Austin Community College

FY 2000 Degree Plan

This program is designed to give students the writing and editing skills and the technical background necessary for careers in technical communication. The range of computer and technical electives permits students to coordinate their communications skills with training in a variety of technical areas.

Semester I

	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
	OST	1001		Computer Keyboarding	1
	SPCH	1315	1,2,4,5	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
	COIS			Computer Elective1	3
				Elective2	4
					------- 14

Semester II

	TCM	1603		Introduction to Technical Writing	3
+	OST	1162		MS® Word	3
	COIS			Computer Elective3	3-4
	PRIN			Printing4	3-4
	MATH			Math Elective5	3
					------- 15-17

Semester III

+	TCM	1613		Grammar, Usage, and Copy Editing for The Professional Writer	3
+	TCM	1623		Writing Technical Reports	3
+	TCM	2613		Designing Online Documentation	3
+	TCM	2633		Technical Editing	3
				Elective2	3-4
				Elective6	3
					------- 18-19

Semester IV

+	TCM	2623		Designing Print Documentation	3
+	ECON	2302	2,4	Principles of Microeconomics OR
				Social Behavioral Science	3
				Humanities Elective7
				Elective2	9-12
	TECO			Technical Communications Elective8	1-3
				Capstone Portfolio Elective9	3
					------- 19-24
				TOTALS	------- 66-74

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ Must be taken from CIS 1023 or CIS 1033.
² Students must take all coursework in the minor plan from one of the following: Computer Information Systems, Engineering Design Graphics, Electronic Technology, Quality Assurance Technology, or another scientific or technical subject area subject to TCM Program approval.
³ Must be taken from CIS 1023, CIS 1053, CIS 2003, CIS 2033, CIS 2043, CIS 2044, CIS 2204, CSC 1044, GRPH 1144, or GRPH 1454.
⁴ Must be taken from GRPH 1423 or DFTG 1405.
⁵ Must be selected from MATH 1332, MATH 1314, MATH 1324, or higher.
⁶ Must be selected from General Education Core Curriculum list.
⁷ Must be taken from ENGL 2333, ENG 2713, ENG 2723, HUM 1603, or HUMA 1301.
⁸ Technical Comunications Electives: +TCM 2733, +TCM 2732, +TCM 2711, +TCM 2713.
⁹ The graduate's Capstone Portfolio Examiniation Project must be approved at the beginning of the semester and reviewed and approved at least one week before the end of the semester by the TCM Program Coordinator or a designated TCM faculty member.

The certificate program is designed to give students the writing, editing, and computer language skills necessary for careers in the technical communication profession.

Semester I

	CIS	1003		Introduction to Computers	3
	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
	OST	1001		Computer Keyboarding	1
				Computer Elective1	3-4
	OST	1162		MS® Word	3
	GRPH			Printing2	4
					------- 17-18

Semester II

				Computer Elective1	3-4
	PRIN			Printing3	3-4
+	TCM	1603		Introduction to Technical Writing	3
+	TCM	1613		Grammar, Usage, and Copy Editing for The Professional Writer	3
+	TCM	1623		Writing Technical Reports	3
+	TCM	2613		Designing Online Documentation	3
+	TCM	2633		Technical Editing	3
				Capstone Portfolio Examination3
					------- 21-23
				TOTALS	------- 38-41

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ Must be taken from CIS 1023, CIS 1033, CIS 1053, CIS 2003, CIS 2043, GRPH 1425, or GRPH 1457.
² Must be taken from GRPH 1422 or DFTG 1405.
³ The graduate's Capstone Portfolio Examination project must be approved at the beginning of the semester and reviewed and approved at least one week before the end of the semester by the TCM Program Coordinator or a designated TCM faculty member.