ABF 401 Writing and Research

1. Find, evaluate, use, and cite resources (Information Literacy) 
2. Practice technical writing skills for the workplace.  
3. Organize and effectively design written and multimodal communication. 
4. Use information to ethically influence decisions.  

• Information Literacy 
  • Professional methods of inquiry 
  • Establish appropriate focus/scope for primary and secondary research  
  • Use library databases to access relevant academic and professional resources 
  • Critically read complex texts 
  • Evaluate credibility of various resource types 
  • Analyze, synthesize, and effectively incorporate information from research, with appropriate context  
  • Use research to support informative and persuasive communication 
  • Consistent, appropriate documentation 
• Technical Workplace Writing Skills 
  • User-based communication 
  • Professional, succinct diction 
  • Organization of ideas 
  • Avoid common errors: Offensive or inappropriate language; redundancy; ambiguity; ineffective syntax 
  • Navigate context-specific conventions 
  • Effective, timely communication 
• Document Design 
  • Use technology to design written and multimodal deliverables 
  • Adapt document design to meet the needs of various stakeholders 
  • Create graphics (charts, tables, figures) appropriate to various rhetorical contexts 
• Ethical Considerations 
  • Sense of responsibility for accurate presentation of ideas (one’s own and the ideas of others) 
  • Avoid misleading representation of data 
  • Intentional and flexible strategies for managing collaborative projects/project management 
  • Reflect on responsibilities within an organizational context