Composition Undergraduate Course Descriptions
| Course | Course Description |
|---|---|
| ENGL 2160: AI and Writing - Cultural and Historical Perspectives Tues, Thurs 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM |
In this course, students explore the evolving world of artificial intelligence and its collaboration with human writers, starting with the advent of the printing press and moving to the sophisticated machine learning models of the 21st century. You will use varying LLM’s to explore multidisciplinary writing as an iterative process and examine the implications of these models in a fast-changing landscape. In person Logan |
| TCR 2100: Introduction to Technical Communication |
TCR 2100 introduces you to the field of technical communication as an iterative, problem-solving activity you can use in any organization with communication needs. Working independently and collaboratively, you will plan, draft, design, and revise a variety of workplace documents, including resumes, memos, instructions, and proposals. By completing course assignments, you will analyze rhetorical situations and target complex audiences, consider how clear and accurate communication solves practical problems, and learn about the communication practices and conventions of your major. During the semester, you will also read and evaluate arguments about technology and society that affect technical communicators and think critically about how these important controversies impact professional communication. Because TCR 2100 is an elective for the AI & Writing Microcredential, you will consider the ethical implications of generative AI in your major and practice using these programs as a workplace tool that can facilitate effective communication by helping you brainstorm and refine ideas, develop a research plan, learn genre conventions, and organize and revise an assignment draft. Online |
| TCR 2110: Digital Writing Technologies Mon, Wed, Fri 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM |
Technologies are always changing, and employers will expect you to be adept at using and selecting the best tool(s) to accomplish workplace tasks. In this course, you will gain experience and competency by learning to use three software programs including: 1) Adobe Photoshop, 2) Adobe Illustrator, and 3) Adobe InDesign. A focus will be placed on how AI (artificial intelligence) is either built in or can be used to augment the capabilities of these tools. At the end of the course, you should develop a sense of adventure, tenacity, and confidence in critically evaluating how to create documentation by using technologies relevant in an industry and a personal context. Online |