ENG 095 - Basic Technical Writing

 
Description
This is a developmental course designed for students in union-affiliated apprenticeship programs as a pre-requisite to ENG 111 . Students will learn and review basics of grammar, punctuation and spelling through the writing of short, focused essays, some of which will have technical elements. This course is not intended to replace the ENG 089  and ENG 100  sequence in any other program.

1. Apply standard English grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling to all writing in numerous writing assignments.
2. Write effective paragraphs with explicit topic sentences, with each paragraph confined to the support and development of a main idea.
3. Discover and develop themes.
4. Write clear, concise essays.
5. Proofread and edit as tools essential to the writing process.
6. Demonstrate the rudiments of critical reading, thinking, and writing skills.
7. Write essays with an exit error level of 3% or less.

1. The study and analysis of student and professional writing
2. The process of writing with emphasis on revision
3. Examination and criticism of student and professional technical essays and reports
4. Peer and professional examination and evaluation of student writing
5. Some reading based writing with occasional technical emphasis
6. Five to seven multi-paragraphed essays, some with technical emphasis: 12-16 pages of writing for the semester

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