Location: Parkville,MO, USA
Appointments are made on a term-by-term basis. Adjunct faculty are required to successfully complete an online Canvas LMS orientation course before being scheduled, as well as other training if required by the department. Local applicants only. This is a face to face course. Candidates should have availability to teach in the daytime at our Parkville campus. Click on Park University Locations for more information on our campus centers. Click on Park University's Catalog for more information on programs and courses. Minimum Qualifications Master's degree (or made significant progress toward a doctorate) specifically in Professional and Technical Writing OR Master's degree in another subfield of English and gained significant experience as a working technical writer or teacher of technical writing. EN306A Professional Writing in the Disciplines: Scientific and Technical Writing This course is the third course in the required writing sequence at Park University. It emphasizes professional writing skills and expectations in various disciplines while developing further basic writing skills. Specific departmental courses may be deemed equivalent and will be used to satisfy this course. The course will have three sections. A. Scientific and Technical Writing: This course helps students do scientific and technical research and prepare reports that will address the needs of various audiences in science, government, and industry. EN306B Professional Writing in the Disciplines: Business Communications Course Description This course is the third course in the required writing sequence at Park University. It emphasizes professional writing skills and expectations in various disciplines while developing further basic writing skills. Specific departmental courses may be deemed equivalent and will be used to satisfy this course. The course will have three sections. B. Business Communications: This course will emphasize knowing and preparing various kinds of communications in business and related fields: business letters, reports, proposals, surveys, field studies, visual aids, group presentations, public lectures.