WEEK ONE
Lecture 1 - January 19
Readings: GG Ch1
Topics: What is tech/prof writing & presentation; What is consumer advocacy and protection; Rhetorical situation; Stasis theory; Email etiquette; How to access the blog
WEEK TWO
Lecture 2 - January 24
N/A
Lecture 3 - January 26
Library Instruction
WEEK THREE
Lecture 4 - January 31
N/A
Lecture 5 - February 2
Snow day - Class cancelled
WEEK FOUR
Lecture 6 - February 7
Readings: GE Ch 6
Topics: Discuss what’s expected in a proposal; Importance of team work ; Review team-related documents
Lecture 7 - February 9
CE Chapters 1 & 7
Topics: Stasis theory overview; Stasis theory and proposals;
Exercise: Review and analyze a sample proposal
WEEK FIVE
LECTURE 8 - February 14
Readings: Chapter 8
Due: Share Team Charter and Task Schedule on Google Docs
Discuss why engineering/computer science major are expected to learn how to write collaboratively?
Review Team Charters and Task Schedule
LECTURE 9 - February 16
Writing how-to instructions
WEEK SIX
LECTURE 10 - February 21
Peer-review a draft of your proposal
Ask everyone to give classmates’ editing access to drafts
Learn Elbow’s Center of Gravity feedback technique
Discuss drafts of proposals as a class
LECTURE 11 - February 23
Due: Print version of proposals
Technical Writing Monitoring Survey
Library Pretest
Notices: Change of usability test from team to individual; office hours changes
WEEK SEVEN
LECTURE 12 - February 28
Topics: Writing how-to instructions
Readings: GG Chapter 8
LECTURE 13 - March 2
Topics: CRAP design principles; What is white space
Readings: GG Chapter 5
WEEK EIGHT
LECTURE 14 - March 7
No Class
LECTURE 15 - March 9
No Class
WEEK NINE
LECTURE 16 - March 14
Topics: More on document design
Readings: CE Chapter 3
LECTURE 17 - March 16
Topics: Student Conferences
Due: Instructions Manual due on Friday, March 18. Drop off assignments in box outside of COB 1024.
SPRING BREAK
LECTURE 18 - March 21
LECTURE 19 - March 23
WEEK TEN
LECTURE 20 - March 28
Topics: Usability test, Writing technical prose
Readings: GG Chapters 4 & 9
LECTURE 21 - March 30
Individual research
WEEK ELEVEN
LECTURE 22 - April 4
Due: Usability Test Assignment
Topics: Recommendation reports
Readings: GG Chapter 7
Exercises: In-Class workshop
LECTURE 23 - April 6
Topics: Interviews
Readings; CE Chapters 5 & 6
WEEK TWELVE
LECTURE 24 - April 11
Exercises: Student conferences; Peer-Review of proposals
Due: Proposal for a brochure
LECTURE 25 - April 13
Exercises: Library research day
WEEK THIRTEEN
LECTURE 26 - April 18
Library research day
Library research day
Readings: GG Chapter 3
LECTURE 27 - April 20
Due: Draft of report
Exercises: After-the-fact outlining; Informal in-class presentations
Exercises: After-the-fact outlining; Informal in-class presentations
Readings: CE Chapter 8
WEEK FOURTEEN
LECTURE 28 - April 25
Readings: GG Chapter 2
Topics: APA citation and referencesLECTURE 29 - April 27
Exercises: Student conferences
Readings: GG Chapter 11
WEEK FIFTEEN
LECTURE 30 - May 2
Exercises: In-class workshops
LECTURE 31 - May 4
Due: Final report & presentation
FINALS WEEK
LECTURE 32 - May 9
Due: End of Semester Memo (via e-mail)
LECTURE 33 - May 11
No Class
