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English 318: Advanced Technical & Professional Communication
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 11:30-12:20
Mondays & Wednesdays - English 125
Fridays - Engineering Complex III, Rm 301

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Week 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 

Week 1

 

Fri. Jan. 30:

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Introduction to Class & Syllabus;
Sign class contracts

Week 2

 

Mon. Jan. 23:

Wed. Jan. 25:
Fri. Jan. 27:

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Get-to-Know-You Exercise (1st payment deadline)
Overnight Resume Ch. 1-4 (WebCT)
Overnight Resume Ch. 8-10
(WebCT)
Bring a Job ad
TCT Chap. 1
TCT Chap. 2
Workshop: Finding A Potential Employer

Week 3

 

Mon. Jan. 30:
Wed. Feb. 1:
Fri. Feb. 3:

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TCT Chap. 15
TCT Chap. 3;
Due: Resume Draft + Job Ad for Reader Review; TCT Chap. 7; Appendix A

Week 4

 

Mon. Feb. 6:

Wed. Feb. 8:

Fri. Feb. 10:


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TCT Chap. 16; Overnight Resume Ch 16 (WebCT)
Due: Cover Letter Draft + Job ad for Reader Review; TCT Chap. 10
Due: Resume and Cover Letter (include original job ad);
Workshop: Technical Communication in your major

Week 5

 

Mon. Feb. 13:          

Wed. Feb. 15:


Fri. Feb. 17

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TCT Chap. 19; Group Formation & Tutorial Project Topics
Due: Draft of TC in My Major Memo for Reader Review (bring sample journal article);
TCT Chap. 13
Due: Tutorial Proposal Memo 1-2 pages;
TCT Chap. 8; Workshop: Document Design

Week 6

 

Mon. Feb. 20:


Wed. Feb. 22:
Fri. Feb. 24:

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TCT Chap. 17-18; Kostelnick & Roberts  1-40 (WebCT)
Usability Testing Groups 1
Due: TC in my Major Memo
Usability Testing Groups 3 - 4

Week 7

 

Mon. Feb. 27:
Wed. Mar. 1:

Fri. Mar. 3:

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Usability Testing Group 5 - 6
TCT Chap. 11; Workshop: Powerpoint + Oral Presentations
Midterm Exam (WebCT); Due: Group Member Evaluation

Week 8

 

Mon. Mar. 6:

Wed. Mar. 8:

Fri. Mar. 10:


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Midterm Conferences – No Class; Sign up For Meeting
Midterm Conferences – No Class; Sign up For Meeting
TCT Chap. 20; Proposal Guide 1-46 (WebCT)
Group Formation for Report Project (Discussion of possible topics)

Week 9

 

Mon. Mar. 13:


Wed. Mar. 15:

Thu. Mar. 16:
Fri. Mar. 17:

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Due: Final Tutorial
Tutorial Oral Presentations (ECIII)
Group 1
Tutorial Oral Presentations (ECIII)
Groups 3-4
Last Day to Drop with a “W”
Tutorial Oral Presentations (ECIII)
Groups 5-6

Week 10

 

Mon-Fri Mar. 20-24

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Spring Break (No Class)

Week 11

 

Mon. Mar. 27
Wed. Mar. 29:
Fri. Mar. 31:

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Due: Report Proposal Memo (2-3 pages)
Due: Group contract;
TCT Chap. 12
TCT Chap. 9; Workshop: Creating Graphics

Week 12

 

Mon. Apr. 3:
Wed. Apr. 5:
Fri. Apr. 7:

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TCT Chap. 22
TCT Chap 21
TCT Chap. 14; Williams & Tollet 1-19 (WebCT)
Workshop: Creating Websites

Week 13

 

Mon. Apr. 10:
Wed. Apr. 12:

Fri. Apr. 14:

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TCT Chap. 5
Appendix C; Workshop: Annotated Bibliography/APA
 Spring Holiday (No Class)

Week 14

 

Mon. Apr. 17:
Wed. Apr. 19:

Fri. Apr. 21:

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Due: Annotated Bibliography
Due: Website Draft for In-Class Feedback;
Nielsen & Tahir 1-2, 43-44 (WebCT)
TCT Chap. 4

Week 15

 

Mon. Apr. 24:
Wed. Apr. 26:
Fri. Apr. 28:

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Due: Website; TCT Chap. 6; Work on Report
Work on Report
Work on Report

Week 16

 

Mon. May 1:
Wed. May 3:

Fri. May 5:

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Due: Final Report
Report Final Presentations (ECIII)
Schedule for Report Presentations
Report Final Presentations (ECIII)
Schedule for Report Presentations

Week 17

 

Mon.-Fri May 8-12

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EXAM WEEK: Conferences (time and date TBA)

 


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