COM 2001 - Writing for the STEM Disciplines

• Define and practice key strategies to communicate effectively in STEM professions
• Identify a document’s purpose, scope, audience, and genre
• Adapt message(s) and document structure to different audiences and purposes
• Practice concise writing that conveys a central idea and uses appropriate support
• Construct and contextualize appropriate visuals to convey a message clearly 
• Conduct secondary research (using APA style of documentation), particularly the review of literature and documentation of sources
• Engage in recursive and collaborative writing processes using appropriate technology (includes providing and receiving feedback, editing for clarity, proofreading, and document management)
• Employ strategies for successful team collaborations
• Give team presentation 
• Read data and datasets as text and understand ethical responsibilities in communication
• Understand the logical relationships between data, results, and conclusions

• Create clear thesis statements to guide the content of the writing 
• Construct logical, organized arguments with appropriate transitions 

• Rhetorical elements of communication: audience, purpose, scope
• Structure and content of a technical report
• Principles of page layout and design
• Visual representation of data or concepts
• Data and datasets as text 
• Technical communication style (accuracy, clarity, conciseness, word choice, and responsiveness)
• Unified paragraphs, introductions, and conclusions
• Academic and professional research
• Recursive and (cloud-based) collaborative writing
• Team presentations