Spring 2019  |  WRIT 3672W Section 001: Project Design and Development (54813)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019
Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, East Bank
Lind Hall 303
Enrollment Status:
Open (13 of 24 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Students study, plan, research, design, and develop technical communication print documents, including documentation, brochures, and newsletters. Workplace project processes. Develop production-quality documents. prereq: Jr or sr
Class Description:
Students study, plan, research, design, and develop technical communication print documents, including documentation, brochures, and newsletters. Introduction to workplace project processes. Emphasizes developing production-quality documents. Learning Outcomes By the end of the course you will be able to? ? Understand the stages of project management: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling, and closing. ? Apply management principles to achieving strategic communication goals. ? Examine and implement systemized processes for the design of successful information (audience analysis, user scenarios). ? Develop communication products that achieve performance objectives; i.e., analyze communication needs, establish performance objectives, develop a plan for managing the process, develop the components of the planned communication solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the effort. ? Give and receive feedback designed to improve the clarity, focus, and effectiveness of written documents. Receive instructor feedback on drafts of writing assignments and submit revised assignments based on feedback. Grading Documentation 18% User Manual (18 pages) 18% Promotional Brochure (2 pages) 18% Training Presentation (10 slides) 18% Final paper (3-4 pages) 18% Class Participation 10%
Grading:
Other Grading Information: Documentation 18% User Manual (18 pages) 18% Promotional Brochure (2 pages) 18% Training Presentation (10 slides) 18% Final paper (3-4 pages) 18% Class Participation 10%
Class Format:
20% Lecture
30% Discussion
20% Small Group Activities
20% Student Presentations
10% Demonstration
Workload:
50 Pages Reading Per Week
40 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
2 Special Project(s)
15 Homework Assignment(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/54813/1193
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
5 August 2013

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