8/9/2019 TSC 510 Syllabus Fall 2010
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WRTC510:SeminarinTechnicalandScientificCommunication
Thisdocumentoutlinesthemainclasspolicies.Forinformationaboutspecificassignmentsandthe
classschedule,pleasevisittheclasswebsite.
InstructorInformation
Dr.PavelZemliansky
SchoolofWriting,Rhetoric,andTechnicalCommunicationOffice:2285HarrisonHall
OfficeHours:TTh,9.30am-12.00pm,andbyappointment
e-mail:[email protected](preferredmethodofgettingintouch)
officephonenumber:568-7056
classwebsite:www.pz-writing.net/wrtc510
CourseDescriptionfromtheJMUGraduateCatalog
WRTC510isafoundationscourse.Itisastudyofthetheoriesandhistoryoftechnicaland
scientificcommunicationanditsmajorfiguresandissues.Thecourseintroducesstudentsto
foundationaltextsinthefield.
CourseGoalsandObjectives
ThemainquestionforinvestigationinthisclassisWhatisTechnicalandScientific
CommunicationasaFieldofPracticeandofStudy?Mostofoureffortsthissemesterwillbe
directedatexploringthisquestion.
Thisclassisaseminarandtheword"seminar"impliesactiveandlivelydiscussionofimportant
issuesbyeveryone.Therefore,thesuccessofthisclassaswellyourindividualsuccessinit
dependsheavilyonthelevelofyourengagementeverytimewemeet.Formoreinformationon
participationrequirements,pleaseseebelow.
Bytheendofthecourse,thestudentswill:
Knowthemaintheoriesandtrendsincontemporarytechnicalandscientificcommunication
Gainahistoricalperspectiveofthediscipline
Beabletoadvanceargumentsaboutthedisciplinethroughindependentresearchand
writing
RequiredandRecommendedTexts
CentralWorksinTechnicalCommunication
.Eds.Johnson-EilolaandSelber.OxfordUniversityPress,2004.ThebookisavailableattheJMUbookstore.
DigitalLiteracyforTechnicalCommunication,ed.RachelSpilka
RhetoricandTechnologyTransfer,byStephenDoheny-Farina(recommended)
OnlinearticleswhichIwillpostontheclasswebsiteasneeded
