Business Writing And Research For It Professional –

com130

(3 credits)

This course focuses on research and writing skills essential for success in information technology (IT) professions. IT research types and resources are covered, as well as how research is used in IT professions. Skills include producing MicrosoftÂ® Visio diagrams; using visual elements; writing instruction and process; and writing surveys, reports, and proposals. Students are introduced to technical writing, including but not limited to general document types, layout, strategies, and techniques.

This undergraduate-level course is weeks. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.

Topics and Objectives

Composing Reports and Proposals
- Compare and contrast the various reports used in technical communication.
- Determine which reports are appropriate for each type of audience.
- Define how a proposal differs from a standard report.
Documenting Research
- Describe the major style conventions for professional paper documentation.
- Apply APA referencing and formatting style to technical documents.
Final Project
- Utilize technical writing components in a research project.
Instruction and Process
- Differentiate between instruction and process analysis.
- Apply effective design principles to instructions in technical documents.
- Use appropriate conventions of definitions in a technical document.
Producing Professional Papers
- Describe the purpose of journals and professional papers.
- Explain the organization of a technical scientific paper.
- Organize a rough draft of a research project.
Professional and Technical Communications
- Describe the role of a technical writer.
- Identify the principles of ethics in technical communication.
- Summarize the legal considerations of technical communication.
Research Tools and Analysis
- Use research techniques in the technical writing process.
- Summarize data collected in the survey/questionnaire process.
Visual Communications
- Assess the role of graphic design and visual elements in technical communication.
- Integrate effective visual elements into technical communication documents.
- Identify methods for presenting technical documentation.
Writing Practice
- Differentiate between individual and collaborative writing processes.
- Adapt technical information to accommodate the audience's skill level.
- Demonstrate the positive and negative style elements of technical writing.
- Practice the prewriting, draft writing, and post writing steps of technical writing.

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Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.

Business Writing And Research For It Professional –

com130

Composing Reports and Proposals

Documenting Research

Final Project

Instruction and Process

Producing Professional Papers

Professional and Technical Communications

Research Tools and Analysis

Visual Communications

Writing Practice

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