ENGL 353: Writing for the Profession

This course introduces the principles, theories, and practices of writing for various professional situations. Clearly and effectively communicating ideas, in both written and oral forms, is a powerful skill in today’s workplace, and one beneficial for all majors. Communication changes frequently across fields and disciplines, making it necessary for professionals to become adaptable writers and readers of many documents, in all mediums. Thus, this course includes such professional genres as memos, letters, proposals, abstracts, reports, resumes, supporting documentation, tables, graphs, and figures. The course also requires students to adapt written material into an oral presentation.