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GENERAL INFORMATION:
Course title: EN 123 Technical Communication |
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Campus: CTEC |
Initiator: Jocelyn N. Pretrick |
Date: August 26, 2022 |
Course description |
COURSE HOURS/CREDITS:
Hours per Week |
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No. of Weeks |
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Total Hours |
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Semester Credits |
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Lecture |
3 |
x |
16 |
x |
48/16 |
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3 |
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Laboratory |
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x |
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x |
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= |
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Lecture / Lab |
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x |
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x |
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= |
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Workshop |
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x |
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x |
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= |
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Total Semester |
Credits |
1 |
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PURPOSE OF COURSE:
[X] Degree requirement
[ ] Degree elective
[X] Certificate
[ ] Other
PREREQUISITES: ESL 089 Reading V and ESL 099 Writing V
PSLOS OF OTHER PROGRAMS THIS COURSE MEETS: None
PSLO# |
Program |
None |
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1) INSTITUTIONAL STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
[X] |
1. Effective oral communication: capacity to deliver prepared, purposeful presentations designed to increase knowledge, to foster understanding, or to promote change in the listeners’ attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors. |
[X] |
2. Effective written communication: development and expression of ideas in writing through work in many genres and styles, utilizing different writing technologies, and mixing texts, data, and images through iterative experiences across the curriculum. |
[X] |
3. Critical thinking: a habit of mind characterized by the comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion. |
[X] |
4. Problem solving: capacity to design, evaluate, and implement a strategy to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal. |
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5. Intercultural knowledge and competence: a set of cognitive, affective, and behavioral skills and characteristics that support effective and appropriate interaction in a variety of cultural contexts. |
[X] |
6. Information literacy: the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively and responsibly use and share that information for the problem at hand. |
[X] |
7. Foundations and skills for life-long learning : purposeful learning activity, undertaken on an ongoing basis with the aim of improving knowledge, skills, and competence. |
[X] |
8. Quantitative Reasoning: ability to reason and solve quantitative problems from a wide array of authentic contexts and everyday life situations; comprehends and can create sophisticated arguments supported by quantitative evidence and can clearly communicate those arguments in a variety of formats. |
2) PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (PSLOs): The student will be able to:
3) COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (CSLOs)(General): The student will be able to:
4) COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (CSLOs)(Specific): The student will be able to:
CSLO (General) 1: Summarize, describe and report orally and in writing worksite conditions and problems |
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Student Learning Outcome (specific) |
ISLO |
PSLO |
Assessment Strategies |
1.1 Summarize work site problems and solutions orally and in writing. |
1, 2, 3, 4, 6 |
1, 2, 6 |
Written and oral reports assessed with a rubric |
1.2 Describe the similarities and differences of multiple work-site conditions. |
1, 2, 3, 4, 6 |
1, 2, 6 |
Quizzes and tests assessed with answer keys |
1.3 Create a final report combining oral, written, and graphic aides on given working situations. |
1, 2, 3, 4, 6 |
1, 2, 6 |
Written and oral reports assessed with a rubric |
CSLO (General) 2: Respond orally and in writing to basic workplace instructions |
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Student Learning Outcomes (specific) |
ISLO |
PSLO |
Assessment Strategies |
2.1 Respond appropriately orally and in writing to verbal and written instructions. |
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 |
1, 2, 4, 6 |
Quizzes and tests assessed with answer keys |
CSLO (General) 3: Create business correspondence to explain thoughts and ideas clearly and concisely to others in oral and written form. |
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Student Learning Outcomes (specific) |
ISLO |
PSLO |
Assessment Strategies |
3.1 Create a business letter requesting information. |
2, 3, 4, 6, 7 |
5 |
Written business letter assessed with a checklist |
3.2 Create a written resume. |
2, 3, 4, 6, 7 |
5 |
Written resume assessed with a checklist |
3.3 Create a cover letter. |
2, 3, 4, 6, 7 |
5 |
Written business letter assessed with a checklist |
3.4 Explain thoughts and ideas concisely to others in the oral and written form via business correspondence. |
2, 3, 4, 6, 7 |
5 |
Written business letter and oral presentation assessed with a rubric |
CSLO (General) 4: Create and interpret graphs, tables, and schematics, drawing conclusions and making inferences based on those models. |
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Student Learning Outcomes (specific) |
ISLO |
PSLO |
Assessment Strategies |
4.1 Create and interpret a report from information provided in graph form. |
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 |
3, 4 |
Written assignment and oral presentation assessed with a rubric |
4.2 Create and interpret a graph from a series of random and raw data. |
1, 2, 3, 4, 6*, 7, 8 |
3, 4 |
Written assignment and oral presentation assessed with a rubric |
CSLO (General) 5: Conduct a job search. |
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Student Learning Outcomes (specific) |
ISLO |
PSLO |
Assessment Strategies |
5.1 Plan and organize steps in a multi-step process to conduct a job search. |
2, 3, 4, 6, 7 |
2, 5 |
Individual project assessed with a rubric. |
5.2 Create a powerpoint presentation. |
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 |
2, 5 |
Individual or group project assessed with a rubric |
5) COURSE CONTENT:
6) METHOD(S) OF INSTRUCTION:
[X] Lecture [X] Cooperative learning groups
[ ] Laboratory [X] In-class exercises
[X] Audio visual [X] Demonstrations
[ ] Other:
7) REQUIRED TEXT(S) AND COURSE MATERIALS:
Rutherford, Andrea J. “Basic Communication Skills for Technology.” Rutherfoord. 2011 (or most recent edition)
8) REFERENCE MATERIALS:
None
9)INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS:
None
10) EVALUATION:
Summative assessment is based on the power point presentation of the job search.
11) CREDIT BY EXAMINATION:
None
EN 123 Technical Communication |
Endorsed by CC: October 26, 2022 |
Approved by VPIA: August 21,2023 |
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