M.S. in Technical and Professional Communication
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Wisconsin-Stout
P.O. Box 790
Menomonie, WI 54751-0790
715/232-2358 office
715/232-1346 fax
March11,2016
TO: MSTPCStudents
FROM:
JulieWatts,ProgramDirector
RE:
Fall2016CourseRegistration
RegistrationforUW-Stout’sFall2016classesopensonMarch24.Toregisterforclasses,followthese
steps.
Doyouneedtoknowthetime/dateyoucanregister?LogintoAccessStoutandfollowthesesteps:
1. AtyourAccessStoutdashboard,findtheEnrollmentDatesbox.
2. Inthebox,clickontheDetailslink.
3. SelecttheSummer2016term.
4. Findtheday/timethatyourEnrollmentAppointmentbeginsfortheRegularAcademicSession.
ThestudentbelowcanbeginregisteringforFall2016classesat1pmCST,March24.
Asyouregister,keepthesepointsinmind:
• Checkyourtimeofregistration.MostgraduatestudentscanenrollforclassesonApril1.
However,thetimethatyoumayregisterdiffersfromstudenttostudent.Someofyoumaynot
beabletoregisteruntilnoon;othersmaybeginat8a.m.Carefullycheckyourregistration
day/time.
• RememberthatallregistrationtimesareCST.Whilethisisnotspecified,thetimeyoumay
beginregisteringshouldbeshownasCentralStandardTime.
• EnrollinENGL-700,ifyouhaven’talready.IadvisethatgraduatestudentstakeENGL-700early
intheirprogramofstudy—duringthefirstsemester,ispossible.Ifyouhavenottaken700yet,I
advisedoingsoinFall.
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• SpeaktomefirsttoenrollinENGL-735FieldProjectorENGL-770Thesis.Ifyouareinterested
infulfillingyourIndependentResearchrequirement(ENGL-735orENGL-770),speakwithme
first.Youwillneedtofilloutpaperworkandobtainsignaturesbeforeenrollingforthesecredits,
andIwillhelpyoudothis.TheGraduateSchoolregistersyouinENGL-735orENGL-770afterthis
paperworkisproperlysubmitted;youmaynotenrollforthesecoursesthroughAccessStout.
CORECURRICULUMOFFERINGS
Thefollowingcourseshelptofulfillthe12-creditCoreCurriculumportionoftheMSTPCProgramPlan.
AllMSTPCstudentsneedtotakeCorecourses.
ENGL-700.900C(1671)TheoryandResearchinTechnicalCommunication(3credits)Dr.JulieWatts
Thiscourseintroducesyoutothecoretheoreticalconceptsthatformthefoundationofourfieldandthe
researchmethodsfundamentaltotechnicalandprofessionalcommunicators.
ENGL-740.900C(1676)VisualRhetoricforTPC(3credits)Dr.GregSchneider-BatemanThiscourse
focusesonrhetoricaltheoryandtechnicalandprofessionalcommunicationresearchingraphics,
documentdesign,andrelatedvisualcommunicationprinciples.StudentsinENGL-740willstudy
strategiesforanalyzing,designingandrevisingtexts,datadisplays,illustrationsandotherproductsused
bytechnicalandprofessionalcommunicatorsintheworkplace.
SELECTEDSTUDYOFFERINGS
Thefollowingcourseshelptofulfillthe15-creditSelectedStudiesportionoftheMSTPCProgramPlan.
ENGL-570(1668)DevelopingHealthMessages(3credits)Dr.KateEdenborg
Theoriesandpracticalapproachestothecreationofeffectivehealthmessages.Providingan
understandingofhowtorecognizethediverseneedsofhealthconsumerswithafocusonaddressing
healthliteracyissues,createhealthmessagingtoolsandwriteforbothspecializedandgeneralhealth
audiences.
ENGL-725(1740)AdvancedUsability(3credits)Dr.JohnSpartz
Anin-depthstudyoftheprinciples,processesandtechniquesofusabilitytestingandevaluation.
ENGL-745.900C(1679)CommunicationStrategiesforEmergingMedia(3credits)Dr.DaisyPignetti
Thiscoursestudiesemergingmediaanddigitaltechnologiesascatalystsofculturalchange,andhow
suchchangeshaveaffectedthewaytechnicalcommunicatorswrite,share,andconsumematerials.
Uponcompletionofthiscourse,studentswillbeableto(a)Interpretthewaysemergingmediaand
digitaltechnologiesaffectwriting,rhetoric,literacy,andthedisciplineoftechnicalandprofessional
communication,(b)Analyzethewaysemergingmediaanddigitaltechnologiesarechangingour
workplaces,classrooms,andsocialliveswithemphasisonthetechnicalandprofessionalcommunication
workplace,(c)Evaluatethewaysculturalinfluencesandparticipatorydynamicshaveshapedthe
adoptionanduseofemergingmediaanddigitaltechnologies,(d)Interpretthewaysinterculturaland
internationalformsofpower,authority,andsociabilityvaryinthedigitalera,and(e)Evaluatethe
possibleconsequencesofemergingwebtechnologiesforwriting,managing,anddistributing
informationtobothface-to-faceandonlineaudiences.
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