ClassInfo - Fall 2017 Writing Studies Classes

Fall 2017 | WRIT 3257 Section 001: Technical and Professional Presentations (14661)

Instructor(s): Nathan Bollig
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017

Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM

UMTC, East Bank

Lind Hall 325
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Fall 2021

Course Catalog Description:: Oral presentation skills for technical or professional topics. Visual communication, audience analysis, organizing presentation, presenting complex material. Emphasizes use of computers.
Class Description:: WRIT 3257 is an advanced oral presentation course designed to further develop your public speaking skills. Specifically, the class focuses on communication theories and techniques for delivering effective, professional-quality presentations on scientific and technical topics. This course is designed to foster the critical and technical skills you will need to be an effective, efficient communicator in your chosen field of study and/or future career. The communication of specialized or technical information of a particular discipline presents special challenges. So, in addition to learning relevant principles of rhetoric, characteristics of different speech genres, and the steps of speech preparation, you will gain an understanding of your role as a conduit between technical, discipline-specific knowledge and your audience.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/14661/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 29 October 2013

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