Professional Writing and Technical Communication

English 380 simulates the writing and editing processes used in the computer industry by asking students to write a manual documenting a software product, usually Microsoft Word, for a particular audience. Students are introduced to principles of task-oriented software documentation and page design.

You can expect to ...

• learn writing and editing processes commonly used in the computer industry
• become a more adept user of Microsoft Word
• write a 20-25-page manual that documents a software product
• learn basic principles of page design and information hierarchy

3 credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 379 (Engl 379 and 380 may be taken concurrently with permission of instructor)

Janine Solberg |
office: South College E461
email: jlsolber@english.umass.edu

380 course website (2018)
380 course website (2017) - retired