IGERT in Magnetic and Nanostructured Materials

Writing Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Objectives

The objectives for this module are as follows:

• Practice technical writing, focusing on specific document types
• Develop individual writing skills
• Establish a professional job search portfolio
• Exercise rewriting as a group

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the Writing Module, trainees should:

• Have written several technical documents
• Be more familiar with writing professional and scientific documents
• Have reviewed their peers' technical writing and provided constructive criticism
• Have a well-developed portfolio for use in future job applications
• Be able to write a technical document from outline to final draft