ENGL1080 Professional Writing
This course emphasizes the interpersonal and group communication aspects of workplace writing. Students will strengthen their writing skills using appropriate tone for a variety of audiences and contexts. They will gather, document, and share information with a focus on establishing, building, and maintaining internal and external workplace relationships. In doing so, students will write a variety of emails, reports, letters, text messages, presentations, online career search documents and profiles, and in the process will become familiar with current technology trends in workplace communication.
Prerequisite
Qualifying score on reading assessment test OR
ENGL0921 AND qualifying score on writing assessment test OR
ENGL0960
Course Requirements and Evaluation
Refer to Course Syllabus for detailed information regarding the requirements and evaluation standards for this course. The Course Syllabus will be distributed the first week of the course.
Learning Outcomes
The following outcomes will be addressed in the course:
Use the writing process to compose effective professional documents
Write professionally to initiate, maintain, and strengthen effective workplace communication and relationships
Analyze the needs of specific audiences in specific writing situations
Identify intercultural issues in professional writing
Select information appropriate for audience
Design professional documents appropriate for specific audiences and writing situations
Analyze sources for accuracy and relevance
Apply conventions of professional writing to original compositions
Analyze professional writing samples for effectiveness
Apply the conventions of Standard Edited American English to all written documents
Use technology competently when composing technical documents
Text and References
A list of textbooks required for this course is available at the
campus store and in eServices.
Course Scheduling
The scheduled hours of instruction include sixteen hours for each lecture credit, thirty-two hours for each lab credit, and forty hours for each credit of supervised occupational experience (SOE). Lecture credit may include formal or impromptu lectures, demonstrations, or discussions with the entire class or with small groups or individuals. Refer to the Course Credits section of this course outline for the credit breakdown.
Accommodations Statement
Access Services - Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified students with documented disabilities. Upon attending an intake meeting with Access Services, qualified students will receive a letter listing the approved accommodations that they may provide to their instructors. If you have a documented disability that may require accommodations, contact HTC Access Services at
AccessServices@hennepintech.edu or
https://hennepintech.edu/current-students/access-services/index.html.
Campus
Brooklyn Park Campus and Eden Prairie Campus: 952-995-1300
Credit Details