[Acmsmajors] science writing course spring quarter

[Brooke Miller]

TC 541 SciTech Writing Practicum II
Spring 2006
Monday and Wednesday, 2:30-3:50
Loew 118

Instructor:
Deborah L. Illman, Ph.D.
illman at u.washington.edu

Course Description

This course treats advanced forms of science and technology writing for
upper division undergraduate and graduate students, and provides an
opportunity for students to develop articles that may be considered for
publication in Northwest Science & Technology Online magazine.

We compare and contrast the structure of the hard news feature and other forms of nonfiction articles that are used to present technical content to diverse audiences.  Specifically, we conduct an in-depth analysis of the narrative form and examine several award-winning examples. The course provides an overview of other genres, including profile, review, and arranged interview.

Students research and write a hard news-style feature as well as an article using one of the other forms treated in the class; drafts are critiqued by classmates in writing clinics. The ultimate goal is to master different structures and to be able to exercise deliberate selection and control of structure and style in science writing appropriate for the content, context, and communication goal. Students keep a writing journal throughout the quarter as a tool to develop ideas and techniques, and they learn to write a query letter--a specialized form of proposal used to present a story idea to an editor.

Prerequisites: At least upper division standing and permission of
instructor. Email the instructor for entry code.
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