Dernière mise à jour : 07 Aug 2016

Professional writing

Summary

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Programme

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Modules’ titles and Contents:

Unit 1: Know Your Audience and Purpose

Unit 2: The Art of Persuasion

Unit 3: Polishing Your Writing

Name of the teache Mary Morley Cohen, PhD

Would you suggest following the entire MOOC or just some modules? entire

Learning outcomes

Declared aims of the MOOC

Description:

„This course is designed to provide adult learners with the basic skills they need to write effective documents in the workplace.“

define professional writing, and identify the major genres of professional writing;
conduct basic audience research to determine for whom he or she is writing and why;
determine the main point of your document, and summarize your main point in one sentence;
use concrete characters rather than abstract nouns;
identify and explain how to avoid the most common ethical problems in professional writing;
reinforce the main point in the most strategic locations throughout the document;
adapt and revise messaging for different contexts and audiences;
identify common problems that prevent writing from being easily understood by a variety of audiences; and
use multiple editorial strategies for revising and improving documents.

Full Syllabus online:

https://learn.saylor.org/mod/page/view.php?id=536

List of Soft skills developed: Communication
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Teaching-Learning methodology

xMOOC (videos, further readings, assessments, quizzes, transcripts, forum)

Assessment

Is there a final certification? free certificates of completion (no credit)Learning outcomes:By exam at any time2 hours to complete the testTypically 50 questions (multiple choice) per examPassing score is 70%Unlimited attemptsWhen: at the end of a course