Austin Community College

FY 2001 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
	SPCH	1315	1,2,4,5	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
	COSC	1300		Introduction to Computing OR	3
	ITSE	1331		Introduction to Visual BASIC Programming OR
	COSC	1315		Fundamentals of Programming
				Elective1	4
					------- 13

Semester II

	ENGL	1311		Business English: Introduction to Technical Writing	3
+	POFT	1329		Keyboarding and Document Formatting: WordT I	3
	COIS			Computer Elective2	3-4
	PRIN			Printing3	4
	MATH			Math Elective4	3
					------- 16-17

Semester III

+	ETWR	1372		Grammar/Style	3
+	ETWR	1391		Special Topics: English Technical and Business Writing	3
+	ETWR	2372		Print Documentation	3
+	ETWR	2371		Editing and Layout: Technical Editing	3
+	BUSI	1304		Business Report Writing and Correspondence	3
				Restricted Elective1	3-4
					------- 18-19

Semester IV

+	ETWR	2373		Online Documentation	3
+	ECON	2302	2,4	Principles of Microeconomics OR	3
				Social/Behavioral Science Elective
	HUMA			Humanities Elective5	3
				Restricted Elective1 OR	9-12
				Capstone Portfolio Examination6
					------- 18-21
				TOTALS	------- 65-70

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ 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 departmental approval.
² Must be taken from ITSE 1331, ITSW 1301, COSC 1320, ITSW 1327, ITSE 1344, ITSW 1372, ITSE 2431, COSC 2415, GRPH 1432, or GRPH 1454.
³ Must be taken from GRPH 1422 or DFTG 1405.
⁴ Must be selected from MATH 1332, MATH 1314, MATH 1324 or higher.
⁵ Must be taken from ENGL 2333, ENGL 2342, ENGL 2343, HUMA 1301, or HUMA 1315.
⁶ 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.

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

	COSC	1300		Introduction to Computing	3
	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
				Computer Elective1	3-4
	POFT	1329		Keyboarding and Document Formatting: WordT I	3
					------- 12-13

Semester II

+	BUSI	1304		Business Report Writing and Correspondence	3
				Computer Elective1	3-4
				Printing Elective2	4
+	ETWR	1372		Grammar/Style	3
+	ENGL	1311		Business English: Introduction to Technical Writing	3
+	ETWR	2373		Online Documentation	3
+	ETWR	2371		Editing and Layout: Technical Editing	3
				Capstone Portfolio Examination3	3
					------- 25-26
				TOTALS	------- 37-39

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ Must be taken from ITSE 1331, COSC 1315, ITSW 1301, COSC 1320, ITSE 1344, 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.