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Definitions

James M. Lipuma

Teacher Education Programs Director

Davida Scharf

Director of Reference & Instruction

New Jersey Institute of Technology
USA

Course name
Technical Communication

Course level (undergraduate/graduate)
Advanced undergraduates

Learning objectives
Writing Skills Development    
Media and Information Literacy   
Critical Thinking and Research Skills   
Collaboration
Wiki Technical and Communication Skills

Discipline of course
English in a Humanities Department

Class size
100–150

Individual or group assignment
Individual

Duration of assignment
8 weeks

Resources
Syllabus (part 1)
Syllabus (part 2)
Assignment handout (part 1)
Assignment handout (part 2)
Grading rubric (part 1)
Grading rubric (part 2)

Assignment

We asked students to identify articles needing revision and improve them by editing definitions, adding content, and adding reliable and appropriate sources as references.

Students prepared a written response to a request for a proposal in which they made a case for why the changes were needed, why they were qualified to make them, and why their sources would provide adequate support. After revising the article, the students reflected on their work by persuading Dr. Lipuma in a formal letter that they actually accomplished the work they had proposed.

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