ENG 381: Schedule of Activities
Updated 24 January 2004.
Sometime in the next few weeks, I’ll expand this schedule, adding more detail about our course activities, and links to assignment sheets and other handouts. I’ll also distribute the handouts which supplement our textbook.
Unit One: Getting Acquainted with Technical Communication
Production of Job Search Materials
| wk | dates | readings | assignments and/or activities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 12, 14, & 16 | Ch. 1 | Syllabus review; basic principles (usability & persuasiveness; writing process) |
| 2 | Jan 21, & 23 (MLK day 1/19) |
Ch. 2 & 3 | Objectives; audience analysis Letter of introduction due 1/21 |
| 3 | Jan 26, 28, & 30 | Ch. 4 & 5; S&B excerpts |
Planning (outlining & other methods) Prospectus due 1/30 |
| 4 | Feb 2, 4, & 6 | Ch. 7 & 12 | Drafting; organization; graphics & design Draft of job search materials due 2/6 |
| 5 | Feb 9, 11, & 13 | Ch. 10, 13, & 15 | Style; Reviewing, editing & revising Peer reviews due 2/13 |
| 6 | Feb 16 & 18 (No class 2/20) |
Individual conferences Final versions of job search materials due 2/20 |
Unit Two: Service Learning Project
Proposal Research & Development, Communication Production, & Usability Testing
| wk | dates | readings | assignments or activities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Feb 23, 25, & 27 | Ch. 18 & 19 | Project orientation Service learning & collaboration |
| 8 | Mar 1, 3, & 5 | Ch. 6, 6R & 16 | Library research, invention, creativity Project proposal rough draft due 3/5 |
| 9 | Mar 15, 17 & 19 | Ch. 20 & 21 | Writing formal proposals and reports Project proposal due 3/19 |
| 10 | Mar 22, 24, & 26 | Ch. 17 | Oral presentations |
| 11 | Mar 29 & 31; Apr 2 | Ch. 14; Krug excerpts |
Usability testing and reporting Preliminary project draft due 4/2 |
| 12 | Apr 5, 7, & 9 | Group conferences | |
| 13 | Apr 12, 14, & 16 | Full project draft due 4/16 | |
| 14 | Apr 19, 21, & 23 | Polishing and editing | |
| 15 | Apr 26, 28, & 30 | Final project due 4/30 |
There is no class after April 30, and no final examination.
Final coursework portfolio due May 5, 2004.