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Date Readings / Learning Objectives Assignments
Week 1
M 8/23(-X10)
T 8/24(-103)


R 8/26
Online class meets in BW117
Ch. 1 Introduction to TC; Syllabus as a technical document; File Management

Ch.14 Emails,memos, letters
Read Chapters 1 and 14.
A1- Email letter of inquiry to Instructor by 8am Mon,, 8/30.
Discussion posts by 8am, Tues., 8/31.

Read Ch. 3 and 4 before next week's class
Week 2
M 8/30(-X10)
T 8/31(-103)
R 9/02
Online class meets in BW117
Ch.3 Word Processing Tools
Ch. 4 Collaborative Tools(in-class exercise)


A2-Memo using styles due 8am, 9/07
Read Ch. 16 before Mon/Tues.
Week 3
T 9/07
R 9/09
Discuss Ch.16 Proposals; form groups		 Discussion post 3: ideas for projects-post by 9/08; respond to a post by 9/10

Discussion post 4: tips for effective group communication due by 9/13
Week 4
M 9/13(-X10)
T 9/14
R 9/16
 Online class meets in WebCT chat
Ch.6 Research Strategies (Secondary Sources)

 A3 - Research Ex due 8am, 9/23

A4 – Proposal (Group) due 10/12
Week 5
T 9/21
R 9/23

Writing Review Exercises -Handouts
Complete exercises (attached to bottom of pages) on reference, agreement, modifiers, and parallelism;
Read Ch. 10
Week 6
T 9/28
R 9/30
 Ch. 10 Technical Editing/Plain Language

Continue to add specific information to your group wiki page (cite a relevant article, list your contacts to interview, narrow your audience and describe them(Ch. 5). This information is the basis for your Proposal.


Week 7
T 10/05
R 10/07		 Review Ch. 16 Proposal format;Create a Gantt chart for your proposal

Review Ch. 6 Primary Research strategies, especially section on writing effective survey questions)
HW: A6a - Create a survey for your research proposal- must be posted to your group page by 6pm Thursday (10/7)

Reminder: A4 – Proposal (Group) due 10/12
Week 8
T 10/12
R 10/14		 M/T: Work on completing Proposals

R: A5 Quiz- Editing/Plain Language - (online class in WebCT)		 HW: Study for Quiz (A5)


HW:Read Ch. 9
Week 9
T 10/19
R 10/21
(M 10/18- Last Day for "W")		 Ch.9 Coherent Documents
Ch. 11 Document Design

Analyze the effectiveness of document designs in class (online class: post to WebCT discussion by Sun. evening-discuss in chat)
 HW(ongoing): Conduct research


HW for 10/26: apply principles of design to your group wiki page
Week 10
T 10/26
R 10/28		 Online class meets in WebCT chat
Ch.12 Creating Graphics		 HW(ongoing): Conduct research and begin compiling results
HW: A6b-Prepare graphs using survey data-post on each member's page
Week 11
T 11/02
R 11/04		 Online class meets in WebCT chat
Ch. 20 Definitions, Descriptions, Instructions		 HW(ongoing): Begin writing sections of final report
HW: A6c-Write definitions and post to each member's page
Week 12
T 11/09
R 11/11		 Ch. 19 Recommendation Reports HW(ongoing): Continue writing recommendation reports

HW: Read Ch. 19
Week 13
T 11/16
R 11/18		 Ch. 22 Connecting with the Public HW(ongoing): Complete recommendation reports

A7 - Recommendation Reports due 11/23
Week 14
T 11/23		 Ch. 21 Oral Presentations HW: A8 Oral presentations due 11/30 and 12/02
Week 15
T 11/30
R 12/02		 Online class meets in WebCT chat
A8-Presentations, Group Evaluations
Final Exam 12/09




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