The English Class

Discuss how the writing process can be helpful to writers. How can it help a writer not be overwhelmed with a writing task? How can it help a writer become more confident? Could the writing process help prevent plagiarism? Why/Why not? The writing process is the planning process that can help you plan out the document you will be writing. It is a tool for any writer to use that has proven successful in some of the best writing of all time. The process breaks down writing into manageable steps. Writing can become a tiring task, and it can be hard to track the progress and keep yourself on track. Like every other of skill, if you can manage to master the writing process, your writing skills will grow, and you will become more confident in your writing. It would be any every writer’s best interest to use and practice the writing process. Another subject that the writing process can help to prevent is plagiarism. Plagiarism is an act of someone stealing from ...

Discuss the importance of Technical Writing for professional careers. How can it help them in their career? What specific skills can be learned? Why is it worth the time and money? How can this class enhance a person’s resume? I wasn't aware of technical writing until I started this class and I never really thought about how people wrote documents in a business setting. I work in a startup that hasn't grown enough for us to have a multitude of working documentation. Since taking this class, I can see that people who understand technical writing can make documentation that helps the company where they work. If you can manage to create detailed documentation, you can become a necessity for any company. You can learn to make detailed documentation for any subject, work with company documents, make memos for any occasion, or even work with very technical documents within your company. There are many reasons for the worth of technical writing. It...

Discuss how you feel about being a college student taking a Technical Writing class. How do you feel? Why are you taking the course? What are your feelings after two weeks of class? Is the class what you thought it would be? It has been an extended period since I have taken an English class. The last time was when I was 19 years old. This time I am a 30-year-old student who has a full-time career. It is different being in a Technical writing class after being away from school for so long. My biggest realization is that I do not have as much professional experience as I would like to have. I want to be a more professional employee in my career to be able to contend at higher levels. I am taking this course due to a requirement that is needed for me to graduate but, I think the things that I learn in this course will be beneficial to help me in my career. After two weeks of class, I see more of the importance that technical writing has on a business and working ...

Post your thoughts over what you learned last week in this class and how you can use it in your college or professional career. So far, I have learned the importance of technical writing. I have also learned to handle many types of documentation and the proper ways to make the document readable to many types of people. I currently work in a start-up setting, and I don't get to see many of the professional documentation that comes through the company. I don't get to see very much paperwork in my current profession so; I am gaining a good understanding of the work that is put in by the leaders in my company. This course will hopefully keep teaching me to be more professional. As a web developer, I spend much of my time handling websites or web technologies and support. I think A lot of this information may help me make effective documentation for current and future developers. I want to be more noticed as more of a professional in e...

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