This course introduces students to the field of technical writing and will helps prepare them for the diverse writing demands that technical writers and professionals encounter across their careers. Through readings, brief lectures, activities, projects, and discussions, the course addresses big questions about context, audience, purpose, and ethics that should be asked in every writing situation. Students practice workplace and scientific genres (reports, proposals, digital communications) and are introduced to key topics in technical communication, including visual and document design, accessibility, usability testing, technical style, and the function and politics of writing technologies