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Sparrow, W. Keats – Technical Writing Teacher, 1976
Descriptors: Business English, Course Content, Course Descriptions, English Instruction
Peer reviewedDebs, Mary Beth; Brillhart, Lia V. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1981
Describes an experimental course in content area writing in engineering taught at Triton College (Illinois). (HTH)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Matulich, Loretta – 1983
At Clackamas Community College, a system of contract learning has been adapted for use in a technical writing class. The course focuses on teaching the essentials of technical writing (i.e., clarity and organization in report writing); the basic employment attitudes that local businesses and industries expect; and the form of writing that the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Content Area Writing, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
Laster, Ann A.; Pickett, Nell Ann – Technical Writing Teacher, 1974
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Course Content, Course Descriptions, English Curriculum
Silver, Marilyn B. – Technical Writing Teacher, 1982
Describes the design and implementation of a successful interdisciplinary course in technical writing developed for dental hygiene students at a community college. Offers background information about the college and the students' communication needs, the rationale for implementing an interdisciplinary approach, and a model adaptable for technical…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Dental Hygienists, Higher Education
Download full textSparrow, W. Keats, Ed.; Pickett, Nell Ann, Ed. – 1983
Designed chiefly for the growing number of technical and business writing teachers in two year colleges, this collection of articles helps teachers understand technology and business students so that they can teach courses that satisfy the writing needs of those students. Written by practicing teachers or writers, the articles offer viewpoints on…
Descriptors: Assignments, Business Communication, Classroom Techniques, Course Descriptions
Houston, Linda S. – 1981
Two technical writing courses at a two-year agricultural college were designed to meet the individualized needs of students in various agricultural studies in the animal industries, horticulture, agricultural business, and agricultural mechanics. Offering a technical writing program based upon the writing tasks of the students' intended…
Descriptors: Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education, Business Communication, Business Correspondence
South Seattle Community Coll., Washington. – 1993
This publication contains materials for four courses in Applied Communications in the Applied Academics program at South Seattle Community College. It begins with the article, "Community College Applied Academics: The State of the Art?" George B. Neff), which describes the characteristics, model, courses, and coordination activity that…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Business Communication, Career Planning
Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX. – 1981
This course in technical communications is one of 16 courses in the Energy Technology Series developed for an Energy Conservation-and-Use Technology curriculum. Intended for use in two-year postsecondary technical institutions to prepare technicians for employment, the courses are also useful in industry for updating employees in company-sponsored…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Course Descriptions
