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A Client-based TW course for MTI

Wu Dan

Xi’an International Studies University

@2017 CTCF Shanghai

A TW course for MTI since 2011

2011-2012

• Traditional TW course• Components

• Resume (career package)

• Audience profile

• Proposal

• Memo

• Report

• Presentation

Problems• Audience: writing for the professor

• Purpose: …Grade, you know

2013-2017

• Client-based TW course

• Components• Resume (career package)

• Audience profile

• Proposal

• Memo

• Report

• Presentation

• Project document

• Reflections

TW vs. CB TW

Real Clients

2014Catalog

2015International

Faculty Handbook

2016Business Report

2017Marketing

BookletBrochures

2017 projects

• The little book of big difference

• Etteplan STE

• Etteplan STI

• Etteplan PARTS

2017 project contents

• Resume (career package)

• Audience profile

• Proposal

• Memo

• Report

• Presentation

• Project document

• Reflections

2017 project contents

• Resume (career package)• Audience profile• Proposal• Memo• Report• Usability Test• Presentation• Project document• Reflections

Problems & Questions

Usability Test

Usability TestTechnical Writing

Wu Dan

Spring 2016

Peter MorvilleUser Experience Honeycomb

Before & After

• Sample 1

• Sample 2

To translate or to transwrite

• To involve is to empower • Audience

• Usability test

The future

• Possibilities in cooperation• Joint courses

• Certificates

• Scholarships

• Internships

• HR

• … …

The future… more

• TW courses• BA TW selective courses

• Faculty development (XISU TW workshops)

• Entry level

• Advanced Level

• Innovation and Entrepreneurship grants

• MTI course contents• Client-based projects

• MTI thesis

• Internships

Thank you!