WRTG 428W User Experience Research and Writing [GEWI]

How are texts of different mediums negotiated between users and designers? The course teaches students: 1) research techniques for investigating the user’s experience 2) advocating on behalf of users 3) designing and writing texts based on their research

This course emphasizes testing how documents are used in real contexts. Past projects have included usability research projects on websites, video screencasts, usability protocols and reports, and written instructional documentation. Relevant theory includes rhetoric, usability, user experience, user-centered design, and participatory design.

Often cross-listed with WRTG 523

Credit 3 hrs May not be repeated for additional credit
Grade Mode Normal (A-F) Course Rotation Winter (online)

Prerequisites - WRTG 121 , (ACT English exam sub-score > 29), or (SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing exam sub-score > 670)
Restriction by Major -
Restriction by Class - Undergraduate standing

Additional Information - Students are recommended to have taken 1) any 100-400 level courses in the Department of English Language and Literature; or 2) any 200-400 in the School of Communication, Media and Theatre Arts; or 3) any writing-intensive course in any major. If you do not have any of these, please email the instructor to determine whether this course will work for you.

Equivalent Course(s) - WRTG 428, ENGL 428, WRTG 523
Course History -
Change to title and prerequisites 4/2019, effective Fall 2019; Change to number and approved for GEWI 12/2017, effective Fall 2018; Change to description 10/2017, effective Winter 2018; Graduate Credit rescinded 12/2015, effective Fall 2016; Change to prefix 10/2013, effective Summer 2014; Graduate Credit added 7/2011

writing , Writing Intensive (GEWI) , research

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