The Professional and Technical Writing (PTW) program at SVSU emphasizes four key components in its curriculum.
Adaptability: the program prepares students to enter a variety of contexts, assess the situation, and move toward whatever goal they seek to achieve. That adaptability grows from our emphasis on professional knowledge over technical skills. Technical skills: allows students to complete tasks, but knowledge allows professionals to adapt their skills and experiences from one problem or context to another. Blending theory and practice: theory offers thinking strategies that help professionals consider why a particular communication practice works or does not work in a given context. Professionalism and responsibility: we want PTW students to develop into effective professionals, as well as respectful and responsible members of the communities they join throughout their lifetimes. |
