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  1. Jan 2021
    1. Caution: You should be aware that technical-writing courses are writing-intensive. You will probably write more in your technical-writing course than in any other course you have ever taken. If you are taking a full load of classes, working full time, and juggling unique family obligations, please consider whether this is the right time for you to take technical writing. Consult with your professor about the workload for this class in order to make your decision.

      Be sure listen and take measures that will ensure that you aren't getting yourself in over your head.

    2. Another key part of the definition of technical communication is the receiver of the information—the audience. Technical communication is the delivery of technical information to readers (or listeners or viewers) in a manner that is adapted to their needs, level of understanding, and background. In fact, this audience element is so important that it is one of the cornerstones of this course: you are challenged to write about technical subjects but in a way that a beginner—a nonspecialist—could understand.

      Your intended audience will always be the most important thing to worry about in your writing. It is key that you convey your thoughts in ways that they understand and will take well.

    3. While technical communication is essential in a wide range of fields and occupations, technical writing is also a fully professional field of its own with degree programs, certifications, and—yes!—even theory. It is a good field with a lot of growth and income potential, and an introductory technical writing course is a good way to start if you are interested in a career in this field or will work in a career in which writing is a component.

      This isn't just a course that will teach you information that you will only use once. You will see the use of it later in life and in your career field.

    4. Technical writing courses build on what you have learned in other writing courses. But there is plenty new to learn!

      It is important to remember and make use of prior knowledge from previous courses as it relates to technical writing.If not, as lessons begin to build upon one another it will be easy to get lost.

    5. Technical writing courses introduce you to some of the most important aspects of writing in the worlds of science, technology, and business—in other words, the kind of writing that scientists, nurses, doctors, computer specialists, government officials, engineers, and other such people do as a part of their regular work. The skills learned in technical writing courses can be useful in other fields as well, including education and social sciences.

      This tells me that the skills that I will learn in technical writing are very important as a student as well as in my future career.