Apr 19, 2024  
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 
    
OHIO University Graduate Catalog 2019-20 [Archived Catalog]

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ET 6020 - Technical Writing Seminar


Employing texts drawn from engineering. Provide guidance for thesis/dissertation preparation. Practice organizing and synthesizing ideas with special attention given to correctly using and referencing the work of others. Writing assignments focus on topics of the students choosing. Emphasis is placed on the style of writing appropriate for academic discourse in engineering.

Requisites:
Credit Hours: 1
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Understand the value of academic honesty and the rules governing it.
  • Demonstrate the capacity to integrate secondary sources in a critical, evaluative, logical, and analytical manner.
  • Show the ability to integrate summary, paraphrase, and direct quotations from secondary sources written for a university audience.
  • Understand writing as a process involving multiple drafts and editing.
  • Work toward developing individual skills to express ideas clearly.



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