Advanced Technical Writing

Course aim

To extend and refine students’ writing skills in a variety of technical and professional texts and to practise the application of advanced writing, editing and document design skills.

Course content

Exploration and analysis of writing for technical, computing, scholarly and professional contexts. Advanced practice in writing, editing, designing and producing texts for professional and technical purposes.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
COMM 1051	Professional and Technical Writing: An Introduction

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Seminar	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, MAGILL (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	6 hours x 5 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Major assignment 1, Major assignment 2, Project report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.