ITGE 302 Writing for Technology Professionals

ITGE 302 Syllabus

ITGE 302 Course Outline

Assignments

• Written Papers
• Information Paper
Background and Helpful Reading
• Writing an Informative Essay
• How to Write an Informative Essay
Student Papers
• Position Paper
Background and Helpful Reading
• How to write a good position paper (Word Doc)
• How Do I Write a Position/Argument Essay?
• Writing a Position Paper
• WRITING A POSITION PAPER
Position Paper Power Point
Student Papers
• Weekly Assignments
• Instructional Document - Non-technical
Assignment Details
Background and Helpful Reading
• Instructions: How to Write for Busy, Grouchy People
• Instructions -- Top 5 Tips
• How to Write Instructions
• Instructional Document - Technical
Assignment Details

• Status/Progress Report
Assignment Details
Background and Helpful Reading
• Catapult Status Through Status Reports
• 8 Tips for an Effective Status Report
• Your Weekly Status Report will Kill Your Personal Brand
• Progress Reports
• Online Technical Writing: Progress Reports
• Memo
Assignment Details
Background and Helpful Reading
• Mrs Pobedinsky on Memorandum Format
• Tips for Writing a Good Memo in Business Communication
• 5 Tips to Writing a Good Business Memo
• Purdue OWL on Writing Memo - read all four sections
• Critical Review
Assignment Details
Background and Helpful Reading
• CRITICAL ANALYSIS
• UNSW - Writing a Critical Review
• An analysis of a critical review by Monash University
• Blog Posting
Assignment Details
Background and Helpful Reading
• Blog History in Timeline Form
• Wikipedia's entry on BLogs
• Weblogs: a history and perspective
• What Makes for a Good Blog?
• What makes a good blog?
• Meeting Minutes
Assignment Details
Meeting Minutes Power Point
Background and Helpful Reading
• Meeting Minutes Format
• Meeting Minutes from EffectiveMeetings.com
• Sample Minutes from Pennsylvania Dairy Advisors Team
• Example Set of Minutes
• Cover Letter
Assignment Details
Assignment Notes
Background and Helpful Reading
• JobStar Central's About Cover Letters
• Cover letters: types and samples from Virginia Tech Division of Student Affairs
• Purdue OWL Cover Letter Power Point
• Purdue OWL Cover Letter Workshop - Introduction
• Purdue OWL Cover Letter Workshop - What to Include
• Purdue OWL Cover Letter Workshop - Formatting and Organization
• Purdue OWL Job Application/Cover Letter Example
• Email
Background and Helpful Reading
• Writing Effective E-Mail: Top 10 Tips
• Final Writing Assesment
Choose one of the following essay prompts and write an appropriate response. You have one hour to complete your essay.
GRE Prompt
• Introduction to the GRE Analytical Writing Measure
What is your least favorite piece of technology?
What technology frustrates you the most?

Class Support

Peer Editing
• Peer Edit with Perfection! Tutorial
Power Points
• Instructions Quiz
• Information Paper
• Achieving Paragraph Coherence
• The Critical Perspective
• Critical Reading
Exercises
Exercises

Links

• How is Writing Learned from Business Communication for Success by Scott McLean
• 20 Pointers for Good Writing
• 10 Grammar Mistakes
• 10 flagrant grammar mistakes that make you look stupid