English | Professional Writing Skills
W231 | 1731-1743 | Staff
Sections open to all students:
8:00A-8:50A MW (25) 3 cr
4:40P-5:30P MW (25) 3 cr
8:00A-8:50A TR (25) 3 cr
9:05A-9:55A TR (25) 3 cr
3:35P-4:25P TR (25) 3 cr
Section primarily for Forest, Read, Wilkie residents:
9:05A-9:55A MW (25) 3 cr
Section for Evening Division students:
6:50P-8:45P T (25) 3 cr
Sections only for students in SPEA and HPER:
8:00A-8:50A MW (25) 3 cr
3:35P-4:25P MW (25) 3 cr
9:05A-9:55A TR (25) 3 cr
For all sections:
Prerequisite: W131 or equivalent.
This course is designed to help students in any field develop
writing and research skills which will be useful in the
professional world and any future writing project. This course
concentrates on the writing of concise, informative prose, and
emphasizes the importance of writing with a clearly defined
purpose and audience. Assignments will be based on general
principles of communication but will usually take the form of
writing done in the world of work: letters, memos, summaries and
abstracts, reports, proposals, etc.
Students will often be able to write on subjects related to their
major field of study. The course requires constant, careful
attention to writing and rewriting, and many classes will be
conducted as workshops, with writing exercises and detailed
discussion of the work of class members.