Exploring the Technical Communication Major
Description
Note: You will use selective information from Johnson-Sheehan chapter 1 and your own research from STC and the two companies.
Describing Technical Communication Field Assignment
Scenario:
Imagine that your class is linked with a business english class in Hungary and you are writing this project for this Hungarian audience. You have been researching the technical communication field and more you read about it, more you want to tell others about it.
Your Task:
Write a professionally-drafted report to your Hungarian partners informing them what Technical Communication is, what technical communicators do on the job and what its lure is there for you, what sort of courses you will be taking in Technical Communication major to prepare yourself for this field at UWT, and what sort of internships and jobs will be available to you upon graduation.
As you describe the field, briefly, but officially, define Technical Communication using Johnson-Sheehan’s definition in Chapter 1. Help your Hungarian partner groups understand how it is different from the old subject of Technical Writing.
Split your 1000 words evenly between the topics your report needs to cover—introduction and definition of the field, the description of the different types of work technical communicators do, the coursework you need to take at college, and the descriptions and fiscal potential of the internships and jobs available for Technical Communication students and graduates.
Format:
Your report needs to be formal as if it were a business setting because your Hungarian partners are business English students
Use headings and subheadings to organize the four parts and any subparts of your report
Whenever quoting from a source, acknowledge it parenthetically but do not quote more than 5% of your 1000 words.
