ENGL 2311 – Introduction to Technical Writing
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Schedule Fall 2008
Meeting Date
In-class Activities
Readings Due
Assignments
Monday
August 25
Welcome to 2311
Discuss: Course Policies
What is Technical Communication ?
Format & Conventions of Memo
Read the Online course syllabus
Tech Comm. History
Get your textbook by next class?
Wednesday
August 27
Example Memo
September 3
Basic document design principles
Basic MS Word skills
Chapter 1, 2, 12(Markel, 8th ed.)
Document Redesign Assignment
Memo Assignment Due today
September 8
Introduction to Multicultural Assignment
View and discuss Multi-Cultural Comm.
Chapter 5
Strategies for intercultural communication (List on pg. 704)
Audience Analysis Exercise
September 10
Last day to drop class online
Example Team Memo
Example Reflective Memo
September 15
Resume Tips
Chapter 15
Quiz 1
September 17
Job Letter and Resume Workshop
Multicultural Assignment due today in hard copy
September 22
Chapter 8, 11, 14
Sales Letter Advice
Solicitation Email Advice
Adjustment Letter Exercise
September 24
Claim Letter and Solicitation Email Workshop
Solicitation letter, Email power point
E-mail revision Practice Exercise
Job Letter and Resume Assignment due today in Hard copy
September 29
PowerPoint Tips
Sentences, Structure and Style
October 1
Quiz 2
October 6
October 8
Principles of Graphics
Resume Review
Chapter 13
Propose your topic for Instructions Assignment
Graphics Class Exercise
October 13
Rough draft of your instructions in hard copy
October 15
Introduction to Collaborative Formal Proposal assignment
Chapter 16
Proposal lecture
Instructions Assignment Due Today
October 20
October 22
Informal Proposal Exercise
October 27
Last day to drop class online with "W."
October 29
Group Project Workshop
Individual Project Proposal Exercise
November 3
November 5
Introduction to Oral Presentation (Group) Assignment
November 10
Portfolio Assignment
How to excel in 2311
Formal Proposal Assignment due today
Quiz 3
November 12
Portfolio Assignment Discussion
Presentation
Collaborate Formal Proposal Assignment Memo hard copy due today.
November 17
Class presentations
November 19
Class Presentations
November 24
December 1
Last Day of Classes
December 3