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TECW 1108: Industry Report Writing
Effective date
Department
Technical & Creative Writing
School
Continuing Studies
Description
Focuses on the structure, content, format, audience, purpose, and style of reports. Students learn about report format components, utilizing them to facilitate reader access and comprehension; communicate effectively and clearly with reader(s) by addressing leader concerns, needs, and interests; and analyze and develop a clear and appropriate structure that facilitates reading and comprehension.
Credits
.5
Year of study
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Through an analysis of structure, content, format, audience, purpose, and style of report writing, participants will be provided with the necessary skills to write a technical report.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 6.5
Total Hours: 6.5
Total Hours: 6.5
Instructional Strategies
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
Evaluation Plan
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Students must submit an assignment within two weeks of the session end date. Assignments are designed to build a professional portfolio. |
Course topics
- Understanding the purpose of the components of the report format and using these in a manner that facilitates reader access and comprehension
- Communicating clearly and effectively with reader(s) as a result of addressing reader concerns, needs, and interests
- Analyzing and developing a clear and appropriate structure to facilitate reading and comprehension
- Selecting the writing style most appropriate for the report
- Creating reports which follow the conventions of correct grammar, spelling, mechanics, and punctuation.
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.