General Objectives
Through readings, class discussion, and assignments, you will learn to:
- become more conscious of your processes for planning, drafting, revising, and editing your oral, visual, and written communication
- analyze audience and purpose in rhetorical situations and make rhetorical choices based on this analysis
- generate the type and amount of information required by a given rhetorical situation
- arrange material to elicit the intended audience’s response
- achieve an effective tone and voice for a given rhetorical situation
- make stylistic choices appropriate for a given rhetorical situation
Specific Objectives
Through readings, class discussion, and assignments, you will learn to:
- understand the generic requirements of various proposal types as well as the rhetorical situations that occasion such proposals
- practice arranging, interpreting, and classifying data
- understand and implement strategies for designing documents to meet strategic objectives related to audience and purpose
- understand and implement strategies for incorporating visuals
- understand specific techniques and strategies for delivering an oral presentation with appropriate visuals
