NJIT: Course Schedule
Fall 2009 Course Profile for:

PTC 601, ADV TECH & PROF COMMUNICATION - Section 851

Instructor: Coppola N
Course Catalog Description:

Provides the foundation and direction for all Professional and Technical Communication coursework. This course introduces students to the profession and the academic discipline of technical/professional communication. Modules include usability analysis; visual information; ethics; global communication; report writing; information literacy; communicating with new technologies; and technical writing style. Students begin development of the MSPTC ePortfolio.

Students taking this class are bound by the NJIT Honor Code
Course Materials:
Syllabus: http://web.njit.edu/~coppola
Welcome Letter: http://web.njit.edu/~coppola
Delivery Mechanisms: Moodle (http://moodle.njit.edu)

Labs: No lab for this course
Required Book: The Technical Communication Handbook , Gurack
ISBN: 0-20-572495-7,
Requried Software: Office; Visio;Dreamweaver or other web design tool
Notes: Textbook with bundled software (MYTechCommLab) available only from NJIT bookstore.

Please check the course syllabus for additional course materials requirements.
Professor Contact Info:
Name: Dr. Nancy W. Coppola
Email: coppola@njit.edu
Alternate Email:
Phone: 973.596.5726
Optional Cell Phone:
Home Phone:
Instant Messager:
Home Page: http://web.njit.edu/~coppola
Address: University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102
Department: Humanities
Room: 408 Cullimore
Office Hours: Thursday 1-2; online in Moodle chat

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