Week 1

January 9

In-Class Project:  Introductions
 

Week 2

January 16     

Chapter 1  (pp 3 - 24);

Case Study:  Selecting the Forklift  (p 23)

Case Study:  Scholarship Request (handout)
 

Quiz 2:  Tables (pp 352-353)

Week 3

January 23

Chapter 3:  Defining Objectives (pp 65-95)

Case Study:  Smoking Ban Memo (p 94-95)

In-Class Project:  Proofreading

Due:  Forklift Memo
 

Quiz 3:  Line Graphs (pp 354-355);  Voice G1 (pp 258-260)

Week 4

January 30

Chapter 4:  Planning Usability (pp 99-115)
Chapter 7, Guideline 6:   (pp 208-219)
In-Class:   Chapter 13:  Page Design (pp 372-393)

In-Class Project:  Technical Writing Analysis (use handout)

Case Study:  Spelling Problems (Handout)

Due:  Smoking Ban Memo
 

Quiz 4:  Bar Graphs & Pictographs (pp 356-359); Voice G2-4 (pp 260-261)

Week 5

February 6

Chapter 5:  Persuasive Strategies (pp 118-150)

Debating the drug policy (in-class)

Due:  Survey Report

Quiz 5:  Pie Charts (pp 360-361); Voice G6 (pp 262-263) and Words G7 (p 276)

Week 6

February 13

TBA

Chapter 6:  Research Methods (pp 151-196)

Make-up Snow Day (Chapter 5)

In-Class Project:   Library Tour (7:30  - 8:15)
 

Quiz 6:  Photographs and Drawings  (pp 362 - 363);   Sentences G1 (p 264)

Week 7

February 20

TBA

Chapter 23:  Instructions (pp 642-669)
Chapter 12:  Using Graphics (pp 323-350)

Case Study - In-Class:   Visio Seminar  (Gantt Chart, etc.)                    - Guest Presenter,
Due  (in-class)  Visio instructions

In-Class--Quick check of D.O. for unsolicited recommendation

Quiz 7:  Organization Charts and Schedule Charts (pp 370-371);  Sentences G2 (pp 265-266)

MTR Deadline:  Consult mentor about topic

Week 8

February 27

Chapter 17:  Oral Presentations (pp 459-483)

Case Study:  In Class (Writing Conference Notes)

Due:  Project 4:  Unsolicited Recommendation (p 689) in Formal Letter Format

 Quiz 8: Screen Shots (pp 366-367) ; Sentences G3 (pp 266-267);

Week 9

March 5

Due:  Project 8:  Project Proposal (693-694) in memo format  (pp 532-534)
Due:  Project 11:  Oral Briefing (696) - In-class

See Chapter 21 "Proposals" (pp 533-553) and handout

Quiz 9:  Flowcharts (pp 368-369); Sentences G4 (pp 267-268)

MTR Deadline:  Copy of proposal to deadline (may be cc:)

Week 10

March 12

SPRING BREAK

Week 11

March 19

In-Class Project:  Survey Report -

In-Class - e-mail "do's and don'ts"

Quiz 11:    Sentences G5 (pp 268-269); e-mail (pp 533-538)

Week 12

March 26

Conferences  (No Formal Class Meeting )

Project 9:  Progress Report (694) via e-mail

Quiz 12:  Words  G1-2  (pp 270-272)

MTR Deadline:  Copy of progress report to mentor (may be cc:)

Week 13

April 2

Chapter 13:  Checking and Reviewing (pp 347-359)

Mid-term “check up” on Reader-Centered Writing

In-Class Project:  Survey Report -

Quiz 13:  Words G3 -4 (pp 272-273)

MTR Deadline:  Review of draft with mentor

Week 14

April 9

Chapter 15:  Revising (pp 373-378)

In-Class  (Peer Review)

Quiz 14:  Words G5 (pp 274-275)

Week 15

April 16

MUST BE IN by 9:00 p.m. - NO LATE PROJECTS!!

NO FORMAL CLASS - Time may be used to bind projects

MTR Deadline:    Duplicate Copy of Final Report to Mentor

Week 16

April 23

Chapter 2:  Resumes (pp 25-62)  

Resume Workshop, Part 1
 

April 30

Resume Workshop, Part 2

Meet in the library conference room at 6:00 for an introduction to your audio-visual options for the final oral presentation.
 

MTR Deadline:   Mentor's evaluations due to me!

May 7

We will begin promptly at 6:00.