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MWF 2:15pm-3:20pm
Music And Dance, Rm 119
Office Hours:
Tuesdays (remote) 12pm-1pm
Fridays (in-office) 12pm-1pm
Class Overview
Class Overview
English 112 is an upper division elective in the English major and the Professional Writing minor. This course also fulfills the Advanced Writing and Science, Technology, and Society requirements. This course is designed to introduce you to the field of technical communication, presenting best practices and principles of technical writing, and practice some projects typical to technical communication (crafting instruction manuals, designing internal documents for team-based projects, etc.). This class also considers the world of coffee as a space where technical communication happens.
We will unpack these issues through reading assignments and in-class activities that focus on intersections between technical communication and coffee. Reading assignments will typically consist of 2-3 texts, and will have a corresponding (a) reading quiz and (b) reading response. You will also complete three larger technical communication projects (user personas, documentation, and usability report) and a final reflection. Finally, you will participate in class, and that participation will involve writing, in-class discussions, and participation in interactive group activities.
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Learning Objectives: What should students plan to learn in this class?
Learning Objectives: What should students plan to learn in this class?
This course meets the Advanced Writing (AW) Core Curriculum Requirement. As an Advanced Writing course, this course will encourage you to pursue the following aims:
AW 1.1 Read and write with a critical disciplinary point of view that displays depth of thought and is mindful of the rhetorical situation of a specific discipline.
AW 1.2 Compose texts that demonstrate intellectual and creative rigor, engagement, and clear purpose.
AW 1.3 Independently locate, deliberately select, and appropriately use and cite evidence that is ample, credible, and smoothly integrated into an intellectually honest text appropriate for a particular discipline.
AW 1.4 Demonstrate an understanding of their writing processes as modes of learning and intentionally manipulate those processes in response to diverse learning tasks.
This course also meets the Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Core Curriculum Requirement. As an STS course, this course will encourage you to pursue the following aims:
1.1 Comprehend the relevant science and/or technology and explain how science and/or technology advance through the process of inquiry and experiment.
1.2 Analyze and evaluate the mutual influence between science and/or technology and society.
For the purposes of our course, these aims are more specific. Our class activity and all evaluations will derive from the following specific aims:
Engage critically with ideas about technical communication through reading quizzes, written responses and exchanges with your peers [AW 1.1, 1.2, 1.4]
Analyze the rhetorical situation and rhetorical features of technical writing, including writing related to coffee science and coffee tools [AW 1.1, 1.3, 1.4]
Develop technical documents based upon information, evidence, independent background research, and primary research [AW 1.3, STS 1.1]
Reflect on your learning and the mutual influence between society, science, and technology [AW 1.1, 1.4; STS 1.2]
Engage meaningfully in class sessions, with shared responsibility for the learning environment of the course
Texts & Tools: What materials are required for class?
Texts & Tools: What materials are required for class?
Access to Camino. Course assignments and most materials will be on Camino.
Books. Access to the following books (either open access or available as eBooks through the library):
Access to Han Yu and Jonathan Buehl, Keywords in Technical and Professional Communication
Access to Kirk St. Amant and Pavel Zemliansky, Technical Writing Spaces
Access to digital articles, ebooks, and chapters via the SCU library
What if I want to purchase the books for this course?
What if I want to purchase the books for this course?
The following books are RECOMMENDED for purchase, IF you benefit from a physical copy of these books. All of the books are available either for free online or through existing SCU permissions.
Buy these RECOMMENDED books at the Bookstore
Instructor Information and Office Hours
Instructor Information and Office Hours
Dr. Mathew Gomes (he/him/his)
Call me: "Professor Gomes," "Dr. Gomes," or "Matt"
I have been at Santa Clara University since September 2018. This will be my third time teaching ENGL 104. Each time I learn something new, and I look forward to learning from you all this quarter!
You can email me at mjgomes@scu.edu.
You can book an online office hours appointment. Office hours are available:
Tuesdays (on Zoom): 12pm-1pm; and
Fridays (in office): 12pm-1pm.
For in-person appointments, my office is St. Joseph's Hall, Room 314
Common Links for our Course
Common Links for our Course
These links are for resources we will use frequently in this class and are for our/your reference.
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