ENC 3246: Professional Communication For Engineers
University of Florida
Semesters Taught: Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Fall 2014
Section: 3312 Class Meetings: MWF Period 3 Professional communication is the practice of conveying technical information to various audiences with different goals and levels of expertise. In this class students learn how to research, organize, and present technical information in effectively written documents, work in collaboration with other professionals, and use various technologies to support their communication efforts.
This course is designed to help students master a variety of communication strategies and genres of writing relevant to engineering, including everyday acts of communication, such as email, memos, letters, technical descriptions, and instructions. The course culminates with an academic research report and professional proposal. Students analyze writing situations in the professional engineering workplace and develop strategies for addressing audiences, organizing information, using appropriate style, and presenting the work. The objective of this class is to learn to respond in writing to complex rhetorical situations, preparing students for the professional communities they will join. |
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Office Location: 302 Tigert Office Hours: Wednesday Periods 7 & 8 or by appointment Email: [email protected] TEXTBOOK:
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