The Technical Writing/Communication Course:
The Technical Writing/Communication Course What’s the difference between technical writing & technical communication? Why read about the history of technical writing courses? What’s the difference between a college education today and a college education in the 19 th century?
History:
History What is the historical relationship between first-year composition and technical writing courses? What is the current status of teaching writing to engineering students? Should a technical communication course be considered a humanities course, or not?
History, Rhetoric, & Humanism:
History, Rhetoric, & Humanism What is rhetoric? Why did Plato oppose rhetoric? Why did Aristotle embrace rhetoric? What do rhetoric and science have in common? What is positivism? What is a scientific discourse community?
History, Rhetoric, & Humanism:
History, Rhetoric, & Humanism Should technical communication be transparent? Should the technical communication classroom replicate the corporate workplace? How can the workplace as a culture be studied?