Department of English
Madelyn Flammia

Madelyn Flammia

  • Associate Professor

flammia@mail.ucf.edu
Office Hours: Summer Office Hours: M & W 2:00 to 3:00 pm
Campus Location: CNH304G

Dr. Flammia's research interests include international technical communication, visual communication, and publication and production. Dr. Flammia has given presentations on intercultural communication at professional conferences and for corporate audiences. She compiled and edited the Society for Technical Communication anthology, Perspectives on the Profession of Technical Communication. Her textbook, Intercultural Communication for Our Global Community, is forthcoming.

Education

Research Interests

Recent Research Activities

Dr. Flammia is conducting research on virtual teams and collaborative work with two professors at the University of Limerick in LImerick, Ireland.

Selected Publications

Articles/Essays

Spring 2010 Courses

Course Number Course Title Mode Date and Time
11555 ENC3905 DIRECTED EXPERIENCE IN WRITING Face2Face 12:00AM - 12:00AM
ENC 3905 CAH-ENG 3(3,0)
Directed experience in Writing: PR: Grade of C (2.0) or
better required in ENC 1102 and C.I. Individualized topics
of study and/or research in writing with personalized faculty
direction. May be repeated for credit.
11298 ENC4215 TECH PUBLICATION PROJECT MGMT Face2Face M,W,F 11:30AM - 12:20PM
ENC 4215 Technical Publication and Project Management

PR: ENC 3211 or ENC 3241


In ENC 4215 students will learn the basic principles of design and layout as they apply to technical documentation. Students will also learn about the elements of the production of technical documents including paper, ink, binding, printing, and electronic media. Students will produce a variety of documents such as brochures, newsletters, event programs, letterheads, and business cards. Students will do at least one project for a client outside the University. At the end of the semester, each student will compile a portfolio of his/her work. Students will have the opportunity to receive feedback on their portfolios from local businesspeople, many of whom hire technical communicators.
11770 ENC4262 INT TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION Face2Face M,W,F 10:30AM - 11:20AM
ENC 4262 International Technical Communication

This course satisfies the diversity requirement.


PR: Grade of C (2.0) or better required in ENC 3211 or ENC 3241 or C.I.


ENC 4262 focuses on the development of documentation for international audiences. Students will learn to address the challenges of communicating across cultures; they will learn to prepare documentation for translation and to create visuals for global audiences. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in a global virtual team project.