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As we begin the twenty-first century, the assembly line model is once again being put into practice in the global industry. This time, however, the materials that companies are working with are more intangible; information and development processes are now being analyzed and broken down to their most basic components, as companies try to streamline production processes and reuse content as much as they can.
Nichols, Jason. University of Central Florida (2002). Books>Information Design>TC
#14050
With special attention to the rhetor-audience relationship, the course studies history and practice of modern rhetorical theory. The main idea is that you learn the classical elements of rhetoric in some detail and then practice applying them to contemporary texts, whether they are the ones you are writing or analyzing. I think you should use this course so you can better understand not only rhetoric, but other areas of study that you are interested in, whether it be technology, popular culture, or a discipline outside of English. Make this course work for you.
Applen, J.D. University of Central Florida. Academic>Courses>Theory>Rhetoric
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Selected Readings for Technical Writing: Theory and Practice
The topics below are just some of the many possible topics for such a course. I have chosen some of the topics because they relate to my specific research interests, and I have chosen some of the topics because students have expressed a strong interest in acquiring more background in these areas.
Jones, Dan. University of Central Florida (2004). Resources>Bibliographies>Writing>Technical Writing
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This Web site is a collaborative effort by students in Studies In Hypertext — a Technical Writing class offered by the Department of English at the University of Central Florida. The following pages discuss the political, theoretical, and technical issues of the World Wide Web and how these issues relate to the practices of communication, learning, and information retrieval in our culture.
University of Central Florida. Resources>Information Design>Hypertext
#14049
Theory and Practice of Technical Communication
The aim, or purpose, of this course is to prepare you for a variety of job-related writing tasks. Success in technical writing, however, requires that you first know for whom you are writing and why. Consequently, this course will stress audience awareness and purpose in written communication. The course will also help you select the appropriate materials for a writing assignment and arrange the material in a logical and appropriate sequence. Additionally, you will learn to evaluate your products (and those of others) before submitting them for approval. In other words, you will develop your writing processes, much as you are developing other problem-solving tools necessary for success in your career. You will learn to anticipate the needs of your audience, to select materials and their arrangement to best meet those needs, to prepare the final product, and to analyze and revise until you achieve professional-quality work ready for submission to your audience.
Applen, J.D. University of Central Florida. Academic>Courses>Undergraduate>Technical Writing
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Visual Texts and Technologies: Situating the Visual in Technoculture
In Western culture, we now understand that visual representations influence our thinking, but we don’t always fully comprehend the extent of that influence, nor do we understand precisely how that influence is exercised. In this course, we will gain a fuller understanding of the influence of the visual on meaning, by thinking with, about, and through the visual.
Kitalong, Karla Saari. University of Central Florida. Academic>Courses>Visual Rhetoric
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Writers are often assigned to carry out a group research project, give an oral presentation to the class, and/or write a group paper. What do you do?
University of Central Florida (2000). Resources>Collaboration>Writing
