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• TCR 4240: User Experience Design

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Students learn how to plan, conduct, and report on data collected from user experience design research, including the value of designing experiences for a diverse user base.
  ShareTCR 4240 - User Experience Design

• TCR 4250: Careers in Professional Communication (CI)

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Students study how to successfully negotiate English-related job markets, such as technical communication, user experience (UX), and publishing. Students develop job application materials such as a portfolio website, resume, cover letter, and social media profiles and prepare for job interviews.
  ShareTCR 4250 - Careers in Professional Communication (CI)

• TCR 5490: Advanced Topics in Technical Communication and Rhetoric

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Students study topics designed to enrich their understanding of technical communication and rhetoric. Topics, which vary by instructor, have included crisis communication, ethics and technology, marketing and public relations, and user experience design and testing.
  ShareTCR 5490 - Advanced Topics in Technical Communication and Rhetoric

• TCR 6100: Foundations of Technical Communication

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  This course introduces students to the Technical Communication field via its scholarship. Students learn about major theories underlying the practice of technical communication, major research topics driving the field, and the tensions and concerns at the heart of the field.
  ShareTCR 6100 - Foundations of Technical Communication

• TCR 6120: Rhetorical Theory

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  This course introduces students to classical and contemporary rhetoric, rhetorical theory, and rhetorical analysis to address what makes someone persuasive and how symbols make meaning. Students learn how culture, technology, and ideology affect and are affected by rhetoric.
  ShareTCR 6120 - Rhetorical Theory

• TCR 6130: Professional Editing

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Students examine the complex roles editors assume in creating technical and nontechnical documents. Principal components of the course include working with substance of documents, mediating the writer-reader relationship, and exemplifying the application of rhetorical theory in editing.
  ShareTCR 6130 - Professional Editing

• TCR 6210: Cultural Research Methods

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  This course is a survey of cultural research methods that apply to contemporary practices in technical communication and rhetoric. These methods may include feminism, queer theory, postcolonial theory, critical race theory, and disability studies.
  ShareTCR 6210 - Cultural Research Methods

• TCR 6220: User Experience Design

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Students are introduced to academic and industry research on user experience design. Students also learn how to plan, conduct, and report on data collected from user experience research, applying theories of inclusive design to solve complex communication/design problems.
  ShareTCR 6220 - User Experience Design

• TCR 6230: Instructional Design for Technical Communicators

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Students read and reflect upon pedagogical theories and research, analyze others' teaching/training materials in a variety of contexts, and craft pedagogical products that can be used in either academic or industry contexts to be determined by the student.
  ShareTCR 6230 - Instructional Design for Technical Communicators

• TCR 6240: Communication Design

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  This course covers design principles, color theory, typography, and graphics. Students learn to analyze and improve the design of existing documents as well as design new documents to meet stakeholders' needs.
  ShareTCR 6240 - Communication Design