Austin Community College

FY 2002 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	1,3,4,5	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
	COSC	1300	1,3,4,5	Introduction to Computing OR	3
	ITSE	1331	1,3,4,5	Introduction to Visual BASIC Programming OR
	COSC	1315	1,3,4,5	Fundamentals of Programming
			1,3,4,5	Elective1	4
					------- 13

Semester II

	ENGL	1311	1,3,4,5	Business English: Introduction to Technical Writing	3
	POFT	1329	1,3,4,5	Keyboarding and Document Formatting: WordT I	3
	COIS		1,3,4,5	Computer Elective2	3-4
	PRIN		1,3,4,5	Printing3	4
	MATH		1,3,4,5	Math Elective4	3
					------- 16-17

Semester III

	ETWR	1372	1,3,4,5	Grammar/Style	3
	ETWR	1391	1,3,4,5	Special Topics: English Technical and Business Writing	3
	ETWR	2372	1,3,4,5	Print Documentation	3
	ETWR	2371	1,3,4,5	Editing and Layout: Technical Editing	3
	BUSI	1304	1,3,4,5	Business Report Writing and Correspondence	3
			1,3,4,5	Restricted Elective1	3-4
					------- 18-19

Semester IV

	ETWR	2373	1,3,4,5	Online Documentation	3
	ECON	2302	1,3,4,5	Principles of Microeconomics OR	3
			1,3,4,5	Social/Behavioral Science Elective
	HUMA		1,3,4,5	Humanities Elective5	3
			1,3,4,5	Restricted Elective1	9-12
			1,3,4,5	Capstone Portfolio Examination6
					------- 18-21
				TOTALS	------- 65-70

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 program 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 Program Coordinator or a designated 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	1,3,4,5	Introduction to Computing	3
	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
			1,3,4,5	Computer Elective1	3-4
	POFT	1329	1,3,4,5	Keyboarding and Document Formatting: WordT I	3
					------- 12-13

Semester II

	BUSI	1304	1,3,4,5	Business Report Writing and Correspondence	3
			1,3,4,5	Computer Elective1	3-4
			1,3,4,5	Printing Elective2	4
	ETWR	1372	1,3,4,5	Grammar/Style	3
	ENGL	1311	1,3,4,5	Business English: Introduction to Technical Writing	3
	ETWR	2373	1,3,4,5	Online Documentation	3
	ETWR	2371	1,3,4,5	Editing and Layout: Technical Editing	3
			1,3,4,5	Capstone Portfolio Examination3
					------- 22-23
				TOTALS	------- 34-36

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 Program Coordinator or a designated faculty member.