A person who writes well makes the people around them write better.<\/p>\n
Writing & rhetoric is more than “just getting your words across” in professional contexts. The goal of this class is to make sure your professional internship does work for your career beyond the time you spend working there. In this class you will learn that professional work is deeply situated in communities and deeply interested in solving \u201cknowledge worker\u201d problems as well as a the civic problems (environmental, social justice, etc.) that effect each of us. This class provides a valuable way for thinking about and acknowledging forms of writing and rhetorical that take place away from academic settings and especially in the networked social environments that communication takes place.<\/p>\n
The goal for the course is to present students with the option of thinking of themselves as becoming creative class professionals as well as how to articulate what that means to others. Additionally, you will be provided an important introduction to the role that rhetorical thinking plays in the labor of groups of people like organizations or communities and how to think about managing that labor.<\/p>\n
This class does a few things: First, the class will introduce you to the principles and professional practices of professional writers. Second, the class will introduce you to the writing and project skills and tools you\u2019ll need to succeed as a professional in both small non for profits and large bureaucratic institutions.<\/p>\n
In this class, we will address questions like:<\/p>\n
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After this class, you will:<\/p>\n
Some of the activities we will focus on include:<\/p>\n
Students completing the requirements of ENG 350 will be able to:<\/p>\n
After this class, you will have produced:<\/p>\n
PREREQUISITES REQUIRED FOR CLASS:<\/b> To enroll in ENG 350, the student needs<\/p>\n To complete the application process outlined on the\u00a0internship program website\u00a0or to provide the\u00a0internship coordinator a supervisor\u2019s contact information for an internship obtained independently.<\/p>\n\n
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