Professors: Henry Hughes, Katherine Schmidt

Mission

Prepares students to compose and edit documents in multiple media at a professional level, skills which are necessary for success in a range of careers in the modern workplace. Familiarizes students with the theories and practices of professional writing, it also requires students to use writing to engage with real-world challenges in the WOU community and beyond.

Learning Outcomes

1. Compose in various professional writing genres, showing appropriate choices for documents’ intended audiences, contexts, and purposes.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of visual style principles as they manifest in professional document design.
3. Demonstrate ability to write and edit documents for professional standards of clarity and concision, including arrangement of content, word choice, and situation-appropriate grammatical choices.