Documentation and Project Management is a project-based course where students work in teams to produce a book-length document that covers a topic relevant to the writing success of UCF students. Students in this course gain writing, editing, researching, and project management experience. They also leave with an open-source digital writing product they can include in a writing portfolio. Students enrolled in this course should be prepared for consistent weekly interactions with team members, other students, and the professor via Webcourses and/or Zoom.

In this course, we will examine the broad field of technical editing and explore how it has changed over time. After developing foundational knowledge about the history and practice of technical editing, we will spend the remainder of the semester learning about editing strategies and the function of technical editing in a range of professions. Students will have opportunities to practice technical editing in various contexts and develop an editing portfolio for future professional use.