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WRITING

Choose from among the following courses:

>> See our business writing program Business Writing for Success.

Writers' Conference

26th Annual Writers' Conference

January 29-31, 2010

Certificate ProgramOpen University Certificate in Professional Writing

Excellent written and oral communication skills are critical to professional success in business, industry, and government. In an increasingly information-driven economy, good communication skills are in demand. This program teaches you these skills and prepares you for a career in technical and scientific writing. Participants enroll in regular SDSU technical and scientific writing courses on a space-available basis through the Open University program.

>> Additional information on Open University Certificate programs.

For more information, contact the Certificate Program in Professional Writing at (619) 594-0842 or email tcomm@rohan.sdsu.edu.

Online CourseStudy Day or Night with Convenient Six-week Online Noncredit Courses

Update your skills and discover a new talent, or chart a career path at your own pace and at your own convenience with our noncredit, instructor-led, online courses. Each course runs for six weeks and consists of 12 lessons. The lessons are supplemented by interactive quizzes, assignments, tutorials, and online discussion areas. All materials will be available to you over the Internet. Read your lessons and ask questions of your instructor at times that are most convenient to you.

All you need to get started is Internet access, an email address, and a web browser. Please visit www.ed2go.com/cessdsu for requirements, demonstrations, and additional information. Pre-registration is required for these classes to allow students to participate in the online orientation.


Fall 2009 Courses

Beginning Writer's Workshop
The secret to good writing isn't difficult to unravel. It's simply a matter of putting the right words together in a pattern that communicates exactly what you want someone to know, learn, feel, experience, or grasp.

Geared for beginning writers, this course will focus on basic skills, aimed at building writing confidence. Some of the topics you will learn through a series of user-friendly classroom exercises include:
  • writing about personal experiences and emotions
  • interpreting and writing a news event
  • evaluating your own writing
  • moving from thinking about writing to actually doing it.
With each exercise, you will increasingly become a better writer – and have fun doing it.
"Before taking this class, I struggled to write. Now I feel I can write and just let it flow."

"John has opened doors for me."

"He got us to open up and write! John has a talent for bringing down people's walls."

"John made me feel inspired to write and really put me at ease! Excellent instructor."

"Interactive, entertaining, responsive style of education. He's worth every moment!"
SDSU Research Foundation Program

Instructor: John Freeman spent 12 years with The San Diego Union-Tribune as a nationally syndicated television columnist and sportswriter. He has experience in public relations and sports marketing (New York Yankees, National Basketball Assoc.). He currently is director of communications of Knight and Carver Yacht Center.  

Noncredit Schedule No. 09FAWR 99740 XC
Dates: Saturdays, Oct. 10-24, 9-11 am
Location: SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, corner of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue.
Fee: $145

Schedule Number 09FAWR 99740 XC is Closed

Last update October 7, 2009

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