Technical Communication & Professional Writing

1. CHARACTERISTICS

1.1. Rhetorical

1.2. Audience Centered

1.3. Technology Oriented

1.4. Ethical

1.5. Research Oriented

1.6. Professional

1.7. Visual

1.8. Design Centered

1.9. Concise

2. ACTIVITIES

2.1. Planning

2.2. Researching

2.3. Organizing

2.4. Drafting

2.5. Designing

2.6. Integrating Visuals

2.7. Revising

2.8. Rewriting

2.9. Editing

2.10. Testing

3. PROBLEM SOLVING

3.1. Rhetorical & Workplace Problems

3.1.1. PSA

3.1.1.1. Plan

3.1.1.1.1. Purpose

3.1.1.2. Research

3.1.1.3. Draft

3.1.1.4. Review

3.1.1.5. Distribute

4. Plan

4.1. Exigency

4.1.1. Purposes

4.1.1.1. To inform

4.1.1.2. To define

4.2. Goals

4.3. Draft

4.4. Review

4.5. Distribute

5. Organization, Writing, & Revision (Handbook)

5.1. Methods of Development

5.2. Blogs

5.3. Collaborative Writing

5.4. Content Management

5.5. Ethics in Writing

5.6. Global Communication

5.7. Logic Errors

5.8. Organization

5.9. Outlining

5.10. Persuasion

5.11. Preparation

5.12. Proof Reading

5.13. Repurposing

5.14. Revision

5.15. Writing a Draft