&d=DwMGaQ&c=eQdEe9K32izieWD3NkQJir9gQaVsVoIVcl3Cm413M7A&r=MdIuaEBZa7kA-pkJTqCu5777MxUEb1o2kx9GTl1eom0&m=EnWlJirDdiZQnvz-eL5LgV5PQV1E_EiOfg4e4fze8QM&s=V6aum5e6mev0KhZRa_ZfxAVgjh7DFC2R5AoQXrGh6UY&e=>
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On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 5:52 PM Mark Crane <craniac at gmail.com<mailto:craniac at gmail.com>> wrote:
Hello,
I have two weeks to fine tune the learning outcomes for our introductory tech comm course. I would love to see your outcomes, if you have access to them. I realize these are chaotic and busy times, thank you.
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