Tentative Course Schedule

TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE

This schedule will evolve as the class progresses. Changes will be announced both on our blog and on FerrisConnect. Full instructions for the items on this list, including page numbers will be posted as they become available. Unless otherwise noted, all weekly writing assignments and discussion questions will be assigned on Monday and due by Sunday. All readings unless noted will be from the Strategies for Business and Technical Writing textbook. Other readings will be provided in handout form/online at our blog and on FerrisConnect.


9.2 Wk 1
Course intro, Getting started (Blogger/FerrisConnect)
READ: Intro, Adelstein (15), Elbow (21)

• Discussion online
• Intro memo (on blog)


9.8 Wk2
Language & Style/Barriers to communication
READ: Chase (49), Zinsser (60), Siegal (68), Chan (145)

• Discussion online
• Translation email assn.


9.15 Wk3
Communicate/Correspond
READ: Lewis (115), Ewing (231), Mintz (131)

• Discussion online
• Persuasive Memo/Letter assn.


9.22 Wk4
Communicate/Correspond cont.
READ: Fielden & Dulek (135), Mathewson (79), Glatthorn (127),
Univ. of Wisconsin (skim) (83)

• Discussion online
• Positive Message assn. (Rough Draft)


9.29 Wk 5
Planning, Process, Revision
READ: Keenan (5), Flower &Ackerman (26), Harris (39)

• Peer Review Groups (on discussion board) Positive Message assn.
• Action/Revision plan Pos. Message Assn.


10.6 Wk 6
Writing Proposals - FINAL PAPER assigned
READ: Kolin (243), Johnson-Sheehan (260), Handouts forthcoming

• Discussion online
• Positive Message assn (Final Draft) DUE
• Final Paper Project proposals


10.13 Wk 7
Audience, Reporting, Ethics
READ: Mathes & Stevenson (167), Dodge (187), Vinci (200), Jones (369)

• Discussion online
• Negative Message assn. (Rough draft)


10.20 Wk 8
Visuals/Stats, Ethics cont., Visuals essay assigned
READ: Oliu (207), Huff (301), Winser (349)

• Peer Review Negative Message assn.
• Action/Revision plan Neg. Message Assn.


10.27 Wk 9
Resumes/Job search materials
READ: Munschauer (277), Dikel & Roehm (321), Handouts forthcoming

• Discussion online
• Resume assn.


11.3 Wk 10
Letters (Cover, Follow-Up, Queries)
READ: Graber (306), Weber & Kaplan (334)

• Discussion online
• Cover letter assn.
• Progress Report Due (FINAL PAPER)


11.10 Wk 11
APA style, Documentation of sources, Revision
READ: handouts forthcoming

• Discussion online
• Visuals Essay Assn. DUE (CHANGED TO BRIEF ANNOTATION ASSIGNMENT)


11.17 Wk 12
Ethics revisited
READ: Rude (374), Handouts forthcoming

• Discussion online
• Final Paper Rough Draft Due (by 11.23)


11.24 Wk 13
(Thanksgiving Break Wed. @ noon – we will put in a half-week)

• PEER GROUPS Final Paper Rough Draft (on discussion board)


12.1 Wk 14
Discussion conference w/ me (last Q’s about final Paper)
• FINAL PAPER PROJECT DUE (12.7)


12.8 Wk 15
Course Wrap up

• Discussion online
• Semester “process” writing DUE