... 32 Opportunities in Technical Writing Careers and critical thinking skills needed both in courses offered by other departments and in advancing professional and personal ... and information management, engineering ethics, and usability and instructions writing University of Washington Technical Communication Department College of Engineering Seattle, WA 981 95 www.engr.washington.edu ... design, technical editing, and an internship Elective courses include proposal and grant writing, indexing and information retrieval, language issues in international communication, intercultural...