School of Communication and Media
Undergraduate

Term: Fall 2025
Session: Full Term (Aug 25 - Dec 12)
Start Date: Monday, Aug 25, 2025
End Date: Friday, Dec 12, 2025
Availability: On Campus
Day(s): Tues./Thurs.
Time: 12:30 PM to 01:45 PM

As Rus (2014) describes in Technical communication as strategic communication: Characteristics of the English technical discourse technical communication in all of its forms and models is strategic communication. Rus (2014) explains that strategic writing is that type of discourse that has as its purpose the transmission of information from writers to readers; therefore it uses a limited number of rhetorical functions. The necessary components which must be considered for the competent production of accurate communication models are the following: Audience: the first factor which a good communicator should consider is who he/she is speaking / writing to. The receivers of the message may be colleagues co-workers supervisors professors subordinates clients etc. The choice of the format wording and development of the message will be highly dependent on the people to whom the message is directed. Relationship: closely related to the first element the relationship between the communication agents are important in deciding the right discursive patterns. The choice of the communication model and of its subsequent traits is influenced by the relationship between the sender of the message and the audience. The marks of the discourse must be carefully tailored to suit the already established relationships.Purpose: all communication acts have one or several purposes attached to them. These purposes dictate the choice of one or another model of communication of strategies and styles.Using these concepts as a foundation this course will introduce students to a set of advanced skills and will explore concepts in technical and strategic writing as well as prepare students to handle applied situations in the field of professional and strategic communication. The projects required in this course give students the ability to apply skills they learn in class as they analyze and develop professional documents and presentations. These projects are designed to assist