HU3120 Scientific and Technical Communication

A study of written and oral communication in technical and scientific environments: emphasizes audience, writing processes, genres of scientific and technical discourse, visual communication, collaboration, professional responsibility, clear and correct expression. Students write and revise several documents and give oral reports.

Teaching Assignments and Handouts

Generic "permission to use student work" form (MSWord)
Mousetrap User Instruction Assignment (MSWord)
"What is Technical Communication?" Research Report Assignment (MSWord)

Teaching Resources

Online Ethics Center for Engineering and Science at Case Western Reserve University, which has some cases teachers might want to use.

Teacher Links

Mike Robertson's Page
Leroy Steinbacher's Page

Humanities Department
Michigan Technological University (MTU)
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