[Acmsmajors] spring quarter science writing course--please forward to students (fwd)

[Brooke Miller]

Ocean 506/ EDC&I 505
Science & Technology Creative Nonfiction Writing
M & W  3:30 - 4:50
MEB 234

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 and review.

Students research and write a news 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.

Deborah L. Illman, Ph.D.
University of Washington, Box 353740
Seattle, WA 98195-3740
206-616-4826
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