The Professional Writing course is designed to prepare students to communicate clearly and effectively using various tools and media. Students gain competencies that include writing, editing, problem solving, document design, rhetoric, interpersonal communication, collaboration, specialized expertise, and fluency in modern communication technologies. It teaches students how to write a standard and style demanded by a particular profession, such as journalism, marketing, advertising, public relations, military, and technical writing and in many other fields such as law, medicine, business documents, such as emails, memos, proposals, and reports. They will also learn how to effectively edit these documents for maximum impact.