This course is designed to guide students through a series of activities and assignments aimed at practicing and refining the communication, research, and documentation skills needed in academic and professional writing.

Writing assignments may include resume & cover letter, summary and analysis of researched material, literature review, annotated bibliography, proposal, visual representation of information, document design, and researched position paper.

Learning objectives for the course include:

• Students will write effectively and responsibly in several academic genres, using appropriate academic tone, diction, and sentence structure.
• Students will recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, organize, critically evaluate, and effectively use information from a variety of sources with intellectual integrity. Students will support their researched texts with quotations, paraphrases, and summaries accurately, using appropriate citation practices.
• Students will use the processes, forms, and styles of writing appropriate to academic and professional communication and composition.
• Students will complete assignments using appropriate computer technologies, including word processing, electronic presentation software, web browsing, electronic mail, and online an electronic discussion board. Bibliographic software is optional.