TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION

Technical Communication Seminar

The Writing and Communication Program`s seminar in technical communication examines theory, research, workplace practice, and pedagogy related to technical discourse (which, at Georgia Tech, encompasses business communication and professional communication).

Brittain Fellows investigate challenges related to technical discourse and consider the cultural impact on classrooms, communities, and workplaces. During the seminar, they explore a range of issues, including cross-cultural and international communication; race, gender, class, and ethnicity; collaboration and teamwork, visual rhetoric, complexities of client-based projects, and ways in which humanists influence critical technical communication practices.

Technical Communication Certificate

The Technical Communication Certificate combines opportunities for innovative, multimodal curriculum development, poster presentation, and manuscript preparation for publication. Whether Brittain Fellows modify an existing technical communication strategy or create an entirely new approach, they need to situate their technical communication project in relation to existing scholarship and research and also fulfill objectives and outcomes for the course they are teaching (LCC 3401).

Brittain Fellows workshop their technical communication projects during some sessions of their technical communication seminar. Technical communication projects use a range of technology/media, including class management software, asynchronous and synchronous communication, multimedia resources, and website design. Brittain Fellows give special attention to the multimodality of technical discourse.

More Information

Please refer to the Technical Communication Guidelines document for more information.