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  • Understanding the Audience and Learning How to Write for Each Specific Audience Type for ENG 259 by Nilo Bermeo

    OER Material Used: Technical Writing pdf by Gross et al.https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/technicalwriting/part/2-audience-analysis/ Book Section – Chapter 2 – Audience Analysis Overview of Chapter Names and defines types of audiences (Experts, Technicians, Executives, and Non-specialists) Details the needs and interests of each type of audience Explains how to adapt to whatever audience type you encounter Non-OER Reading Material…

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  • Low-Stakes Reflection Assignment for ENG 259 by Juan Toro

    This is a low-stakes assignment that chiefly asked my ENG 259 students –most of whom aspire to enter a world of science and engineering in the future– to reflect on how certain advances in technology are inaccessible to millions of human beings, which, unfortunately, could be fatal, as demonstrated by the current pandemic. This assignment…

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  • High-Stakes Business Plan Assignment for ENG 259 by Juan Toro

    First Draft (a minimum of 700 words): You must cite at least 2 credible sources, using APA format –to be uploaded to Blackboard on Sunday, April 17. Second Draft (a minimum of 900 words): You must cite at least 3 credible sources, using APA format –to be uploaded to Blackboard on Sunday, May 31. Objective:…

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  • ENG 259–Composition II: Technical Writing

    Course Description 3 credits; 3 hours This course will focus on the role of writing in engineering, mathematics, and computer science. Topics will include practical formats within technical writing, expository writing on scientific and technological subjects, and other compositional and rhetorical strategies that develop and improve students’ abilities in effective written communication. Students will produce…

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