What is Professional Writing?- Writing within an occupation
- public relations
- journalism
- scientific/medical writing
- accounting/business
- international/intercultural communication
- writing that enables/facilitates creative work
- Writing for defined audiences
- Specialists
- Patients
- other stakeholders
- Customers
- Friends/family of customers
- Investors
- Employees
- Administration/management
- Media
- Competitors
- grounded in rhetoric
- analyzing communicative situations
- Who is the audience?
- What are the contexts?
- What is the purpose?
- responding through communication
- What medium/format/genre is appropriate?
- How should the document be designed?
- What content should be included and how should it be arranged?
- Professional writing has similarities and differences with other kinds of writing
- Here at UNCW it appears as a distinct major track and a certificate open to all majors
|
|