Course Description:

LCC 3020 focuses on understanding both visual and verbal rhetoric in application to the development of documents within the technical communication genre, most pointedly on the proposal and the technical report. This course is designed to introduce students to the types of documents and writing abilities required by their future professions.

Text:

Bennett, Milton, Ed. Basic Concepts of Intercultural Communication

Objectives:

Upon completing LCC 3020, students will be able to do the following:

  • analyze communication situations and audiences and use appropriate strategies to advance stated goals,
  • collect and report information thoroughly and accurately,
  • interpret factual information using logical reasoning and effectively organize and display the organizational scheme,
  • recognize and employ commonly used graphics in oral and written presentations,
  • explain and use the following basic techniques: definition, description of mechanism, systems, process and abstract concepts, classification and summary

    • Please Note: Examples from books or organization materials are merely examples and should be treated as such. You must use your own judgment concerning aspects of writing that make a document effective. Do not simply rely on another communicator's work as the "right" way to create a document . . . you may have found an ineffective example!

    Note Also: This course is very challenging and time-consuming. The material is not difficult to learn, but does require effort. Consider your schedule and the effort you're willing to expend before continuing!

    *Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special arrangements in order to meet course requirements should contact the instructor as soon as possible so that the necessary accommodations can be made.

    Assignments:

  • resume- 20%
  • proposal- 20%
  • analytical report- 20%
  • World Wide Web document- 20%
  • class and collaborative participation- 20%

    • Students who wish to improve grades on assignments should submit document drafts for review before they are graded. Once grading is completed, changes in grades are highly unlikely.

    Grading:

    "A" documents:
  • follow the instructions in the description of assignments
  • are reader-centered in tone and visual design
  • are clearly and simply worded
  • provide enough information to meet the purpose of the document without burdening the reader with that which is irrelevant
  • have a visual design that aids reader-accessibility
  • have no grammar, mechanical, or spelling errors

    • Strict adherence to project deadlines is mandatory. Late assignments can be reduced by one grade letter per day late.