Writing in the Disciplines Courses

See ISIS for Current Course Schedules. (Note: ENC 3254 Writing Courses are departmentally controlled. To register call 392-5421 or email the Dial Center.)

Professional Writing in the Disciplines, ENC 3254

These sections of ENC 3254 offered through the Dial Center are three credit courses which can be repeated with change in content up to six credits. A writing course focusing on the technical and stylistic conventions of specific disciplines and covers major elements of organizational communication with emphasis on composition of reports, proposals, letters and memos, manuals, and oral presentations. Individual sections focus on writing in a single area.

Communication for Public Leadership

Writing in Sociology

(Also offered as SYA 4506 through the Sociology Department .) Stressing the relationship between clear, simple prose and thoughtful scientific analysis, this course develops a wide range of communication skills, from paragraph formation and sentence structure to advanced aspects of argumentation, essay organization, and audience, all within the context of research in the social sciences. Reviews of literature, ethnographic field research, and quantitative research will be explored in practical workshops.

Writing and Speaking for Engineers

Expressly designed for engineering students, this course focuses on the composition and presentation of the technical proposal in addition to other common communication tasks in the field, such as giving instructions, making progress reports, and preparing applications.

Writing for Pre-Law

Designed to be, in large part, a practical workshop on the most common forms of legal writing, this course explores the character and logic of legal communication in general. Students write legal briefs, a legal memorandum, business correspondence, and law school applications and are introduced to legal research and moot court debate.

Writing in Anthropology

(Also offered as ANT 3860 through the Anthropology Department .) Familiarizes students with the writing conventions of the discipline, preparing them for upper-division and graduate courses in anthropology. Despite a general commonality of purpose in the field, the writing styles and conventions of the discipline diverge in the four major areas of study: physical anthropology, cultural studies, linguistics, and archeology. While some assignments in the course will be generally applicable to any student of anthropology, other assignments will be tailored to the needs of individuals.

Professional Communication in Building Construction

Designed specifically for students majoring in Building Construction, this course will strengthen communications skills needed for success in the construction field.  Students will learn to write documents important to the construction industry (proposals, requests for information, scope narratives, memos, letters, project summaries, etc.), as well as documents that will be important to their individual careers (resumes and application letters).  The course will also focus on oral communication skills by providing practical experiences through mock interviews and team presentations.

Writing in Communication Sciences and Disorders

Designed to improve the student’s writing skills in areas essential to a career in CSD, this course focuses on three types of writing used in graduate school and in the CSD profession: personal, research, and clinical. The syllabus has been developed in collaboration with CSD faculty and targets specific writing skills identified by faculty members.

Writing in the Health Professions

Communication skills are essential in every profession, but the Health Professions boast the greatest complexity and variety of audiences. The well-being of human lives depends on clear and accurate messages, whether the audience is a patient, colleague, staff member, or caregiver. To better prepare you for the challenge of successful professional communication, Writing in the Health Professions targets the three main audiences of the Health Provider: other professionals; patients and clients; and the public. For each of these audiences, you will learn the writing techniques and practices that best ensure your message is understood. Since this is a 6K Writing and Composition class, we'll be concentrating on written communication, though you'll find many of the principles of communication in writing are true for spoken exchanges as well. The goal of this class is to prepare you for your upper-division course work as well as build a foundation for communication in your chosen field.

Writing in History

As both a social science and an art, few disciplines require so much of writing; not only must writing in history be clear and organized, but it should also evince an understated elegance so as to draw the reader into a narrative of people, places and events, artfully breathing life into the past. Students are encouraged to explore the various writing styles in history, but more importantly, they are led to develop their own style through reading and writing assignments.

Thesis for Science

Formerly called Writing in the Neurobiological Sciences, this course students will discover that just as good science stresses method as well as results, so does good writing require both clear style and sound content. We will examine exemplary articles in the field to evaluate their strategies, in order that you may put those strategies into practice in your own writing. Major assignments include a review article, an experimental research paper (thesis version and publication version), a non-specialist paper, a brief grant proposal, and a poster presentation.

Writing in the Physical Sciences

This course is designed to improve writing and speaking skills necessary to the success of the physical scientist, both in graduate school and in the workplace. Students learn advanced library research, correct documentation, stylistic conventions for their major fields, and how to present research effectively. Students involved in a research project may continue that research using it to fulfill certain writing and speaking requirements. Students not currently conducting research will have an opportunity to investigate an area in of special interest.

Writing in Political Science

Writing in Political Science was developed in collaboration with the UF Political Science faculty and covers specific writing skills identified by those faculty members. The class was designed to improve writing skills in areas essential to careers and graduate work in political science or a professional school. The course helps students develop research skills that go hand-in-hand with writing in the discipline. Students will investigate and research a political issue that is important to them. Throughout the semester assignments will reflect the kinds of writing expected of undergraduate and graduate students but in their particular interest area. In addition, students will have an opportunity to present and discuss research with their peers. ENC 3254 confers General Education Composition, Gordon rule, and 3 credit hours towards the political science major.

Speaking and Writing for Premedical Students

An examination of communication in the medical profession. Students learn to do research using medical databases and other research tools, while discovering how best to organize and present their findings to medical professionals and patients. Students will also participate in a variety of speaking assignments in class, ranging from impromptu to prepared presentations, developing techniques for improving public speaking, interviewing and listening skills, and patient-doctor communication.

Other Writing Courses

The Dial Center and the University Writing Program are closely connected. If you are looking for courses mentioned in the Undergraduate Catalog under the Dial Center and do not see them above, they may be offered through the University Writing Program. ENC 1101, ENC 1102, ENC 3254, Professional Communication for Engineers, are taught through theUniversity Writing Program. For more information, call 846-1138.  Registration is available through ISIS.

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