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Class information

WR227Z Technical Writing

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  • CRN: 10030
  • Credits: 4
  • Locations, days, times, and instructors:
    • Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
      From January 5 through March 21, 2026, Jeff R Alessandrelli

Class materials

Textbooks

No textbooks required

Details about this class

Whether you are an engineer or a teacher, a scientist or a journalist, an executive or a non-profit program developer, communication will undoubtedly be part of your professional life. In this class, you will consider the rules, conventions, practices, habits, and ways of thinking about writing and apply them as you would in professional and technical settings. You will practice writing for purpose, clarity, correctness, organization, and content, in order to communicate information to a range of audiences.   

Throughout the class, we will consider the differences and connections between academic writing and professional/technical writing. You will also have opportunities to engage in writing that relates to your field of study or on-the-job experiences.

This class will especially emphasize these essential habits of technical/professional writing: a focus on audience, writing clear and precise prose, and designing documents for usability.

All courses in the composition sequence at PCC teach writing as a process, requiring revision over multiple drafts.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course students should be able to:

  1. ADAPT: Apply key rhetorical concepts through analyzing, designing, composing, and revising a variety of deliverable documents for technical/professional contexts
  2. CONNECT: Engage in project-based research, applying appropriate methods of inquiry for clearly defined purposes (e.g., user experience research and client/organization research)
  3. ADAPT AND CONNECT: Collaborate with various stakeholders to develop and apply flexible and effective strategies for managing projects
  4. INQUIRE: Develop and adapt document design and composition strategies to meet the demands of diverse clients, organizations, and multicultural audiences
  5. REFLECT: Examine and respond to individual and professional ethical responsibilities across organizational contexts

For more information, please go to the Course Content and Outcome Guide for this course at https://www.pcc.edu/ccog/wr/227/. 

Technology

There is no additional technology required for this class.

No show policy

Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class. It is important to log in as soon as the class starts to see what the participation requirements are.

Online technical requirements

Please be sure to read the quick guide to Online Learning technical requirements.

Students with disabilities

Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.

Prerequisite for online classes

Before you take your first online class at PCC, you must complete the start guide. The start guide will help you decide if these classes are right for you. Once you complete the start guide, you will be able to register for these classes.