TC 172 - Desktop Publishing

• Understand how to design and develop page layouts on an Apple computer system
• Become literate in computer technology through discussions on historical computer development, different operating systems, and computer hardware/software
• Understand the fundamental principles of page design and layout techniques
• Use the desktop computer and various software programs in combination to create professional looking documents

• None 

• Course introduction and history of computers (1 class)
• Types of computers (1 class)
• Hardware storage and processing devices (1 class)
• Hardware output devices (1 class)
• Applications and Systems Software (1 class)
• Elements of organization and design (1 class)
• Examining type and type decisions (1 class)
• Graphics and the Art of Illustration (1 class)
• Common Design Pitfalls and their Solutions (1 class)
• LABS [with various topics] (10 classes)
• Exams (2 classes)

TC 261 - Research Methods

• Understand scholarly research
• Utilize the tools of research, including the library and computers
• Recognize the importance of clearly defining the problem for research study
• Understand the methods of conducting research
• Design a survey questionnaire
• Design interviews and telephone surveys

• Elements of technical writing
• Defining audiences
• Organization of formal reports
• Readability guidelines
• How to formulate questions
• Methods fo collecting information

• Course Introduction (1 class)
• Defining research (2 classes)
• Tools-library, computer (2 classes)
• Defining the problem (2 classes)
• Reviewing the literature (2 classes)
• Planning the project (2 classes)
• Writing proposals (1 class)
• Organizing research information (1 class)
• Historical method (1 class)
• Descriptive surveys (2 classes)
• Analytical surveys (2 classes)
• Designing questions (2 classes)
• Designing questionaires (2 classes)
• Survey interviewing (2 classes)
• Telephone surveys (1 class)
• Ethics in survey methods (1 class)
• Experimental methods (1 class)
• Presenting the results (3 classes)

TC 321 - Visual Design Techniques

• Execute a clear understanding of what constitutes effective design in visual communications
• Employ principles of effective design by use of typography, interaction of type and image, composition by use of contrasts and other skills acquired from projects throughout the quarter
• Know basic functions of at least one text based program and one illustration-based program enough to execute a quality piece that could be taken to press
• Have a better understanding of a variety of techniques utilized in various visual communication fields including power point, multi-media and web design

• None 

• The Design Process
• The Elements and Principles of Design
• Design Application and Planning
• Color Aesthetics, Psychology and Applications
• Designing for the Web
• Final Project
• Working With Clients as Both an Individual and a Group
• Understanding Audience
• Designing Advertising Materials
• Creating Effective Logos

• Work will be done on MSOE-issued laptops with MSOE-issued Adobe Creative Suite software package

TC 332 - Advanced Technical Writing

• Be familiar with the process involved in the creation and production of a user manual
• Conduct a task analysis in regards to user documentation and other types of written instructions
• Plan and design a user manual
• Create and prepare marketing support materials
• Meet deadlines while working on multiple projects
• Edit documents for style and content
• Work effectively in group situations
• Gain experience dealing with subject matter experts
• Effectively conduct oral presentations
• Become familiar with professional journals and organizations

• Technical writing skills
• Fundamentals of page layout and design
• Organizational skills

• Course overview and group project definition (2 classes)
• Introduction to group writing (1 class)
• Group project description and selection (3 classes)
• Group communications (3 classes)
• Planning stages of the user manual (4 classes)
• Organizational strategies used for manuals including task analysis (3 classes)
• Formatting and layout of the manual (3 classes)
• Drafting the document (3 classes)
• Editing and document review (3 classes)
• Producing the manual (3 classes)
• Oral presentation skill development (2 classes)

TC 334 - Project Communications

• Ability to determine multiple potential audiences for any message, to identify key characteristics of those audiences, and to adjust/reshape that message to accomplish rhetorical goals
• Fluency with key vocabulary associated with project management, change management, knowledge management, and rhetorical theory
• Knowledge of appropriate communications activity occurring throughout the lifecycle of a project
• Knowledge of and proficiency with software and other professional tools needed toengage in all aspects of project communications
• Knowledge of business contexts in which project communications occur
• Ability to document and report on project progress
• Knowledge of professional organizations that provide resources and support for professional growth for all communications associated with project management
• Ability to determine the best medium for communication in any given context, including audience considerations, and to shape the message appropriately for that medium
• Skill in interpersonal communications, including one-on-one conversations and larger group discussions
• Ability to employ business communication principles to produce routine transactional communications that contribute to successful team building andeffective interaction with a diverse array of clients, content providers, and outside contractors
• Understanding of professional responsibilities and ability to apply ethical behaviors in ambiguous contexts
• Ability to conduct primary and secondary research as needed to complete project communications tasks
• Ability to capture, document, and apply knowledge from current and past projects

• None

• Introduction to the rhetorical principles of business communication (2 classes)
• Introduction to project communications: overview of key purposes, documents, processes, contexts (3 classes)
• Principles of persuasion (1 class)
• Building the business case (3 classes)
• Audience analysis - multiple levels, hidden functions, and unanticipated future contexts (2 classes)
• Reshaping messages for different audiences (2 classes)
• Improving routine transactional communications to strengthen relationships (1 class)
• Communication strategies for effective meetings (3 classes)
• Status/progress reports (1 class)
• Ethical dilemmas in project communications (1 class)
• Communication strategies for optimizing knowledge management systems (2 classes)
•  High-stakes project communications - delivering bad news, making demands,
• communicating change, crisis communications (5 classes)
• Writing workshops (4 classes)

TC 342 - Professional Presentation Techniques

• Use rhetorical strategies of audience analysis and storytelling to create high-stakes presentations
• Identify several patterns for organization
• Apply effective design techniques to maximize presentation effect

• Fundamentals of public speaking: language, voice, diction, gestures, and body movement
• Basic understanding of organization, development, support, and delivery of a chosen topic within a specific time limit
• Familiarity with techniques for reducing speech anxiety

• Paradigm shift in professional presentation techniques (4 classes)
• Thinking like a designer. Creating ideas, not slides (2 classes)
• Rhetorical appeals and audience analysis (2 classes)
• Storytelling and lessons from myths and movies: story, hero, journey (4 classes)
• Creating diagrams and displaying data (4 classes)
• Using visual elements: background, color, text, and images (4 classes)
• Creating movement (2 classes)
• Governing with templates and interacting with slides/visual aids (2 classes)
• Create a S.T.A.R. and P.U.N.C.H. moments (2 classes)
• The five theses of the power of a presentation (2 classes)
• Boardroom vs Ballroom Presentations (4 classes)

TC 351 - Organizational Communication

• Understand the basic theories and concepts of organizational communication
• Understand how communication creates, maintains, and alters organizational culture
• Apply the concepts learned toward the improvement of personal and professional communication skills

• None

• Course introduction (1 class)
• Organizational communication (2 classes)
• Theory of organization (2 classes)
• Communication climate (2 classes)
• Verbal/nonverbal communication (3 classes)
• Small-group communication (3 classes)
• Communication channels (2 classes)
• Planning organizational communication (2 classes)
• Diagnosing change (2 classes)
• Implementing change (2 classes)
• Career paths (1 class)
• Dyadic communication (2 classes)
• Project work (2 classes)
• Project presentations (3 classes)
• Exam (1 class)

TC 381 - Marketing Communication

• Plan and execute a comprehensive marketing communication plan under specific organizational objectives
• Understand the importance and necessity for integrating the various communication media
• Write a press release and develop a targeted mailing list
• Develop a creative strategy and platform for a specific organizational situation
• Execute a creative strategy through developing and writing copy for advertising, brochures, direct mail and other marcom media
• Analyze and select media based on target markets and organizational objectives
• Identity and be familiar with marcom professional societies and publications
• Identity and be familiar with professional discussion groups on the Internet
• Effectively present information before an audience.

• Basic computer skills
• Basic writing skills
• Some marketing knowledge

• Marketing fundamentals and overview of marcom techniques (3 classes)
• Understanding the customer or audience (2 classes)
• The marketing database (1 class)
• Introduction to publi relations and publicity (3 classes)
• Introduction to creative strategy (4 classes)
• Understanding the marketing information plan (2 classes)
• Introduction to advertising copywriting techniques (5 classes)
• Advertising layout and production (1 class)
• Introduction to direct mail and telemarketing (3 classes)
• Introduction to print and broadcast media planning and budgeting (3 classes)
• Role of the advertising agency (1 class)
• Advertising lead management and follow up (1 class)
• The Internet as a marcom technique (1 class)

TC 433 - Knowledge Management

• Execute a clear understanding of what knowledge management is and how it benefits an organization
• Effectively employ the principles and basic functions of KM technology such as portals, blogs, websites, databases, content management tools and collaborative technologies
• Have a better understanding of knowledge sharing and knowledge transfer
• Exercise knowledge of content creation for knowledge management and learning organizations
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of explicit and tacit knowledge for creating competitive advantage

• No prerequisites by topic appended

• Knowledge Management Strategy
• Implementing Knowledge Management
• Communities of Practice
• Content Management for Technical Communicators
• KM Costs and Economics
• KM Measurement (Content Reuse)
• Standards
• Technical Communication’s Role in KM
• Portals and Visual Design
• Knowledge Sharing/Knowledge Transfer
• Content Repositories, Real-time Learning, Work Flow, Collaborative Spaces, Expertise Location
• Final Project

TC 451 - Mass Communication

• Understand the history of various media
• Understand the laws, rules and regulations under which various media operate
• Understand the forces that shape and are shaped by the media
• View the media from the basis of both a viewer/reader and a critic

• None 

• Course introduction
• Mass communications: Process and effect
• Global impact of modern media
• Journalism: The practice and profession of news gathering
• Historic press freedoms
• The newspapers industry - current trends, use of graphics, etc.
• Advertising and public relations
• Publishing: Books and magazines
• Broadcasting: TV, radio/current programming trends
• The film industry
• Recordings: Video, audio, digital data
• The “information highway” - cable, computer networks, and more
• Education and mass media
• Media ownership
• Credibility: Trusting the purveyors of media
• Influence: How do mass media affect culture and society
• Ethics: Media and social responsibility
• The legal environment
• Media and government: Regulation and legislation

TC 452 - Interpersonal Communication

• Be proactive in diagnosing and applying the principles of interpersonal communication on the personal level and in the workplace
• Better understand him/herself as an interpersonal communicator
• Be familiar with the various models of interpersonal communication
• Employ the principles of perception checking and active listening
• Increase awareness of the intercultural and international aspects of interpersonal communications
• Become more aware of the importance and components of non-verbal communication in interpersonal communication
• Develop an understanding of the anatomy of conflict and gain tools to defuse situations of conflict
• Personalize concepts of building and maintaining interpersonal relationships

• None 

• Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (1 (1 class)
• Models of Communication and Interpersonal Communication (2 (2 classes)
• Communication and the Self (3 (3 classes)
• Interpersonal Communication and Perception (2 (2 classes)
• Interpersonal Communicating Non-verbally (3 (3 classes)
• Interpersonal Communicating Verbally (2 (2 classes)
• Interpersonal Communication and Culture (3 (3 classes)
• Interpersonal Listening and Responding (3 (3 classes)
• Interpersonal Communication and Conflict Management (3 (3 classes)
• Understanding, Developing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (3 (3 classes)
• Presentation of Papers (2 (2 classes)
• Dyad Group Meetings (2 (2 classes)
• Test (1 class)

TC 453 - Intercultural Communication

• Understand how culture, in and of itself, influences communication and how it interacts with social, psychological and environmental factors to influence communication
• Explain cultural similarities and differences in communication
• Understand cultural issues that affect communication effectiveness
• Recognize ethical issues in communicating with someone from a different culture or ethnic group
• Have improved intercultural communication skills

• None

• Course introduction (1 class)
• An approach to the study of intercultural communication (2 classes)
• Cultural influences on intercultural communication (2 classes)
• Sociocultural influences on intercultural communication (2 classes)
• Psychocultural influences on intercultural communication (2 classes)
• Environmental influences on intercultural communication (2 classes)
• Cultural variations in message decoding (2 classes)
• Cultural variations in non verbal communication (2 classes)
• Interpersonal relationships with strangers (2 classes)
• Stranger’s adaptation to new cultures (2 classes)
• Effectiveness in communicating with strangers (2 classes)
• Becoming intercultural (2 classes)
• Building and effective intercultural community (2 classes)
• Chapter presentations (4 classes)

TC 490 - Independent Study

• No course learning outcomes appended

• None

• No course topics appended

TC 495 - Selected Topics-Tech Communication

• No course learning outcomes appended

• None

• No course topics appended

TC 498 - Technical Communication Practicum

• No course learning outcomes appended

• None

• No course topics appended

TC 498A - Technical Communication Practicum

• Develop job search and interview skills
• Explore diverse career options and interests
• Develop or enhance professional skills and knowledge of workplace procedures
• Develop networking contacts with professionals in a relevant field
• Enhance professional résumés through on-the-job experience
• Develop teamwork and leadership skills
• Apply classroom learning to authentic work experience

• Foundations of technical writing
• Foundations of  desktop publishing and visual design
• Foundations of professional presentations

• No course topics appended

TC 498B - Technical Communication Senior Design Practicum

• Use interpersonal and interview skills to sucessfully communicate with subject matter specialists
• Explore diverse career options and interests
• Enhance professional skills and knowledge of workplace procedures
• Develop networking contacts with professionals in a relevant field
• Enhance professional résumés through Senior Design experience
• Develop teamwork and leadership skills
• Apply classroom learning to authentic work experience

• Foundations of technical writing
• Foundations of desktop publishing and visual design
• Foundations of professional presentations

• Review of Senior Design project requirenments
• Development of the documentation plan
• Implementation of the documentation plan
• Communication with Senior Design team members
• Assessment of the project documentation

TC 499 - Technical Communication Internship

• Students should learn how the communication area fits in with the rest of the company
• Students should learn how jobs are assigned to this area of the company
• Students should learn how to assist their supervisors in conceptualizing a project
• Students should learn how to assist or take charge of completing a project
• Student should learn the value of performing as a professional by being critical, helpful, punctual and polite
• Student should learn the value of cooperating with fellow employees

• Must be senior status
• One quarter advance application to the Humanities, Social Science, and Communication Department and the permission of the department chairperson

• The projects are totally dependent on the host company

• In a sense, all work done by the student is laboratory work because the student devotes his/her entire effort toward completing an actual project assigned by the company

TC 1111 - Introduction to Technical Communication

• Understand technical communication as a profession
• Explore key roles, skills, tools and career paths for a technnical communicator
• Experience class projects designed to provide practical experience in writing technical documentation
• Learn from guest speakers to develop a better sense of the field and its career options

• None 

• The Technical Writing Process (3 classes)
• Documentation Plans (3 classes)
• The Technical Writer’s Toolbox (3 classes)
• Technical Specifications (3 classes)
• Task-oriented Documentation (3 classes)
• Visual Communication (3 classes)
• Importance of Editing, Production Editing (3 classes)
• Indexing (2 classes)
• Global English Style Guides (2 classes)
• Structured Authoring (3 classes)
• Web 2.0 and Technical Communication (2 classes)

TC 3320 - User Documentation

• Understand the process involved in the creation and production of user documentation
• Conduct a task analysis to determine user needs
• Structure and organize content to best meet the needs of users
• Perform a user analysis and create a user persona
• Communicate content for various media: print, online, and mobile
• Gain experience dealing with subject matter experts
• Write in a readable style using simplified language
• Edit documents for style and content to ensure the highest quality
• Meet deadlines while working on multiple projects
• Effectively conduct oral presentations

• Proficiency in writing and grammar
• Fundamentals of page layout and design
• Organizational skills

• Course overview (1 class)
• Definition and principles of technical user documentation (2 classes)
• Characteristics of efficient user documentation (2 classes)
• Ethics in technical communication and user documentation (1 class)
• The writing and publication process (2 classes)
• Understanding your audience (3 classes)
• Conducting research and interviewing subject matter experts (3 classes)
• Documentation planning (2 classes)
• Introduction to help authoring tools and desktop publishing software (1 class)
• Style guides (2 classes)
• Technical definition, description, and instructions (6 classes)
• Tutorials (2 classes)
• Reference documentation (2 classes)
• Safeties (notes, cautions, warnings, and dangers) (2 classes)
• Legalities (citation, trademarks, copyrights, and service marks) (2 classes)
• Technical illustration (1 class)
• Document design (2 classes)
• Editing (managerial, substantive, copyediting, and proofreading) (2 classes)
• Usability testing (2 classes)

TC 4320 - Publishing Across Media

• Understand the organization of the publishing industry
• Appreciate the professional ethos of editors and publishers
• Demonstrate familiarity with editing techniques
• Identify and use rhetorical techniques exhibited by models of effective writing about science and technology

• Audience analysis
• Elements of technical style
• Rhetorical forms
• Page design
• Document design
• Techniques of illustration

• Course introduction (1 class)
• Overview of publishing industry (1 class)
• Writing for popular audiences (4 classes)
• Grammar, punctuation, and style concerns (4 classes)
• Writing for professional audiences (4 classes)
• Discussion of editing strategies and techniques (8 classes)
• Hands-on supervised writing workshops (4 classes)
• Hands on supervised editing workshops (6 classes)
• Midterm exam (1 class)

TC 4400 - Foundations of User Experience

• Apply basic principles of Information Architecture
• Use logic to create better user experiences for traditional technical documentation and multimedia
• Use prototyping to explore multiple iterations of designs and test their performance
• Design a user experience that is consistent and reliable from device to device
• Incorporate accessibility into a design process
• Design and run a basic usability study
• Develop a content strategy to analyze and shape the tone, voice, and visual style for a brand or company

• Foundations of technical writing

• None

TC 4410 - Digital Portfolio

• Highlight academic competences and accomplishments and document career readiness
• Enhance their learning by reflecting on their skills and analyzing their academic and career goals
• Develop and apply skills in professional technical writing
• Develop and apply skills in user-centered document and visual design
• Create customized pages and samples of work using a free web portfolio tool

• Foundations of technical writing and document design

• None

TC 4510 - Mass Media, Culture, and Society

• Understand the history of various media
• Understand the laws, rules and regulations under which various media operate
• Understand the forces that shape and are shaped by the media
• View the media from the basis of both a viewer/reader and a critic

• None

• Course introduction
• Mass  communications: Process and effect
• Global impact of modern media
• Journalism: The practice and profession of news gathering
• Historic press freedoms
• The newspapers industry - current trends, use of graphics, etc.
• Advertising and public relations
• Publishing: Books and magazines
• Broadcasting: TV, radio/current programming trends
• The film industry
• Social media
• Recordings: Video, audio, digital data
• The “information highway” - cable, computer networks, and more
• Education and mass media
• Media ownership
• Credibility: Trusting the purveyors of media
• Influence: How do mass media affect culture and society
• Ethics: Media and social responsibility
• The legal environment
• Media and government: Regulation and legislation

TC 4540 - Online Help Authoring

• Conduct a user and task analysis
• Plan and apply online documentation strategies
• Use online help authoring applications (specific help authoring tool will be determined by instructor and industry trends)
• Manage formatting, mechanics, and common sentence-style problems
• Plan, design, and create graphics for communicating technical information online
• Create online help from information in other media

• Foundations of techical writing

UR 4981 - Undergraduate Research I

• Understand the research process
• Conduct a literature search and create an annotated bibliography
• Effectively read and evaluate journal articles
• Formulate a research problem statement
• Demonstrate independent thinking and learning

• Varies

• To be determined by faculty advisor

• No associated laboratory

UR 4982 - Undergraduate Research II

• Develop technical and scientific expertise in the research area
• Report results in a manner appropriate for scientific research
• Demonstrate independent thinking and learning

• Varies

• To be determined by faculty advisor

UR 4983 - Undergraduate Research III

• Demonstrate technical and scientific expertise in the research area
• Prepare a written thesis, which documents the research project and findings
• Present the research in a formal public forum
• Demonstrate independent thinking and learning

• Varies

• To be determined by faculty advisor

UX 172 - Desktop Publishing and UX Tools

• Understand the tools, concepts, processes, and methods of electronic (desktop) publishing
• Understand how to design and develop layouts using various UX and desktop publishing software tools
• Become literate in computer technology through discussions on historical computer development, different operating systems, and computer hardware/software
• Understand the fundamental principles of page design and layout techniques
• Use the desktop computer and various software programs in combination to create professional looking content

• None 

• Course introduction and history of computers (1 class)
• What is a computer (1 class)
• Types of computers (1 class)
• Hardware input devices (2 classes)
• Hardware processing devices (2 classes)
• Hardware storage devices (2 classes)
• Hardware output devices (2 classes)
• Principles of design (3 classes)
• Examining type and type decisions (2 classes)
• Graphics and the art of illustration (1 class)
• Common design pitfalls and their solutions (1 class)
• UX software tools (1 class)
• Desktop publishing tools (1 class)
• Computer labs (10 lab classes)

UX 242 - Collaborative Design

• Apply user experience and technical communication theory, practice, and processes in collaborative contexts
  • Demonstrate awareness of audience
  • Demonstrates awareness of media constraints
  • Demonstrates ability to shift message given variances in “a” and “b” 
  • Demonstrates awareness of professional contexts
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of professional collaborative software and tools
• Participate within broader institutional and societal contexts
• Innovate and improve collaborative and interpersonal processes
• Function on multidisciplinary teams
• Model professional responsibilities and ethical conduct
• Have the recognition of and ability to engage in lifelong learning

• None 

• Course introduction (1 class)
• Understanding audience, media, context (2 classes)
• Understanding design  and small group communication (2 classes)
• The group formation process: Agile development and lean techniques (2 classes)
• Relating to others in groups (2 classes)
• Improving group climate (2 classes)
• Nonverbal group dynamics (1 class)
• Decision-making and problem-solving in groups (2 classes)
• Small group problem-solving techniques (2 classes)
• Defining conflict in small groups (2 classes)
• Conflict resolutions (2 classes)
• Making effective choices as a participant (2 classes)
• Making effective choices as a leader (2 classes)
• UX designer’s roles in collaborative process (1 class)
• Observing and evaluating group communication (1 class)
• Presentational speaking (2 classes)
• Group Project Work (2 classes)
• Group Presentations (2 classes)

UX 253 - Global User Experience

• Apply intercultural and UX theory to analyze global UX issues and improve interpersonal processes in professional contexts
• Exhibit knowledge of business, marketing, and research practices used to develop a global UX strategy
• Understand how culture, in and of itself, influences development and design of UX artifacts
• Demonstrate awareness of how to form and function on global multidisciplinary teams
• Articulate professional UX responsibilities and ethical conduct in a global UX project

• Audience analysis

• Key elements of a global UX perspective
• Cultural dimensions and UX
• The role of nationality, technology, language, and business practices on design of UX artifacts
• Elements of a global UX strategy
• Strategies for formation of effective global teams
• Strategies for planning and conducting an effective global research project
• Design for a global audience
• Delivering a lobal UX value

UX 254 - Digital Workplace

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

  (prereq: GS 1002 )

• Describe the major considerations of the digital workplace
• Identify the challenges associated with working remotely
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of professional software and tools such as Google Chat, Google Calendar, Slack, and Trello
• Innovate and improve interpersonal processes
• Collaborate on multidisciplinary teams

• Foundations of technical communication

• Recasting work and workspaces
• Creating a mobile workforce
• Collaborating remotely
• Managing remote workers
• Navigating challenges of the virtual office
• Communicating digitally (e.g. Google Keep, Google Talk, Slack)
• Using and sharing calendars (e.g. Google Calendar)
• Managing projects digitally (e.g. Trello)
• Learning and training digitally (e.g., WebEx)

UX 255 - User Interface Design

• Apply user experience and visual design theory in the design of intuitive UIs.
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of a professional UI design tool (e.g. Adobe XD, Axure, InVision). 
• Demonstrate literacy in psychology and human factors in the design of intuitive UIs.
• Model professional responsibilities of a UX specialist and UI designer in the product development process. 

• Foundations of UX
• Foundatiosn of visual design 

• User Interface (UI) vs. User Experience (UX)
• UI essentials
• UI design principles
• Best practices of UI design across platforms
• Considerations for voice interfaces and zero UIs
• Information architecture
• Interaction design
• Visual design
• Graphics
• Design workflow
• UI design software (e.g., e.g. Adobe Adobe XD, Axure, InVision) 

UX 333 - Knowledge and Content Management

• Execute a clear understanding of what knowledge and content management is and how it benefits an organization
• Effectively employ the principles and basic functions of   technology such as portals, blogs, websites, databases, content management tools and collaborative technologies
• Have a better understanding of knowledge and content  sharing and knowledge transfer
• Exercise knowledge of content creation for knowledge management and learning organizations
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of explicit and tacit knowledge for creating competitive advantage

• No prerequisites by topic appended

• Knowledge Management Strategy
• Implementing Knowledge Management
• Communities of Practice
• Content Management for Technical Communicators
• KM Costs and Economics
• KM Measurement (Content Reuse)
• Standards
• Technical Communication’s Role in KM
• Portals and Visual Design
• Knowledge Sharing/Knowledge Transfer
• Content Repositories, Real-time Learning, Work Flow, Collaborative Spaces, Expertise Location
• Final Project

UX 345 - Agile Project Management

• Expand vocabulary of agile project management terminology 
• Understand the need to give emphasis to individuals and interactions over processes and tools
• Be proficient in applying computer software over comprehensive documentation
• Apply the latest concepts, tools and techniques in managing and executing projects that place customer collaboration over contract negotiation
• Be responsive to change

• None

• Overview of the agile project management industry in comparison to traditional management styles (2 classes)
• The relationship between customer satisfaction and the early and continuous delivery ofapplicable software (1 class)
• The need to embrace changing requirements, even late into the development cycle (1class)
• Lessons in using Scrum (1 class)
• Getting business people and developers to work collaboratively (2 classes)
• Building projects around motivated people (1 class)
• The need for face-to-face conversations (1 class)
• Agile processes and sustainable development ( 4 classes)
• How technical excellence and good design enhances agility (1 class)

UX 361 - UX Research

• Upon successful completion of this course, you will:
  • Understand the basics of UX research methods and its importance in creating positive user experiences and business outcomes
  • Recognize the importance of clearly defining the problem and audience for a research study
  • Understand how to plan and facilitate usability research studies
  • Analyze results and present the outcomes to product stakeholders
  • Identify and navigate environmental factors surrounding UX research

• Foundations of  UX 
• Basics of conducting research

• Course topics include, but are not limited to:
  • Overview of UX research and methodologies
  • Traditional and specialized UX research methodologies (e.g., usability testing, card sorting, eye tracking and click testing, surveys, user personas, etc.)
  • Choosing a research type: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed
  • Defining target users for research
  • Defining problems for research
  • UX research in product development
  • Choosing a design testing approach (e.g., in-person research vs. remote, moderated vs. automated techniques).
  • Design testing with users; visual design mock-ups and usability testing.
  • Conducting a UX research project
  • Considerations for global UX research
  • Analyzing and presenting research findings
  • Facilitating a design workshop

UX 498 - UX Practicum

• Explore diverse UX career options and interests in UX
• Develop or enhance professional skills and knowledge of UX workplace practices
• Develop networking contacts with professionals in the UX field
• Enhance professional résumés through on-the-job experience
• Develop teamwork and leadership skills
• Apply classroom learning to an authentic UX work experience

• Foundations of UX

UX 499 - UX and Communication Design Internship

• Students should learn how the UX and communication areas fit in with the rest of the company
• Students should learn how jobs are assigned to these areas of the company
• Students should learn how to assist their supervisors in conceptualizing a project
• Students should learn how to assist or take charge of completing a project
• Student should learn the value of performing as a professional by being critical, helpful, punctual and polite
• Student should learn the value of cooperating with fellow employees

• Must be senior status
• Permission of the department chair 

• The projects are dependent on the host company

UX 1400 - Foundations of User Experience

• Understand UX as a combination of tools, methods, and heuristics for creating customer/user-friendly products, processes, and services
• Show awareness of various UX career types and job responsibilities
• Exhibit literacy in psychology of design
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of key UX design principles, such as information architecture (IA), visual design, website maps and task flows, wireframing and prototyping, content creation, user research and usability testing
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of some UX prototyping and Wireframing in class projects
• Build a basic digital portfolio in Weebly or any other alternative free website builder

• None

• Key UX concepts
• UX job market and careers
• Psychology of Design: Behavior basics
• Information architecture
• Site maps and task flows
• Prototypes and wireframes
• Visual design basics
• User research and usability testing
• Content startegy
• Data for UX designers
• UX portfolios

UX 4410 - Digital Portfolio

• Highlight academic competences and accomplishments and document career readiness
• Enhance their learning by reflecting on their skills and analyzing their academic and career goals
• Develop and apply skills in professional technical writing
• Develop and apply skills in user-centered document and visual design
• Create customized pages and samples of work using a free web portfolio tool

• Foundations of technical writing and document design

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IG 100 - Intensive Grammar I

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• The “be” verb
• The simple past, present, future, and progressive tenses
• Imperatives and modals
• Nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns
• Articles, demonstratives and quantifiers
• Time clauses and conjunctions

Emphasis is given to avoiding and identifying most common grammar usage mistakes with explicit application of target structures in writing. This course is required for program completion. (prereq: none)

• Analyze and apply English grammar rules to in and out of class activities
• Apply knowledge of grammar to oral and written tasks
• Recognize, categorize, and correct grammatical errors in your own writing and the writing of others
• Master and teach grammatical concepts to the class
• Demonstrate knowledge of grammatical concepts on in-class assessments

• None 

IG 200 - Intensive Grammar II

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• The simple past, present, future, progressive, and perfect tenses
• Imperatives and modals
• Nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns
• Articles
• Time clauses and future conditionals
• Gerunds and infinitives
• Relative clauses
• Conjunctions and adverb clauses

Emphasis is given to avoiding and identifying most common grammar usage mistakes with explicit application of target structures in writing. This course is required for program completion. (prereq: none)

• Analyze and apply English grammar rules to in and out of class activities
• Apply knowledge of grammar to oral and written tasks
• Recognize, categorize, and correct grammatical errors in your own writing and the writing of others
• Master and teach grammatical concepts to the class
• Demonstrate knowledge of grammatical concepts on in-class assessments

• None

IG 201 - Intermediate Intensive Grammar I

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• None

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IG 202 - Intermediate Intensive Grammar II

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IG 210 - Online Intensive Grammar I

• Analyze and apply English grammar rules to class activities
• Apply knowledge of grammar to written tasks
• Recognize, categorize, and correct grammatical errors in your own writing and the writing of others
• Demonstrate knowledge of grammatical concepts on course assessments

• None

IG 300 - Intensive Grammar III

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• A review of the simple past, present, future, progressive, and perfect tenses
• Imperatives and modals
• Nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns
• Articles
• Time clauses and future conditionals
• Gerunds and infinitives
• Relative clauses
• Conjunctions and adverb clauses

Emphasis is given to avoiding and identifying most common grammar usage mistakes with explicit application of target structures in writing. This course is required for program completion. (prereq: none)

• Analyze and apply English grammar rules to in and out of class activities
• Apply knowledge of grammar to oral and written tasks
• Recognize, categorize, and correct grammatical errors in your own writing and the writing of others
• Master and teach grammatical concepts to the class
• Demonstrate knowledge of grammatical concepts on in-class assessments

• None

IG 301 - Upper-Intermediate Intensive Grammar III

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IG 302 - Upper-Intermediate Intensive Grammar IV

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IG 310 - Online Intensive Grammar III

• Analyze and apply English grammar rules to class activities
• Apply knowledge of grammar to written and oral tasks
• Recognize, categorize, and correct grammatical errors in your own writing and the writing of others
• Demonstrate knowledge of grammatical concepts on course assessments

• None

• None

IG 350 - Online Intensive Grammar III+

• Analyze and apply English grammar rules to class activities
• Apply knowledge of grammar to written tasks and online activities
• Recognize, categorize, and correct grammatical errors in their own writing
• Demonstrate knowledge of grammatical concepts on course assessments

• None

IG 400 - Intensive Grammar IV

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Cause and effect
• Comparison and contrast
• Narrative
• Classification and definition
• Problem-solution
• Summary-response
• Persuasion

Emphasis is given to avoiding and identifying most common grammar usage mistakes with explicit application of target structures in writing. This course is required for program completion. (prereq: none)

• Analyze and apply English grammar rules to in and out of class activities
• Apply knowledge of grammar to oral and written tasks
• Recognize, categorize, and correct grammatical errors in your own writing and the writing of others
• Master and teach grammatical concepts to the class
• Demonstrate knowledge of grammatical concepts on in-class assessments

• None

IG 401 - Advanced Intensive Grammar V

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IG 402 - Advanced Intensive Grammar VI

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IG 500 - Intensive Grammar Application

• Analyze and apply English grammar rules to in and out of class activities
• Apply knowledge of grammar to written tasks
• Recognize, categorize, and correct grammatical errors in your own writing and the writing of others
• Recognize grammatical structure used in current event oral and written reports
• Lead a discussion using appropriate and targeted grammar concepts
• Demonstrate knowledge of grammatical concepts on in-class assessments

• None

IW 001 - Remedial Intensive Writing

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IW 100 - Intensive Writing I: The Paragraph

• Understand the rationale for a multi-step writing process
• Brainstorm and organize ideas to prepare a foundation for structured writing
• Implement and use editing symbols for revision
• Describe personality in writing
• Characterize a person with ordered detail in a paragraph
• Narrate a short story with ideas and relevant detail
• Use transitions to effectively tell a story
• Peer-review and self-edit paragraphs for grammar and style
• Write about a scary or funny experience
• Identify good and bad topic sentences, support and concluding sentences in paragraphs
• Focus on aspect and tense to tell stories
• Describe place with accurate prepositions
• Develop and support an opinion in short written work

• None

IW 200 - Intensive Writing II: The Short Composition

• Use details to support main ideas
• Outline relevant supporting ideas for short compositions
• Give and receive peer-feedback on written work
• Support writing with examples and background
• Revise and edit personal writing for grammatical accuracy and content
• Structure and support an outline using parallel supporting points and successive main ideas
• Interpret and describe figurative language devices by clustering and outlining
• Avoid verbosity in written work
• Write an accurate and concise summary of fiction and non-fiction
• Use the “literary Present Tense” in narrative and summary
• Express an opinion by formal response to a non-fiction work
• Critique a fiction work in writing 

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IW 201 - Intensive Writing I: The Paragraph

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IW 202 - Intensive Writing II: The Short Composition

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IW 203 - Intensive Writing III: The Essay 1

• Define and understand the purpose of an essay
• Identify an audience and choose an appropriate topic 
• Narrow or broaden the scope of a topic to effectively outline an essay
• Expedite various brainstorming techniques such as listing, free-writing, and using graphic organizers and diagrams
• Recognize and explain the relative strength or weakness of a thesis statement
• Outline and order ideas for expansion in different essay types
• Draft, edit, polish, and produce formal written work, including essays of Explanation, Problem-Solution,  and Comparison-Contrast
• Outline and write a strong academic essay under a given time constraint
• Implement self and peer editing strategies for formal writing
• Use different hedging techniques to avoid over-generalization
• Accurately paraphrase, summarize, and quote an author’s work, using correct and appropriate citation

• None 

IW 204 - Intensive Writing IV: The Essay 2

• Define and understand the purpose of an essay
• Identify an audience and choose an appropriate topic 
• Narrow or broaden the scope of a topic to effectively outline an essay
• Expedite various brainstorming techniques such as listing, free-writing, and using graphic organizers and diagrams
• Recognize and explain the relative strength or weakness of a thesis statement
• Outline and order ideas for expansion in different essay types
• Draft, edit, polish, and produce formal written work, including essays of persuasion, a response to a reading, and timed writing
• Outline and write a strong academic essay under a given time constraint
• Implement self and peer editing strategies for formal writing
• Use different hedging techniques to avoid over-generalization
• Accurately paraphrase, summarize, and quote an author’s work, using correct and appropriate citation

• None

• None

IW 210 - Online Academic Writing I

• Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences
• Avoid common errors in writing such as run-on sentences, comma splices, and incorrect subject/verb agreement
• Apply understanding of punctuation and capitalization rules to writing
• Write a topic and concluding sentence and give specific examples when writing a paragraph
• Use a variety of new vocabulary words to express yourself in writing
• Give constructive feedback to others about their writing
• Receive feedback from others about your writing and apply comments to improve your work
• Reflect on your strengths and areas of needed improvement in writing

• None

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IW 300 - Intensive Writing III: The Essay

• Define and understand the purpose of an essay
• Identify an audience and choose an appropriate topic 
• Narrow or broaden the scope of a topic to effectively outline an essay
• Expedite various brainstorming techniques such as listing, free-writing, and using graphic organizers and diagrams
• Recognize and explain the relative strength or weakness of a thesis statement
• Outline and order ideas for expansion in different essay types
• Draft, edit, polish, and produce formal written work, including essays of explanation, problem-solution, comparison-contrast, persuasion, and response to a reading
• Outline and write a strong academic essay under a given time constraint
• Implement self and peer editing strategies for formal writing
• Use different hedging techniques to avoid over-generalization
• Accurately paraphrase, summarize, and quote an author’s work, using correct and appropriate citation

• None

IW 310 - Online Academic Writing III

• Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences
• Avoid common errors in writing such as run-on sentences, comma splices, and incorrect subject/verb agreement
• Apply understanding of punctuation and capitalization rules to your writing
• Write a topic and concluding sentence and give specific examples when writing a paragraph
• Use a variety of new vocabulary words to express yourself in writing
• Give constructive feedback to others about their writing
• Receive feedback from others about your writing and apply comments to improve your work
• Reflect on your strengths and areas of needed improvement in writing

• None

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LS 100 - Academic Listening and Speaking I

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Listen for topics and main ideas
• Listen for reasons, examples, and specific information
• Listen for causes, effects, and solutions to problems
• Guess the meaning of words from context
• Use a variety of strategies to take and organize notes

Academic Speaking:

• Describe preferences and interests
• Ask for and give permission and advice
• Ask for and give an opinion
• Keep a conversation going
• Clearly pronounce key vowel and consonant sounds

• None

LS 200 - Academic Listening and Speaking II

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Get the main ideas from an introduction
• Listen for supporting information
• Listen for categories and definitions
• Make inferences after listening
• Include details in your notes

Academic Speaking:

• Ask for and give directions
• Change statements into questions
• Give reasons and examples
• Agree and disagree with others’ opinions
• Clearly pronounce key vowel and consonant sounds

• None

LS 201 - Intermediate Academic Listening and Speaking I

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LS 202 - Intermediate Academic Listening and Speaking II

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LS 210 - Online Academic Listening and Speaking I

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Ask for and give contact information
• Give directions and talk about places on a map
• Use phrases for shopping
• Describe people
• Discuss solutions to health problems; give health advice; discuss complaints; talk about the body
• Make small talk; discuss invitations and celebrations
• Agee and disagree; discuss a lecture
• Talk about jobs; make polite complaints; discuss goals
• Order in a restaurant; give opinions on food
• Discuss vacation plans; talk about abilities; talk about weather; express likes and dislikes
• Pronounce can vs. can’t
• Use count and non-count nouns in questions; compare eating habits
• Talk about finding somewhere to live; ask information about an apartment
• Pronounce past tense -ed endings
• Compare customs

Academic Listening

• Listen for main ideas and specific information
• Use context clues to guess the meaning of vocabulary words
• Listen for directions, prices, reasons, descriptions, advice, instructions, messages, complaints, invitations, and opinions
• Take notes while listening to lecture
• Prepare for a listening by predicting its contents and learning new vocabulary

• None

LS 300 - Academic Listening and Speaking III

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Listen for main ideas and meaning of terms
• Listen for examples, differences, comparisons, causes, and effects
• Notice topic change signals
• Guess the meaning of words from context
• Use a variety of strategies to take and organize notes

Academic Speaking:

• Ask for and give clarification and confirmation
• Participate in a panel discussion
• Interpret symbols
• Present a persuasive argument
• Clearly pronounce key vowel and consonant sounds

• None

LS 301 - Upper-Intermediate Academic Listening and Speaking III

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LS 302 - Upper-Intermediate Level Academic Listening and Speaking IV

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LS 400 - Academic Listening and Speaking IV

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Listen for topics, subtopics, and main ideas
• Listen for details, supporting statistics, quoted material, and points of greater importance
• Listen for causes, effects, and solutions to problems
• Understand idioms and slang
• Take careful lecture notes

Academic Speaking:

• Manage a conversation
• Ask for confirmation
• Deliver a clearly organized research presentation
• Narrate a story
• Clearly pronounce key vowel and consonant sounds

• None

LS 401 - Advanced Level Academic Listening and Speaking V

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LS 402 - Advanced Level Academic Listening and Speaking VI

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OR 010 - Online Academic ESL Orientation

• Demonstrate level of language proficiency in grammar, speaking, and writing
• Determine how to be a successful online learner
• Understand the rules and expectations of the Online Academic ESL Program
• Communicate his or her capacity to access and use different technologies

• None

• None

RP 100 - Academic Study SKills

• Effectively manage time in order to complete class assignments
• Determine an organization strategy to manage work in all classes
• Recognize the meaning of 48 common testing verbs and respond appropriately when prompted
• Actively take notes and summarize lectures to demonstrate comprehension of main ideas and important details
• Respond to questions using appropriate, academic vocabulary
• Demonstrate time management for essay completion
• Effectively organize notes and other written information
• Apply correct sentence structure to written responses and essays
• Recognize the appropriate essay organization for a writing prompt
• Increase reading speeds and comprehension of written material
• Skim and scan compositions for main ideas and pertinent information
• Record information accurately by taking academic notes while reading
• Recall vocabulary and important information from readings
• Review and summarize chapters, articles, and other various compositions
• Analyze and make conclusions based on information in the readings

• None

• None

RP 101 - Language Lab

• Identify areas of needed improvement in English and overall study skills
• Set personal goals and work independently to achieve them
• Remediate deficiencies in determined areas

• None

RP 200 - Application of Strategic Test-Taking Skills

• Identify personal needs and goals
• Listening
  • Identify main ideas, specific information, and detail
  • Follow description in diagrams, maps, and plans
  • See beyond the surface meaning
  • Follow signpost words and a talk
• Speaking
  • Respond to personal question
  • Increase spoken fluency
  • Prepare and give a talk
  • Understand abstract ad analytical questions
• Reading
  • Become orientated to a text
  • Scan for specific detail
  • Skim for general understanding
  • Identify main and supporting ideas
  • Understand an argument
  • Identify the writer’s views and claims
• Writing
  • Interpret, describe, and summarize graphic data
  • Plan and present arguments in an essay
  • Link ideas
• Develop academic vocabulary
• Notice structure in written English
• Identify common errors in English 

• None

RP 500 - Academic Research Paper

• Understand and engage in the reasoning and culture of US-style research practices
• Brainstorm and select a research topic suitable for undergraduate and professional work
• Focus a topic to the scale of a standard undergraduate research project
• Find, assess, and maintain a pool of academic print and electronic resources related to research area
• Craft an arguable thesis that effectively indicates the scope of entire work and allows for concrete development
• Develop an outline that organizes Introductory and Background Material, Major and Minor Supporting elements, Explicit/Implicit Arguments and Counter-Arguments, and Conclusions, all proceeding from the original intent of the thesis statement
• Execute various strategies for concise summarizing and accurate paraphrasing
• Understand the role of quoted material in non-fiction work and be able to effectively incorporate quotations in writing
• Synthesize borrowed material to support and develop Major and Minor elements
• Write a valid research-based paper in accordance with American Psychological Association (APA) style
• Incorporate citations and references as a result of a firm understanding of intellectual property ideals common to all developed academic communities
• Recognize and avoid any and all forms of plagiarism
• Present and defend work to an audience and a small panel of evaluators

• None

• None

RW 100 - Academic Reading and Writing I

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Preview the topic of a reading
• Determine the main idea and important details in a non-fiction text
• Understand and apply reading skills such as scanning, finding causes and effects, organizing information into charts, asking and answering “Why?” questions, and recognizing the order of events

Academic Writing and Vocabulary Development:

• Preview vocabulary words to aid comprehension
• Deduce meanings of new words by using context clues
• Utilize the academic word list as a guide to vocabulary development
• Write organized paragraphs about the topics of the readings using new vocabulary words appropriately

• None

RW 200 - Academic Reading and Writing II

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Guess the meaning of words from context
• Locate key words
• Make inferences
• Form an opinion about a text
• Find specific support

Academic Writing and Vocabulary Development:

• Identify the basic structure of a paragraph
• Organize a paragraph of process
• Use transitions of cause, effect, and contrast
• Write a paragraph of analysis, summary, and compare/contrast

• None

RW 201 - Intermediate Academic Reading and Writing I

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RW 202 - Intermediate Academic Reading and Writing II

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RW 210 - Online Academic Reading I

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Make predictions about a reading
• Locate and evaluate topic sentences in text
• Improve reading speed by employing the reading strategies of skimming and scanning
• Identify main ideas and details in a text
• Take notes using different types of graphic organizers
• Recognize the parts of a good summary
• Synthesize ideas from a reading
• Recognize the structure of a reading
• Determine literal meanings and inferences from a text

Vocabulary Development

• Preview vocabulary words to aid comprehension
• Deduce meanings of new words through context and punctuation
• Use knowledge of stems and affixes, parts of speech, synonyms and antonyms, and word families to determine the definition of a new word

• None

• None

RW 300 - Academic Reading and Writing III

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Guess the meaning of words from context
• Find main ideas, topic sentences, major subtopics, and details
• Determine point of view
• Understand connotation

Academic Writing and Vocabulary Development:

• Write topic sentences and propositions
• Write about symbols, advantages, and disadvantages
• Use subordinating conjunctions and transitions of comparison and contrast
• Paraphrase and cite your sources
• Write a paragraph of exposition, analysis, comparison/contrast, summary, and persuasion

• None

RW 301 - Intermediate Academic Reading and Writing III

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RW 302 - Upper-Intermediate Academic Reading and Writing IV

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RW 310 - Online Academic Reading III

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Make predictions about a reading
• Locate and evaluate topic in text
• Improve reading speed by employing the reading strategies of skimming and scanning
• Identify main ideas and details in a text
• Use headings to preview a text
• Take notes using different types of graphic organizers
• Summarize and paraphrase a text in your own words
• Synthesize ideas from a reading
• Outline specific details from a reading passage
• Make inferences about the context of a text)
• Recognize different structures of a text (e.g. comparison, cause effect, problem-solution
• Utilize reading strategies to become a more successful test-taker

Vocabulary Development

• Preview vocabulary words to aid comprehension
• Deduce meanings of new words through context and punctuation
• Use knowledge of stems and affixes, parts of speech, synonyms and antonyms, and word families to determine the definition of a new word
• Utilize the academic word list as a guide to vocabulary development
• Determine the correct dictionary definitions for words with multiple meanings
• Create new words using affixes and word families 

• None

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RW 400 - Academic Reading and Writing IV

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Know which words to focus on
• Outline main ideas, important details, and examples
• Use subordinating conjunctions to show differences
• Evaluate sources

Academic Writing and Vocabulary Development:

• Organize a research paper and write a thesis statement
• Paraphrase, summarize, and use material from a source
• Choose the right reporting verb and weave in quotations
• Write a persuasive essay and provide evidence

• None

RW 401 - Advanced Academic Reading and Writing V

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RW 402 - Advanced Academic Reading and Writing VI

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RW 500 - Advanced Critical Reading

• Build an understanding of critical, academic vocabulary
• Consider place and date of publication
• Identify author bias and purpose
• Evaluate the scope of research
• Distinguish fact from opinion
• Compare the author’s argument to alternative points of view
• Evaluate the strength of an argument and the validity of a text
• Critically review an article
• Read, analyze, and discuss 1-2 classic American novels

• None

SM 200 - Foundations of Algebra and the Scientific Method

• Apply algebra and the scientific method to questions about Physics and Chemistry
• Define English words and phrases used for mathematical problems and scientific terms
• Translate English word problems into mathematical symbols
• Perform arithmetic operations without using a calculator
• Deal with fractions and decimals
• Calculate averages and percentages
• Solve algebraic equations
• Interpret and create graphs based on equations

• None

SP 100 - Foundations of English Orthography and Conversation

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Identify high-frequency vocabulary words through illustrations and context
• Apply vocabulary words verbally in an authentic setting
• Accurately pronounce targeted vocabulary
• Write with vocabulary in context using word partnerships
• Develop study skills to review and recall vocabulary words

Academic Spelling:

• Recognize spelling patterns in prefixes and suffixes, parts of speech, etc.
• Make phonetic connections between spelling and pronunciation
• Identify general common spelling mistakes, as well as individual common spelling mistakes
• Write using high-frequency vocabulary words with accurate spelling

Academic Speaking Strategies:

• Initiate and rejoin a conversation
• Clarify information and rephrase what someone has said
• Elicit information
• Solicit attention
• Correct someone politely and repair a conversation
• Summarize a conversation
• Politely excuse yourself and end a conversation

Academic Pronunciation:

• Recognize syllables and rhythm of speech
• Correctly use stops and continuants with words
• Pronounce linking sounds correctly
• Understand and be able to produce word stress patterns
• Identify emotions and interpret sentence structure from intonation
• Use basic emphasis patterns in speaking

• None

SP 101 - Language Application through Servant Leadership

• Identify areas to engage with the Milwaukee Community
• Set personal goals and work independently to achieve them
• Create professional emails/and or have professional phone conversations
• Engage in meaningful work related to their interests and skills

• None

SP 102 - American Experience

• Broaden understanding of American culture
• Apply learned language skills to in and out of class activities
• Improve every day English vocabulary 

• None

SP 201 - Idioms

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SP 202 - Conversation Strategies

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SP 203 - Pronunciation Principles

• Learn, understand, and produce the American pronunciation of vowels and consonants in words alone and in sentences
• Understand the difference between voiced and unvoiced sounds, and then appropriately apply them to the sounds of English
• Correctly pronounce new words as you sight read them
• Understand and apply syllable stress within words and word stress in sentences
• Develop increased fluency of sentence speech through development of pronunciation, intonation, and word combination skills
• Understand more of conversation content from native English speakers through a deeper understanding of reductions, linking, and elision
• Apply specific sounds and pronunciation strategies to complete a report and presentation of such sounds and strategies as found in an assigned sound clip, speech, or radio broadcast

• None

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