EN 123 Technical Communication

Course title: EN 123 Technical Communication

Campus: CTEC

Initiator: Jocelyn N. Pretrick

Date: August 26, 2022

Course description
This course is designed to provide a clear simplified explanation of the practical writing in vocational/technical fields. This course presents to the student the types of writing skills needed for a career in technology. It also provides ways and how to prepare and deliver presentations, speeches and conduct interviews

Hours per Week

No. of Weeks

Total Hours

Semester Credits

Lecture

3

x

16

x

48/16

=

3

Laboratory

x

x

=

Lecture / Lab

x

x

=

Workshop

x

x

=

Total Semester

Credits

1

PSLO#

Program

None

[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.

[ ]

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.

CSLO (General) 1: Summarize, describe and report orally and in writing worksite conditions and problems

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

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.

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.

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.

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

EN 123 Technical Communication