| 1. WRIT1105E - Writing for Public Relations and Marketing (Evening & Weekend) |
| Learn to design and develop persuasive promotional pieces targeted to a wide range of audiences. ... Draft an array of strategic documents including promotional speeches, ghostwriting, positioning brochures, newsletters and by-lined feature articles suitable for newspaper and magazine placement. ... View the Term course schedule. ... |
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| 2. WRIT1110E - Practical Writing I (Evening & Weekend) |
| Improve your professional and personal writing by understanding and building upon basic skills. ... You receive a concise review of basic grammar and techniques to improve accuracy and clarity in writing, as well as the organization of ideas, word choice, paragraph structure and planning a paper. ... This course is part of the Certificate ... |
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| 3. WRIT1115E - Memoir and Journal Writing (Evening & Weekend) |
| Whether you write for posterity or publication - or both - putting down your life story can be fun, therapeutic, and profitable. ... A recent "New York Times Magazine" article has dubbed our age that of the literary memoir. ... This course will explore journal and memoir writing. ... You will learn how to turn your life experiences ... |
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| 4. WRIT1120E - Writing Plain Language for the Government (Evening & Weekend) |
| Learn to write professional documents in plain language by eliminating unnecessary words and phrases, avoiding technical language, using the active voice and writing short sentences. ... Explore processes used in assembling and analyzing information, writing outlines and rough drafts, and refining final reports. ... Master clear writing ... |
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| 5. WRIT2219E - Creative Nonfiction (Evening & Weekend) |
| Examine the nature of "seeing" as a writer and explore various modes of turning personal experiences into prose in this hands-on writing class. ... Discover techniques for telling a story, involving readers in your narrative and making your nonfiction writing vivid and enjoyable. ... The course is designed for those interested in creatively ... |
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| 6. WRIT2225E - Effective Business Writing (Evening & Weekend) |
| Improve your professional writing and learn to confidently handle organizing, writing and revising business letters and memos. ... Practice techniques using exercises centered around organizing ideas, writing letters and memos, writing more concisely and making your message positive and effective. ... View the Term course schedule. ... |
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| 7. WRIT3301E - Screenwriting (Evening & Weekend) |
| There is a saying in the film industry: "It all starts with a great script." Learn the basics of good screenwriting. ... Develop storytelling techniques and find personal styles within the format of the screenplay. ... Class activities include the art of eavesdropping, characters and their arcs, and analysis of at least one film and ... |
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| 8. WRIT3305E - Technical Writing (Evening & Weekend) |
| Learn to target an audience, work with technical data, edit, make documents more readable, handle review cycles and get approvals. ... Become familiar with testing and feedback mechanisms, publication standards and specifications, project management and scheduling, and handling multiple tasks. ... The course emphasizes types of documents ... |
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| 9. WRIT3320E - Travel Writing (Evening & Weekend) |
| Learn to write about and sell your travel experiences. ... Gain insight into the ins and outs of freelance travel writing from a published professional. ... During the course you write several travel stories and submit them for publication to area journals, newspapers and magazines. ... This course is part of the Certificate ... |
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| 10. WRIT3321E - Grant Writing (Evening & Weekend) |
| Become familiar with the different formats for government, private industry and nonprofit business proposals. ... Analyze procedures and processes for developing and preparing grant proposals and identify funding sources. ... Grant components, including statements of objectives, budgets, capability statements, narratives and evaluation ... |
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| 11. WRIT3325E - Introduction to Critical Thinking(Classroom-
Evening/Weekend) |
| Introduction to Critical Thinking ... April 18 - June 27, 2009 ... 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Sat Instructor: To be Announced Washington, DC $375 ... Critical thinking is a necessary skill for anyone who needs to write, read and interpret prose with precision. Understand how to use language and logic as tools of understanding, ... |
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| 12. WRIT7001E - Screenwriting Masterclass
(Classroom-
Evening/Weekend) |
| Screenwriting Masterclass ... January 24 - February 28, 2009 ... PM, Sat Instructor: To be Announced Washington, DC $275 ... This class is an intensive ... workshop designed to give aspiring screenwriters an appropriate ... forum to have their work read, critiqued, and eventually ... |
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| 13. WRIT7070E - Essential Writing (Evening & Weekend) |
| Improve your basic writing skills and build a foundation for writing success. ... Explore the basics of English grammar and work up to analyses of more complicated structures. ... You complete numerous exercises and write sentences that illustrate grammatical principles and improve the accuracy and clarity of your writing. ... |
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| 14. WRIT8001E - New Grammar, The (Evening & Weekend) |
| Replace the old-fashioned and impractical grammatical concepts and usages that you were given in your prior schooling, and replace it with a revolutionary concept that will improve your writing overnight. ... Students will receive exposure to an amazingly simple process and concentrated practice in simple, short-term exercises that will create ... |
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