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ENG 333 Communication for Science and Research

 

Jamie Larsen, Instructor

Schedule for Spring 2008

Every week there are required readings and activities for you to complete. Each Activity is a hyper-link to specific information about what you need to do. Be sure to check the due dates, which are listed following each activity, because some may need to be submitted in the middle of a week. All activities are due by 11:30pm of the date listed, and be sure to refer to the class policies for the requirements for file submission.

You can click on the number of the corresponding week to elminate scrolling:

1-1/9-11 2-1/14-18 3-1/21-25 4-1/28/2/1
5-2/4-8 6-2/11-15 7-2/18-22 8-2/25-29
9-3/3-7 10-3/10-14 11-3/17-21 12-3/24-28
13-3/31-4/4 14-4/7-11 15-4/14-18 16-4/21-25
Week Topics Readings Activities

1

1/9-11

Introduction to the Course, & Technical Writing Activity 1 - Discussion Forum Postings - Introduction - 1/10

Activity 2 - E-mail sent to me & Release Form - 1/11

2

1/14-18

Assignment 1, Informal Reports, Audience Analysis, & Problem/Purpose Statements 1. Assignment 1 - Investigative Report & Corporate Culture

2. Informal Reports

3. Audience Analysis

4. Problem Purpose Statements

Activity 1 - E-mail sent to me - 1/15

Activity 2 - Discussion Forum Postings - Informal Reports - 1/17

Activity 3 - E-mail sent to me - 1/18

3

1/21-25

Assignment 2, Resumes, & Application Letters 1. Assignment 2 - Career Management Portfolio

2. Resumes

3. Application Letters

Activity 1 - Submit Assignment 1- 1/22

Activity 2 - Discussion Forum Postings - Resumes & Application Letters - 1/24

Activity 3 - Email sent to me - 1/25

4

1/28-2/1

Electronic Resumes, & Interviewing 1. Electronic Resumes

2. Interviewing

Activity 1 - Peer Review Assignment 2, 1/31

Activity 2 - E-mail sent to me - 2/1

5

2/4-8

Assignment 3, Rhetorical Analysis, & Oral Presentations 1. Assignment 3 - Oral Presentations & Evaluations

2. Rhetorical Analysis

3. Oral Presentations

Activity 1 - Submit Assignment 2, 2/4

Activity 2 - Discussion Forum Postings - Oral Presentation Scripts - 2/7

Activity 3 - E-mail sent to me - 2/8

6

2/11-15

PowerPoint, Preparing Visuals, & Jargon & Grammar 1. PowerPoint

2. Preparing Visuals

3. Jargon & Grammar

Activity 1 - E-mail sent to me - 2/13

Activity 2 - E-mail sent to me - 2/15

7

2/18-22

Assignment 4 1. Assignment 4 - Collaborative Instructions Activity 1 - Submit Assignment 3 - Oral Presentation-2/19

Activity 2 - Submit Evaluations - 2/21

Activity 3 - Discussion Forum Posting - Group # - 2/22

8

2/25-29

Instructions & Collaborative Work 1. Instructions

2. Collaborative Work

Activity 1 - E-mail sent to me - 2/26

Activity 2 - E-mail sent to me - 2/29

9

3/3-7

No Classes - Spring Break    

10

3/10-14

Usability Testing & Document Revision for Cohesion 1. Usability Testing

2. Document Revision & Cohesion

Activity 1 - Discussion Forum Postings - Status Report - 3/11

Activity 2 - E-mail sent to me - 3/14

11

3/17-21

Assignment 5A & 5B 1. Assignment 5A - Concept Paper

2. Assignment 5B - Formal Proposal Topic Choices

Activity 1 - Submit Assignment 4 - 3/17

.Activity 2 - E-mail sent to me - 3/19

12

3/24-28

Assignment 5B, Steps for Creating a Proposal & Organizing an Argument 1. Assignment 5B - Required Components

2. Steps for Creating a Proposal

3. Organizing an Argument

Activity 1 - Submit Assignment 5A - 3/26

Activity 2 - Discussion Forum - Proposals- 3/28

13

3/31-4/4

Budgets, Conclusions, Graphic Design & Logical Fallacies 1. Budgets & Conclusions

2. Graphic Design

Activity 1 - E-mail sent to me - Logical Fallacies Quiz - 4/2

Activity 2 - E-mail sent to me - 4/4

14

4/7-11

Abstracts & Peer Review 1. Abstracts

 

Activity 1 - E-mail sent to me - 4/7

Activity 2 - Peer Review of Assignment 5B - 4/11

 

15

4/14-18

Submit Formal Proposal & Stakeholders 1.. Stakeholders

Activity 1 - Submit Assignment 5B - 4/16

Activity 2 - E-mail sent to me - 4/18

16

4/21-25

Negative Messages, Professional Ethics & Assignment 6

1.. Negative Messages

2. Professional Negotiation

3. Assignment 6 - Impromptu Writing

Activity 1 - E-mail sent to me - 4/21

Activity 2 - Discussion Forum Posting - Professional Ethics - 4/23

Activity 3 - E-mail sent to me - 4/25

17

4/28-5/2

Finals Week   Activity 1 - Submit Assignment 6 - 4/30

 

 

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