This course addresses the planning and execution of content through methodological approaches to data analysis and content development. This course surveys the planning, creation, and management of content within editorial development, experience design, and systems design. Students will explore the methods of content strategy to compile, extract, and develop meaningful content that uses multimodal tools for visualization.

Individual study in writing. (Creative writing majors may take up to 3 credits total.)

Advanced study of theories of literature and its production and use.

Exploration of the business of creative writing and the tools for writing and research in the field.

The course addresses the use of research to answer questions and solve problems in the technical communication workplace. The course addresses research methods commonly used by technical communicators, such as interviewing, surveys, usability testing, and secondary research.

Topics relating to rhetorical theory in the workplace, including examination of how workplace cultures shape writing assumptions and approaches. May be repeated with different subject matter.

Technical communication course designed specifically for STEM industry professionals or students in PSM programs; emphasis on development of technical communication skills and expertise needed for business- and industry-specific documents and presentations for internal or external audiences.

Examination of instructional design principles and models, including research in theory and practice of instructional design for technical communicators in academic and industry settings.

Focused study on a topic not covered in regularly scheduled courses.

Analysis of fiction and literary nonfiction that treats technical and scientific themes.

Rhetorical theory applied to technical documents, including an examination of how workplace cultures shape writing assumptions and approaches.

Theory and practice in the development and production of proposals, focusing on the researching, writing, and management of proposals by technical communicators.

User experience is a more holistic, contextualized approach to understanding an individuals encounter with technologies, systems, and documents. The course addresses theory, research findings, case studies, and methods for conducting user experience research.

Survey of language tests and other forms of related assessment that measure various second language abilities.

Literary and non-literary translation.

This course will involve the preparation of a portfolio in consultation with instructor.

Examination of the social factors and conventions that inform language choices, how sociolinguistic and pragmatic norms differ among social, cultural, and language groups, and how language learners acquire these norms.

Advanced studies in language, literature, film, or theory.

Independent capstone experience, focusing on secondary research sources; paper may have other guidelines specific to the program option.

In this course, taken in the last year of MS coursework, students demonstrate their mastery of technical communication by creating a professional portfolio of advanced technical communication materials.

Independent capstone experience, guidelines of which are determined by the requirements of a particular program option.

On-site field experience, the nature of which is determined by the specific needs of the student's program option.

Independent capstone experience, guidelines of which are determined by the requirements of a particular program option.

Introduction of the engineering design process, professional skills necessary for the modern engineer, learning strategies needed for academic success, and overview of engineering applications relevant to society. Students will use engineering tools to complete an engineering team project.

This course introduces linear circuit analysis with an emphasis on design of circuits. Topics include: physical principles underlying circuit element models; Kirchhoff¿s laws; series and parallel resistive circuits; independent and dependent sources; node-voltage and mesh-current methods; Norton and Thevenin theorems; phasors; transient and steady state first- and second-order circuits; power; and use of elements in circuit design.

Prerequisites:

MATH 122, PHYS 222