Technical Writing (with AI tools)

3 units

This course introduces ways to use AI tools in technical writing. Persistent concerns of grammar and style. Analysis and discussion of clear sentence and paragraph structure, and of organization in complete technical documents. Guidelines for effective layout and graphics. Examples and exercises stress audience analysis, graphic aids, editing, and readability. Videotaped work in oral presentation of technical projects. Writing assignments include descriptions of mechanisms, process instructions, basic proposals, letters and memos, and a long formal report. This course fulfills the same requirements as the traditional Technical Writing course.