PC/ENGL 4970 (Professional Comm.
II) Fall
2002 (TTU)
Introductory
Information Dr.
Stedman
Meeting Room: Henderson Hall 304B Meeting Days and Time: TR 1:30-2:50
Professor’s Office: HH 306A Professor’s E-mail: sstedman (or sstedman@tntech.edu)
Office Hours: MW 1-2; M 3-4; TR 11-12, 1-1:30, and 3-4; and by appointment.
Texts for the Course:
The Chicago Manual of Style. 1993. 14th ed. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Dombrowski, Paul. 2000. Ethics in Technical Communication. Allyn and Bacon, Boston.
Fearing, Bertie E., and W. Keats
Sparrow. 1989. Technical Writing: Theory and Practice.
MLA, New York.
Course Objectives:
1. To expand knowledge of key issues in the field of professional communication;
2. To learn collaborative writing/editing strategies in the production of long documents;
3. To improve written and oral communication skills.
Some Course Policies:
1. More than two (2) absences that are not officially excused may negatively affect the course grade;
2. More than two (2) instances of lateness may negatively affect the course grade;
3. Late work will be penalized, and missed quizzes may not be made up without an official excuse;
4. Avoid all forms of oral gratification in class; i.e., no drinking, eating, chewing, etc.