Schedule

Wk 1 Mon May 16

Introduction to the course/

Understanding Technical Communication

Read Chapter 1

Wk 1 Tues May 17

Audience and Persuasion

Read Chapter 2

Wk 1 Wed May 18

Correspondence

Read Chapter 14

Wk 1 Thurs May 19

Achieving an Effective Style/ Collaboration

Read Chapter 7/

Read Chapter 3

Post draft complaint and refusal letters/draft audience analysis memo by 9:00 p.m. Friday

Post peer review response by 9:00 p.m. Sunday

Wk 2 Mon May 23

Editing, Revising, and Evaluating

Read Chapter 10/

Post final letters and memo by 9:00 p.m. Monday

Wk 2 Tues May 24

Instructions/

Plannning

Read Chapter 19/

Read Chapter 4

Wk 2 Wed May 25

Designing Screens and Pages

Read Chapter 8

Wk 2 Thurs May 26

Illustrations

Read Chapter 9

Post draft instructions by 9:00 p.m. Friday

Post peer review response by 9:00 p.m. Sunday

Wk 3 Mon May 30

Memorial Day

No class—holiday

Wk 3 Tues May 31

The Job Search

Read Chapter 11, pages 368-375

Post final instructions by 9:00 p.m. Tuesday

Wk 3 Wed June 1

Job Correspondence

Read Chapter 11, pages 375-400

Wk 3 Thurs June 2

Portfolios and Interviewing

Reach Chapter 11, pages 400-410

Post draft letter and resume by 9:00 p.m. Friday

Post peer review response by 9:00 p.m. Sunday

Wk 4 Mon June 6

Professional Growth

Read Chapter 12

Wk 4 Tues June 7

Proposals

Read Chapter 16

Post final version of letter and resume by 9:00 p.m. Tuesday

Wk 4 Wed June 8

Formal Reports

Read Chapter 18

Wk 4 Thurs June 9

Informal Reports

Read Chapter 17

Wk 5 Mon June 13

Organizing and Managing Information

Read Chapter 6

Wk 5 Tues June 14

Gathering Information

Read Chapter 5, pages 111-125

Wk 5 Wed June 15

Using the Library—Print Sources

Read Chapter 5, pages 125-141

Wk 5 Thurs June 16

Using the Library—Electronic Sources

Read Chapter 5, pages 142-168

Post draft group proposal by 9:00 p.m. Friday

Post peer review response by 9:00 p.m. Sunday

Wk 6 Mon June 20

Completing the formal report

Group work on the formal report

Final group proposal due by 9:00 p.m. Monday/

Individual progress report due by 9:00 p.m. Monday

Note: the progress report is not peer reviewed.

Wk 6 Tues June 21

Completing the formal report

Read Appendix C—Documentation Styles

Wk 6 Wed June 22

Completing the formal report

Post draft of group formal report by 9:00 p.m. Wednesday

Wk 6 Thurs June 23

Completing the formal report

Post peer review response by 9:00 p.m. Thursday

Wk 6 Fri June 24

Completing the formal report

Post final report by 9:00 p.m. Friday

Post group evaluation memo by 9:00 p.m. Friday

Note: the evaluation memo is not peer reviewed.