Thorold Roberts | College of Arts & Sciences | USF Sarasota-Manatee

communications, technical, business, communications, distance learning, inmate, business reports, proposals, architecture, engineering, accounting, business logistics, IT professionals, management consultants

Thorold (Tod) Roberts
Instructor - English, Business & Technical Writing

Phone:  941-359-4739
or 941-927-2898
Fax:  941-359-4489
Office:  SMC B210
Email: 
robertst@sar.usf.edu


Thorold (Tod) Roberts, ABD, English teaches business and technical writing and directs the Writing Internship Program. Since 2010, he has presented all of his courses as online-only instruction. Before joining USF in 2003, he taught at Ringling College of Art and Design, Manatee Community College, and, in Ohio, Lakeland Community College, Cleveland State University, Case Western Reserve University, and Kent State University. He was also on the faculty of Western Michigan University. He holds a B.A. in English and German and an M.A.(more...) in English from the University of Kansas. He was a DAAD Fellow at the University of Kiel in Germany and pursued a Ph.D. in English at Kent State University. Professor Roberts has also been a writer/editor for several firms. He edited the book RAF Wings Over Florida (Purdue University Press, 2000), and has published articles, technical studies, workshops, websites, and other communications. He is a member of the Society for Technical Communications. (hide...)


Curriculum Vitae

Please click here for Professor Roberts' full Curriculum Vitae.

Research

Selected recent publications
http://www.todroberts.com/publications.htm.

Teaching

Syllabi from recent semesters. Click on Course Prefix and Number (example CCJ 3701) to review course syllabus.
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xample ENC 3250

Courses for Spring 2012
Ref # 20272 ENC 3250 Sect: 523    Professional Writing 100% Online
Ref # 18126 ENC 3250 Sect: 529    Professional Writing 100% Online
Ref # 19357 ENC 4260 Sect: 521   Advanced Technical Writing 100% Online

Courses for Fall 2011
Ref # 91627   ENC 3242   Sec: 591   Tech Comm for Majors, 100% Online via Blackboard
Ref # 86945   ENC 3250   Sec: 522   Professional Writing,   100% Online via Blackboard
Ref # 91822   ENC 4212   Sec: 521   Business & Technical Editing, 100% Online via Blackboarde

Courses for Summer 2011

Ref# 51355  ENC 3250   Sect: 521   Professional Writing
Ref# 56064  ENC 3250   Sect: 522   Professional Writing
Semester meets
May 16 to July 22.   ALL-ONLINE, no class meetings


Career Tips for Students of Professional & Technical Writing

http://www.todroberts.com/USF/Writing_Career_Tips.htm