Syllabus
Summer A 1998 (Section 1)

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Week 1: May 11-15
  • Monday 5/11
    • Course Introduction: What is Technical Writing?
    • Course Homepage
    • Writing Sample: Memo -- What do you expect to learn in this course?
    • HOMEWORK: Internet Account (email address) due 5/15
      Student Profile due Friday 5/15
      Readings for 5/13
  • Wednesday 5/13
  • Friday 5/15
    • Workshop
    • Student Profile due
    • Internet Account due
    • Assignments 1 and 2 due
    • HOMEWORK: Bring several floppy disks on 5/18
    • Last day to drop/add
Week 2: May 18-22
  • Mon 5/18
    • Chapter 6: Communicating Electronically
    • The Listserv
    • World Wide Web
    • Technology's Effects on Technical Writing
    • HOMEWORK: MacWorld's "Build Your Own Homepage" (handout)
      Assignment 3 due 5/21
  • Wed 5/20
    • Hypertext Mark-up Language (HTML)
    • File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
    • Telnet
    • Other HTML reading and assistance on the Links Page
    • HOMEWORK: Assignment 4 due 5/21
  • Fri 5/22
Week 3: May 25-29
  • Mon 5/25
    • NO CLASS: Memorial Day
  • Wed 5/27
    • Chapter 2: Problem Solving in Workplace Writing
    • Assign Group Project and Groups
    • Chapter 13: Revising for Readable Style
    • Chapter 14 (307-13): Designing Visuals
    • Chapter 17: Definitions
    • HOMEWORK: Assignment 5 due 6/5
  • Fri 5/29
    • NO CLASS
Week 4: June 1-5
  • Mon 6/1
    • Chapter 18: Descriptions and Specifications
    • Assignment Rewrites Due: 3 and 4
    • HTML Work
    • HOMEWORK: Assignment 6 due 6/5
  • Wed 6/3
  • Fri 6/5
    • Workshop: See new Schedule for your time
    • Assignments 7 and 8 due
Week 5: June 8-12
  • Mon 6/8
    • Chapter 20 (466-81): Letters and Employment Correspondence
    • HOMEWORK: Assignment 9 (Part 1 due 6/10 and Part 2 due 6/12)
  • Wed 6/10
    • Assignment 9 (Part 1) due
    • Chapter 20 (481-502): Letters and Employment Correspondence (cont.)
    • HOMEWORK: Assignment 10
  • Fri 6/12
    • Workshop: See new Schedule for your time
    • Assignments 9 (part 2) and 10 due
Week 6: June 15-19
  • Mon 6/15
    • Tie up loose ends
    • Workshop
  • Wed 6/17
    • Workshop
  • Fri 6/19
    • Group Project Due
    • HTML Portfolio Due on Disk (ticket for exam admission)
    • Final Exam

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