This course offers students practice in the forms and discourses of
scientific and technical writing as they develop, research, and revise
an independent project. The purpose of the class is to prepare students
for their professional lives in scientific, technical, or public service
fields by helping them organize their knowledge while exploring ways
of applying it, thus developing their professional expertise.
We begin by working on the resume and cover letter, both as professional
documents and as examples of writing for a specific audience. Then each
student develops an independent class project through several stages
of revision, culminating in a final paper. Topics are freely chosen,
though students taking the course usually propose experiments, construction
projects, or education initiatives. More>
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