WR 325 - Rhetoric of Professional Writing

(3.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: WR 100 . A study of the genre conventions of professional texts, such as letters, memorandums, job search documents, reports, and presentations, within a rhetorical framework. Students analyze the writing expectations associated with a variety of professions; examine ways that audience, purpose, form, and context shape professional genres; analyze the interplay of visual rhetoric and text; analyze the way technology influences the content, form, and effectiveness of texts; and produce texts in various genres. Written permission of the instructor. IFS