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PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

ABT 710
Course Description

Application and analysis of professional scientific communication, both written and oral. Focuses on designing documents that convey complex, data-rich technical and scientific content to audiences with diverse information needs using a variety of professional genres, including reports, proposals, presentations, and documentation.

Prerequisites

Declared in Applied Biotechnology program

Satisfies
Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.88

-1.63% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

No change from Historical

A Rate
88.24%

-5.75% from Historical

Class Size
17

62.77% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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