The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 55, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 18, 1983 Page: 4 of 8
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Page 4—The North Texas Daily
Tuesday, January 18,1983
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Photo by GINA JURIK
ON GUARD—John Holt (left) and Michael Logan,
both Denton residents, play basketball for the YMCA.
The game was held Saturday in the NT Lab
Gym.
New program begins
Technical minor takes hold
By DENISE KOHN
Staff Writer
A minor in technical writing is now a part
of NT’s curriculum, after a unanimous Fac-
ulty Senate approval in late December.
Dr. Joseph Mancuso, director of technical
writing in the English department, said there
is a great need for better communication in
business and the humanities.
"I don’t think there is a student in the uni-
versity who can’t profit front a minor in tech-
nical writing.’’
TO FULFILL the 21-hour minor require-
ments, students must complete 12 hours of
freshmen and sophomore English classes plus
nine advanecd hours in English.
The required advanced hours are: English
316, technical editing; English 416. advanced
technical writing; and English 444. technical
and scientific literature. The advanced hours
will concentrate on writing proposals and
manuals.
"Proposal writing is an art form,” Mancuso
said. "Large companies have teams of tech-
nical writers that compose proposals for grants
and new programs." In the technical editing
course, students will edit drafts of a computer
program manual written by Dr. Thomas Irby
of the computer science department.
MANCUSO SAID the minor also features
additional lectures by prominent technical writ-
ers in the metroplex. "These people have a
built-in credibility, because they come in from
the outside. The real world can differ radically
from textbooks."
As part of the minor, students can apply
for an internship as a technical writer with a
firm in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Although
an internship is not a requirement for the mi-
nor, Mancuso said he will do his best to place
students as interns in companies.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES arc good for stu-
dents with minors in technical writing, he said.
"I get calls regularly from metroplex compa-
nies, such as Texas Instruments, that need tech-
nical writers." Salaries for an entry level po-
sition usually range from $15,000 to $20,000.
He said in the past, companies would have
engineers write technical reports and manuals.
“But now companies realize they have a bet-
ter chance with a someone trained in the hu-
manities who comes in with the writing skills,
and can then learn the basic technology."
"Good clear writing produces a lovely lady
whom I call Cora. Conciseness, organization,
readability and audience awareness are the four
characteristics of good writing style—especially
Man insures city
against spy ship
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP)—This is one Amer-
ican town where residents are protected financially,
at least—if a nuclear-powered Soviet spy satellite
comes crashing down.
The Soviets have admitted their Cosmos 1402 sat-
ellite has run out of power and probably w ill re-enter
the Earth’s atmosphere sometime later this month
Just in ease it crashes in Bakersfield (100 miles north
of Los Angeles), one resident has taken out a $1
million insurance policy for the city.
Verity Gill, a Singapore-born dealer in precious
metals, said the policy is his way of saying thank ,
for his success in this country.
Insurance agent Tony McClure said Gill paid a
$1,000 premium to protect Bakersfield. He figures
the odds on Cosmos 1402 landing in greater
Bakersfield are 20 million to one.
RBL showcases
jazz, comedy
Several kinds of entertainment are planned at the
RBL for the first week of school, said Fred Sidler,
graduate assistant at the RBL. There is no cover charge
this week, he said.
Tonight is jazz night. In addition to music, there
will be all-you-can-eat tacos. Wednesday night the
comedy group Present Company Included (PCI) will
perform. The dinner special will be barbecue.
Thursday evening McConnell Hall is hosting a party
in the RBL, Sidler said. The party is open to all
students.
Friday night the RBL will host a General Hospital
party. Schwantz Lefantz will perform. There will be
an all-night happy hour for people who wear hospi-
tal or new wave costumes, Sidler said.
"We’re really enthusiastic about the program ideas
we have for this semester,” Sidler said.
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The North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 55, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 18, 1983, newspaper, January 18, 1983; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth722962/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.