Sara Raffel

Department of English

Associate Professor

Email

Sara.Raffel@ucf.edu

Campus Location

Trevor Colbourn Hall 358M

Education

Ph.D. in Texts & Technology from University of Central Florida (2018)
M.Phil. in Film Theory & History from Trinity College, University of Dublin (2012)
B.A. in Media Studies from Hunter College, City University of New York (2005)

Publications

Edited Collections

Lester, Connie L., Patricia Carlton, and Sara Raffel. “Interpreting Pulse: Three Public History Projects Engaging Community Interpretations of Tragedy.” LGBTQ Public History: Reports from the Field, edited by Nicole Belolan and Sarah Case, National Council on Public History, 2019, 39-44.https://ncph.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LGBTQePubOct212019FINAL.pdf.

Conference Papers/Presentations

Raffel, Sara and Mark Kretzschmar. “Just Modika: Perils of Modding in Doki Doki Literature Club.” Proceedings of Meaningful Play 2018, edited by Rabindra Ratan, Brian Winn, and Elizabeth LaPensée, ETC Press, 2019, 332-345. http://press.etc.cmu.edu/index.php/product/proceedings-of-meaningful-play-2018/.

Courses

Fall 2026
Spring 2027

Course #	Course	Title	Mode	Days/Times	Syllabus
93325	ENC4262	Int Technical Communication	Asynchronous Online (W)	12:00 AM - 12:00 AM	Unavailable
International Technical Communication focuses on the development of documentation for international audiences. Students will learn to address the challenges of communicating across cultures; they will learn to prepare documentation for translation and to create visuals for global audiences. Upon completion of the course students will have gained valuable skills, experience, and knowledge. The course objectives are: To develop an understanding of the challenges of international technical communication and learn key strategies to address those challenges To learn theories of intercultural communication and to understand their application in the workplace To learn to write for international audiences To learn to create visuals for international audiences To design and produce a documentation project To learn to prepare documentation for translation To develop project management skills To meet the challenges of working as part of a virtual team
90416	ENC6261	Tech Writing Theory & Practice	Asynchronous Online (W)	12:00 AM - 12:00 AM	Unavailable

Course #	Course	Title	Mode	Days/Times	Syllabus

Course #	Course	Title	Mode	Days/Times	Syllabus
16723	ENC4215	Document Design and Publicatn	Asynchronous Online (W)	12:00 AM - 12:00 AM	Unavailable
Technical Publication and Project Management focuses on the theory and practice of technical document design, including style, format, and layout. Students should expect to: Identify and critique basic principles of page design, layout, typography, and graphics; Apply various design principles according to the document type and rhetorical situation; Schedule and plan collaborative design projects according to the best practices of project management using current project management tools; Recognize the different considerations for print and digital design; Understand and utilize company branding and style to create documents with the appropriate tone.
20030	ENC4215	Document Design and Publicatn	Asynchronous Online (W)	12:00 AM - 12:00 AM	Unavailable
Technical Publication and Project Management focuses on the theory and practice of technical document design, including style, format, and layout. Students should expect to: Identify and critique basic principles of page design, layout, typography, and graphics; Apply various design principles according to the document type and rhetorical situation; Schedule and plan collaborative design projects according to the best practices of project management using current project management tools; Recognize the different considerations for print and digital design; Understand and utilize company branding and style to create documents with the appropriate tone
17670	ENC6951	Tech Comm Capstone	Asynchronous Online (W)	12:00 AM - 12:00 AM	Unavailable
This capstone course will support you in creating a digital portfolio, with the overarching goal to produce and articulate a professional identity based in reflective, collaborative practices bolstered by rigorous theoretical framing. Your portfolio will contain a set of artifacts (documents you have produced) for specific audiences and purposes in alignment with your professional identity and the M.A. program in Technical Communication. Your sense of professional identity as a competent technical communicator will vary depending on your goals and career trajectory. The capstone experience can help you to synthesize content from your work throughout the program as you recognize habits of mind, skills, and key theoretical or methodological approaches that have emerged across your programmatic experiences. Ultimately, a well-composed portfolio demonstrates a clear sense of professional identity, ability to reflect upon and illustrate skills, and preparedness to transition to another setting (e.g., the workplace, the academy, a doctoral program). Questions you’re invited to explore include: • How do I develop a portfolio that showcases my rhetorical finesse, design savvy, and academic acumen? • Why is theoretical framing important for portfolio development and artifact revision? • How do I showcase ethical communication competencies and why does it matter in a portfolio? • What are distinctions between an industry-, teaching-, or research-focused portfolio, and what role does academic framing play across these genre variations?