Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Exam ACE ID: DANT-0048 Organization: Prometric Inc, DSST Credit-by-Exam Dates Offered: 1/1/1990 - 6/30/2014 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Technical Writing Credit is recommended for examinees with scores of 400 and above. Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The exam consists of 100 multiple-choice questions. It is administered to test takers without time limits; however, most test takers complete the examination within 90 minutes. Skills Measured: (Approximate Percentage of Examination by Content Area): 10% Theory and practice of technical writing-establishing goals; analyzing the audience; ensuring the validity of data and sources; 31% Purpose, content, and organizational patterns of common types of technical documents-reports; correspondence; manuals; proposals; 31% Elements of various technical reports- titles; summaries/abstracts; headings; definitions; conclusions; recommendations; graphics; report supplements (glossary, footnotes, appendices, indices); page design; 28% Technical editing-clarity;completeness; accessibility; conciseness; correctness; sequence; unity; tone. Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Prometric Inc, DSST Credit-by-Exam A History of the Vietnam War (DANT-0062) Art of the Western World (DANT-0054) Astronomy (DANT-0057) Business Ethics and Society (DANT-0052) Business Mathematics (DANT-0012) Computing and Information Technology (DANT-0028) Criminal Justice (DANT-0015) Environmental Science (DANT-0058) Ethics in America (DANT-0018) Ethics in Technology (DANT-0077) View All Courses Page Content