TWWS 7102 - Writing Foundations – Improve Precision

Course Description

Writing Foundations is delivered through four consecutive workshops, each one focusing on key topics that will provide you with the skills necessary to enhance your writing for a variety of purposes.

Honing skills in effective written communication is key in any educational or workplace setting. Whether you are a student or working toward a specific career goal, professors, and employers alike, place a high value on writing that is clear, concise, persuasive, and accessible to all readers.

Why you should take this workshop series:

• Enhance your written communication skills
• Identify and correct the top 10 sentence structure errors in your written work
• Present the facts through concise writing
• Improve writing to deliver clear and professional content
• Learn how to accurately cite sources

Module 1

• Introduction/ Ice breaker
• Writing in a high-tech world
• Characteristics of Effective Technical Writing
• Reports vs. Essays
• Error Analysis based on writing sample (previously submitted)
• In-class Writing Assignment based on prompt (20 mins)

Module 2

• Top 20 Writing problem spots
• Error Analysis based on in-class Writing Sample from Module 1
• Writing the Grad Thesis

Module 3

• Top 10 Sentence Structure Errors
• Citing Sources

Module 4

• Rules of Punctuation
• Thesis Statements
• Effective E-mails

Notes

Learners must attend a minimum of 3 out of the 4 classes to receive a Certificate of Participation.

This class will be offered online through Microsoft Teams. Learners will require access to a computer with high-speed internet access.

Microsoft Teams

Instructional time will be held on Microsoft Teams. As a student of this course, the University of Windsor will provide you with access to Microsoft Teams if you do not already have access.

As a University of Windsor student you can use your UWinID and password to register for the course and access Microsoft Teams. If you have any issues, please contact continue@uwindsor.ca.

Microsoft Teams is available in three versions including desktop, web and mobile app. The Microsoft Teams desktop app is available for both Windows 7 and 10 and macOS 10.10 or later. On Windows, Teams requires .NET framework 4.5 or later; the Teams installer will offer to install it for you if you don't have it. If you are unable to install Desktop App, you can use web version of Teams. In addition, Microsoft Teams mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices. You can download it from your respective app store on the device. Full instructions will be provided before the course start.