2013-2014 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Technical and Professional Communication The technical and professional communication major prepares students for positions as communication experts in a variety of industries. The major itself involves 57 semester hours in specific technical and professional communication courses. Technical and Professional Communication Core..................57 ENG-2230 Advanced Composition. .......................................... 3 ENG-3070 Advanced Grammar for Adolescent Teachers......... 3 GDES-1300 Graphic Design for Non-Majors............................ 3 TPC-2000 Production Tools for Technical Communication........ 3 TPC-3010 Style and Mechanics for Writers............................... 3 TPC-3020 Professional Portfolio Development I....................... 1 TPC-3090 Technical Marketing Communication....................... 3 TPC-3130 Technical Communication........................................ 3 TPC-3170 The Technical Communicator in a Corporate Culture................................................................................... 2 TPC-3180 Visual Rhetoric......................................................... 2 TPC-3210 Technical Editing...................................................... 2 TPC-3250 Documentation Design............................................ 3 TPC-3290 Proofreading............................................................ 2 TPC-4010 Designing Technical Reports.................................... 3 TPC-4020 Professional Portfolio Development II...................... 1 TPC-4050 Designing Online Information I................................ 3 TPC-4090 Designing Online Information II............................... 3 TPC-4130 Instructional Design I............................................... 3 TPC-4140 Instructional Design II.............................................. 3 TPC-4160 Technical and Professional Communication Internship............................................................................... 5 *TPC-4170 Special Topics......................................................... 3 *Capstone Course Technical and Professional Communication Major Curriculum Summary Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–5 Other General Education Requirements................................51–59 Technical and Professional Communication Requirements. ........57 Electives................................................................................. 12–20 Total (minimum, not including proficiency)........................... 128 Technical and Professional Communication Industry Advisory Board The Technical and Professional Communication (TPC) industry advisory board aims to enable the department to adequately position the TPC major and its graduates for the future. Dhana Banks, Cincom Document Solutions Scott Bennett, Procter and Gamble Jay Luis, Beta LaserMike, Inc. Guy Margiotta, Chase Bank Patti Massey, Myca Multimedia & Training Solutions Sylvia Miller, Miltech Communications, LLC Walt Staudenmaier, Bastion Consulting Jim Visgaitis, HP Enterprise Services Phil Wittmer, Lexis/Nexis Tom Zimmerman, GE Medical Systems A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 22. Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Technical and Professional Communication First year: BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.........................................................3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.................................................3 ENG-1400 Composition.....................................................................3 GBIO-1000 Principles of Biology.....................................................3.5 GDES-1300 Graphic Design for Non-Majors.....................................3 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...........................................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..............................2 LIT-2XXX Literature Elective..............................................................3 Physical Science Elective...............................................................3.5 Quantitative Elective..........................................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 30 Second year: BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature...............................................3 ENG-2230 Advanced Composition....................................................3 ENG-3070 Advanced Grammar for Adolescent Teachers..................3 TPC-2000 Production Tools for Technical Communication.................3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.........................................3 Humanities Elective. ..........................................................................3 Electives........................................................................................... 11 Total................................................................................................. 32 Third year: BEGE-3755 Theology I......................................................................3 BEGE-3765 Theology II.....................................................................3 TPC-3010 Style and Mechanics for Writers........................................3 TPC-3020 Professional Portfolio Development..................................1 TPC-3130 Technical Communication.................................................3 TPC-3170 The Technical Communicator in a Corporate Culture.......2 TPC-3180 Visual Rhetoric..................................................................2 TPC-3210 Technical Editing...............................................................2 TPC-3250 Documentation Design.....................................................3 History Elective..................................................................................3 Social Science...................................................................................3 Total................................................................................................. 28 Summer: TPC-3290 Proofreading.....................................................................2 TPC-4160 Technical and Professional Communication Internship.....5 Total................................................................................................... 7 Fourth year: TPC-3090 Technical Marketing Communication................................3 TPC-4010 Designing Technical Reports.............................................3 TPC-4020 Professional Portfolio Development II...............................1 TPC-4050 Designing Online Information I.........................................3 TPC-4090 Designing Online Information II........................................3 TPC-4130 Instructional Design I........................................................3 TPC-4140 Instructional Design II.......................................................3 TPC-4170 Special Topics ..................................................................3 Electives.............................................................................................9 Total................................................................................................. 31 Page 127 2013–14 Undergraduate Academic Catalog DepartmentofMediaandAppliedCommunications Technical andProfessionalCommunication