Situations

ENG302 : The Class : Rhetoric : Qualities : Situations
Situations in Technical Communication

Every piece of writing that happens in a technical setting happens for a reason. In essence, the reason is that one person wants to influence another person and chooses writing as a way to accomplish that influence. In this topic we will look at some typical situations.

To complete this Topic successfully, please complete the following activities in the order shown below:

ON-LINE LESSON: Topic Overview: Situations in Technical Communication

ASSIGNMENT 1: Company Profiles

ASSIGNMENT 2: Problem Analysis

WEB ACTIVITY 1: Reviewing Company Websites

GROUP ASSIGNMENT 1: Preparation for Group Project

WEB ACTIVITY 2: Research Technical Writing sites

TEXTBOOK READING: Read "Information In Action", Chapter 2, and pp. 44-70

Once you have completed the activities in this topic, you should:

Go on to Topic 3, Molding Form to Fit Situation
or
Go back to the Rhetoric Module Page

E-mail Greg Larkin at Gregory.Larkin@nau.edu
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