Program Overview

Writing Program

The Writing Program is designed to meet the fundamental workplace communication needs of students and professionals in a wide range of fields, including scientific and technical careers.

About

• Who We Are
• FAQs

Academics

• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Writing Requirements

• First Writing Requirement: College Writing (WC)
• Additional Writing Requirements: WCd, WCr

People

• Directors
• Staff
• Writing Program Faculty

Tutoring

The Writing Program offers tutoring services to support students in their writing endeavors.

Calendar

The Writing Program Calendar includes various events and deadlines, such as the Writing Program Faculty Meeting and Effectively Using Rubrics as Feedback & Learning Tools.

Special Programs

• Research Writing Conference
• Writing Program Institute
• Dialogues@RU
• Rutgers English Language Institute

Internships

The Writing Program offers internship opportunities for students to gain practical experience in writing and communication.

Employment

The Writing Program also offers employment opportunities for students and professionals in the field of writing and communication.

Undergraduate

The Undergraduate program in the Writing Program includes various courses and requirements, such as:

About Us

The Undergraduate program is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in writing and communication.

Requirements and Placement

• Placement
• First Writing Requirement: College Writing (WC)
• Additional Writing Requirements: WCd, WCr

Rutgers English Language Institute

The Rutgers English Language Institute offers courses and programs to support students in their English language development.

Minor in Business & Technical Writing

• About
• Requirements
• Current BTW Minors
• Student Testimonials
• Certificates

Courses

• College Writing
• 201: Research in Disciplines
• Business & Technical Writing
• Course Schedule
• Registration
• All Courses

Advising

The Writing Program offers advising services to support students in their academic and professional endeavors.

Transfer Students

The Writing Program provides support and resources for transfer students to ensure a smooth transition into the program.

Grade Appeal

The Writing Program has a grade appeal process in place to ensure that students' grades are fair and accurate.

Plagiarism

The Writing Program takes plagiarism seriously and has policies in place to prevent and address academic dishonesty.

Writing Tutoring

The Writing Program offers writing tutoring services to support students in their writing endeavors.

Course Description

01:355:202 Technical Writing Essentials

• Course Code: 01:355:202
• Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
• Credits: 3
• SAS Core Certified: WCr

Technical Writing Essentials is designed to meet the fundamental workplace communication needs of students and professionals in a wide range of fields, including scientific and technical careers. This course is also an excellent introductory writing course for students intending to pursue a certificate in technical writing.

The course teaches students how to effectively communicate using various kinds of documents common to the workplace, including memos, business letters, research reports, and instructions. Central to that task is understanding the purposes of our communications and the needs of the audiences we are trying to reach.

Lessons build to a multi-week group collaborative project that models best practices and teaches essential skills in building proactive and efficient workplace teams.

Students in Writing 202 sections accompanied by the 1-credit recitation with the Rutgers Collaborative Center for Community-Based Research and Service will be paired with, and research and develop, useful materials for a local community non-profit organization. Non-recitation Writing 202 sections will research and develop a proposal to create a hypothetical non-profit organization to meet a specific need in the community.

As with all Business & Technical Writing courses, a significant amount of independent research is required to complete the course assignments.

Course Texts

• Last, Suzan, Technical Writing Essentials
• The Ohio State University, Choosing & Using Sources, A Guide to Academic Research
• Hall, Lynn & Wahlin, Preparing Job Application Materials
• Purdue Online Writing Lab, MLA Formatting and Style Guide