Maricopa Community Colleges  RDG107   19926-19935 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/28/92
RDG107 19926-19935 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Reading for Business, Industry, and Technology
Emphasis on applying critical thinking skills to varied and challenging reading materials that are required for success in business, industry, and technology. Prerequisites: Reading placement test score (ASSET), or grade of "C" or better in RDG091, or permission of instructor.
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RDG107   19926-19935 Reading for Business, Industry, and Technology
1. Identify and describe the types of reading materials available in the areas of business, technology, and other professional areas with emphasis on their organization and purpose. (I)
2. Locate, read, and analyze information in journals, reports, magazines, newspapers, texts, proposals, and databases. (II)
3. Evaluate business and societal forecasting techniques, including comparing and contrasting their different processes, techniques, and results. (III)
4. Locate and explain main ideas, supporting details, context clues, and inferences in a variety of written materials. (IV)
5. Develop and provide in writing a rationale for agreement or disagreement with an author's reasoning, coherence, clarity, or fundamental accuracy. (V)
6. Identify and analyze persuasive and propagandist language and imprecise or evasive language in a variety of written materials. (VI, VII)
7. Analyze graphic information in appropriate contexts. (VIII)
8. Map and/or chart accurately technical, professional, and business readings. (IX)
9. Develop a specialized (technical) vocabulary, using a card or journal system. (X)
10. Develop and use a variety of questioning strategies for reading. (XI)
11. Demonstrate reasoning by writing coherent, effective reports. (XII)
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RDG107   19926-19935 Reading for Business, Industry, and Technology
    I. Business, technology, and professional reading materials
        A. Types
          1. Reports
          2. Journal articles
          3. Magazines
          4. Newspapers
          5. Texts
          6. Proposals
          7. Databases
          8. Other resources
        B. Organization of the material
        C. Determining the purpose of the material
        D. Techniques for reading the material
      II. Locating and analyzing information in reading material
          A. Sources available
          B. Methods for locating
          C. Researching techniques
        III. Business and societal forecasting techniques
            A. Processes used
            B. Techniques for forecasting
            C. Outcomes
          IV. Components of the reading material
              A. Locating the main idea
              B. Locating and evaluating supporting details
              C. Using context clues
              D. Locating and evaluating inferences
            V. Evaluating an author's work
                A. Developing a rationale for agreement or disagreement
                B. Assessing the author's work
                  1. Reasoning
                  2. Coherence
                  3. Clarity
                  4. Accuracy
              VI. Materials which are not clear or precise
                  A. Imprecise language
                  B. Evasive language
                VII. Hidden messages in written material
                    A. Persuasive devices
                    B. Propagandist devices
                  VIII. Graphic information
                      A. Line graphs
                      B. Bar graphs
                      C. Circle graphs
                      D. Analyzing graphs
                    IX. Mapping and charting business and technical readings
                        A. Mapping a paragraph
                        B. Mapping a selection
                        C. Charting a paragraph
                        D. Charting a selection
                      X. Developing a professional vocabulary
                          A. Professional Vocabulary System (PVS)
                            1. Recording the information
                            2. Mastering the information
                          B. Journal system
                        XI. Types of questions and answers which arise in business and technology
                            A. Factual
                            B. Interpretive
                            C. Analytical
                            D. Synthetical
                            E. Applicative
                            F. Evaluative
                          XII. Applying critical and evaluative processes in written work
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