Course overview
This course will extend and refine students' writing skills in a variety of technical and professional applications and to practise the application of developed writing, editing and document design skills. Students will build on previous courses to develop skill in the ability to explore and analyse writing in technical, scholarly and professional contexts. They will consolidate their knowledge and skills through advanced practice in writing, editing, designing and producing texts for professional and technical purposes, with concrete application on industry sourced documents and projects.
Course learning outcomes
- analyse a variety of writing genres and web sites
- apply the formatting conventions and structural requirements of technical and professional documents
- produce professional written work using electronic media
- work independently and collaboratively to analyse, design and write a wide range of technical and professional documents
- apply developed editing skills
- identify the role of professional writers in different contexts