Gustav Verhulsdonck
New Mexico State University
Department of English
MSC 3E, PO Box 30001
(505) 646-3931
gustav@nmsu.edu

Course Schedule

Click on one of the weeks below to be taken to the schedule for that week.

SP= Student Presentation See Schedule HERE

TCT=Technical Communication Today (Textbook); Each student is responsible for presenting at least one chapter. (Schedule ) 

*This course schedule is not intended to be exhaustive: Write in assignments given orally in class.

Homework is due for the day it is assigned.

Click on each major assignment due below to be linked to specific instructions for each assignment. 

Note: Some of these will be updated throughout the semester, so some assignments have not been provided with a link.

Class Location Schedule:

Mondays and Wednesdays O' Donnell Hall, rm 240
Fridays Engineering Complex III, rm 301
Week 1

Mon. Aug. 22:
Wed. Aug. 24:
Fri. Aug. 26:

 

Introduction to Class & Syllabus & Icebreaker exercise
Get-to-Know-You Exercise (1st payment deadline)
TCT Chap. 1

Week 2
Mon. Aug 29:
Wed. Aug. 31:
Fri. Sept. 2:

 

 TCT Chap. 2
TCT Chap. 3
TCT Chap. 15
Workshop: Finding A Potential Employer
Week 3

Mon. Sept.5:
Wed. Sept. 7:
Fri. Sept. 9:

No Class: Labor Day Holiday
TCT Chap. 7; TCT Appendix A
Due: Resume and Cover Letter Draft + Job ad for Reader Review
Week 4

Mon. Sept. 12:
Wed. Sept. 14:
Fri. Sept. 16:

Due: Resume and Cover Letter (include original job ad)
TCT Chap. 16
TCT Chap. 13; Workshop: Technical Communication in your major

Week 5

Mon. Sept. 19:

Wed. Sept. 21:
Fri. Sept. 23:

Due: Draft of TC in My Major Memo for Reader Review (bring sample journal article); TCT Chap. 10  
TCT Chap. 19; Group Formation & Tutorial Project Topics
Due: Tutorial Proposal Memo;
TCT Chap. 8; Workshop: Document Design
Week 6
Mon. Sept. 26:

Wed. Sept. 28:
Fri. Sept. 30:
Due: TC in my Major Memo;
Usability Testing (bring draft of Tutorial) (ECIII)
Usability Testing (bring draft of Tutorial) (ECIII)
Usability Testing (bring draft of Tutorial) (ECIII)

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Week 7
Mon. Oct. 3
Wed. Oct. 5

Fri. Oct. 7
Midterm Exam; Due: Group Member Evaluation;
TCT Chap. 11; Workshop: Powerpoint + Oral Presentations
(Meet at ECIII, rm. 301)
Midterm Conferences – No Class
Week 8  
Mon. Oct. 10
Wed. Oct. 12


Fri. Oct. 14

Midterm Conferences – No Class
TCT Chap. 20; Group Formation for Report Project (Discussion of possible topics)
Last Day to Withdraw with a “W”
Due: Final Tutorial; TCT Chap. 22;
Week 9
Mon. Oct. 17
Wed. Oct. 19
Fri. Oct. 21
Tutorial Oral Presentations (ECIII)
Tutorial Oral Presentations (ECIII)
Tutorial Oral Presentations (ECIII)
Week 10   
Mon. Oct. 24
Wed. Oct. 26
Fri. Oct. 28     
Due: Report Proposal Memo (2-3 pages)
Due: Group contract; TCT Chap. 12
TCT Chap. 9; Workshop: Creating Graphics
Week 11
Mon. Oct. 31 
Wed. Nov. 2
Fri. Nov. 4
TCT Chap. 17+18
TCT Chap 21
TCT Chap. 14;
Workshop: Creating Websites
Week 12
Mon. Nov. 7
Wed. Nov. 9
Fri. Nov. 11
TCT Chap. 5
Appendix C; Workshop: Annotated Bibliography/APA
Due: Annotated Bibliography; Website Workshop (cont)
Last Day to Withdraw from the University
Week 13
Mon. Nov. 14

Wed. Nov. 16
Fri. Nov. 18
Due: Informational Website Draft for Reader Review; Work on Report (in-class) (ECIII)
TCT Chap. 4; Work on Report (in-class) (ECIII)
Due: Informational Website ; TCT Chap. 6; Work on Report (ECIII)
Week 14  
Mon. – Fri. Nov. 21-25
No Class: Thanksgiving Holiday
(Work on Report)
Week 15
Mon. Nov. 28

Wed. Nov. 30
Fri. Dec. 2
Due: Final Report
Report Final Presentations Groups 1 & 2
Report Final Presentations Groups 3 & 4
Report Final Presentations Groups 5 & 6
Week 16  
Mon- Fri Dec. 5-9
EXAM WEEK: Conferences (time and date TBA)

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