Example Assignments

Example Assignments for Introductory Technical Communication

Technical Report Assignment
Introduction to Content Auditing
Introduction to Usability Testing

Advanced Technical Communication

A Million Channels: The Rise of Digital Marketing
Project Management and Market Research in a Digital Age: User Experience, Technical Communication, and Content Strategy
Content Strategy Research Assignment (client-based)

Graduate Level Technical Communication

Technical Writing Case Study
Editing, Content Strategy, and Information Architecture

Graduate UX Design

Contextual Inquiry, Usability, and UX Strategy
Interaction Design, Prototyping, and Visual Design

Graduate Web Design

HTML 5 and the Design of Web Content
CSS 3 and the Design of Web Style
Creating a CMS or Rapid Prototyping Kit

Graduate Research Design

Finding a Research Problem
Designing a Research Methodology
Conducting a Study
Analyzing Data

Graduate Technical and Professional Communication Theory

Key Theories in TPC and Their Associated Professional Activities
Disrupting Disciplinarity Through New Theories and Professional Activities