Spring 2027

Writing for Professionals

Writing for Professionals prepares students to produce effective written communication for inter-professional and inter-disciplinary workplace audiences.

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Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Differentiate and use key aspects of rhetoric and communication ethics

  • Distinguish communication needs in a variety of contexts and for a variety of audiences

  • Write and edit technical documents that reflect the 5 Cs of writing: correctness, clarity, conciseness, coherence, and cogency

  • Craft and deliver technical presentations that are persuasive and easy to understand

  • Collaborate with others to accomplish communication goals

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Prerequisites

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Graduate/professional standing or declared in Capstone Certificate in Applied Engineering Management

  • Graduate/professional standing or declared in Capstone Certificate in Applied Engineering Management
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  • Graduate/professional standing or declared in Capstone Certificate in Applied Engineering Management

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Student experience

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Preparation to produce effective written communication that is suitable for inter-professional and inter-disciplinary audiences in a variety of workplaces. Apply these strategies and tools.

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Topics

  • Rhetoric and communication ethics
  • Audience analysis in varied contexts
  • Technical document writing and editing
  • Technical presentation design and delivery

Skills

  • Apply rhetoric and communication ethics
  • Analyze communication needs across contexts and audiences
  • Write and edit technical documents using the 5 Cs of writing
  • Craft and deliver persuasive technical presentations
  • Collaborate to achieve communication goals

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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