Complete six of the following graduate
English courses (18 hours).
Print this form and include it when you submit a graduation application.
Student’s Name: _____________________________
Student’s ID Number: ____________________
Phone: ___________ E-Mail: ______________________@nau.edu
_____ ENG502: Advanced Technical Writing
_____ ENG503: Written Communication in Organizations
_____ ENG517: Professional Editing
_____ ENG519: Computers in the Classroom
_____ ENG522: Rhetoric and Writing in Professional Communities
_____ ENG549: Information Design and Usability Testing
_____ ENG569: Project Management and Document Development
_____ ENG570: Multimedia Design
_____ ENG599: Contemporary Developments*
_____ ENG606: Issues in Technical and Professional Writing*
_____ ENG 608: Fieldwork Experience
*These courses are offered in multiple versions and hence may be counted up to two times, as long as the content was different each time the course was taken.
If you have questions about the Certificate in Professional Writing program, please contact Dr. John Rothfork.
Course Descriptions
All courses are three credit hours. Courses are offered online, unless noted.
Eng502: Advanced Technical Writing. Analysis and practice of skills used by professional technical writers: audience analysis, rhetorical strategy, document navigation and usability; treats both print and online documents.
Eng503: Written Communication in Organizations. The influence of written communication on professionals in both government and the private sector; strategies for increasing the effectiveness of writing within an organizational context (not online).
Eng517: Professional Editing. Editing both online and print documents. Topics include: comprehensive editing, Website navigation, visual design, copymarking, copyediting, electronic editing, grammar and punctuation.
Eng519: Computers and Writing. The study of current online instructional practices, gender and electronic discourse, research practices on the World Wide Web, intellectual property rights, online ethics, and visual literacy in an electronic world (not online).
Eng522: Rhetoric and Writing in Professional Communities. Intensive study of written discourse typical of professional communities in education, business, industry, and government.
Eng549: Information Design and Usability Testing. Document and Website design, layout, and navigation, and systematic processes for testing and evaluating these, especially Websites and online hypertext documents.
Eng569: Project Management and Document Development. Study of and practice with the complex business and publishing processes through which both print documents and Websites are produced, both by individuals and by teams.
Eng570: Multimedia Design. Analysis and production of a variety of publication and communication means and media. Some print media, but more attention to Website design, production, analysis, and usability testing (not online).
Eng599: Contemporary Developments. Various topics. Recently the topic was academic entrepreneurship.
Eng606: Issues in Technical and Professional Writing. Intensive analysis of a single topic in professional communications. Topics vary, such as ethics, gender, producing documents for non-native English speakers, writing for specific industries (computer, aerospace, environment).
Eng608: Fieldwork Experience. Professional work focusing on writing, editing,
or design for either print or Web format.
The tentative annual schedule for offering these classes is:
Fall:
• 517: Professional Editing (online)
• 549: Information Design and Usability Testing (online)
Spring:
• 522: Rhetoric and Writing in Professional Communities (online)
• 569: Project Management and Document Development (online)
Summer (10 week session)
• 502: Advanced Technical Writing (online)
• 606: Issues in Technical and Professional Writing (online)
See Professor Rothfork's homepage for syllabi of most of these courses: http://oak.ucc.nau.edu/jgr6/courses.html