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1 -- Course Orientation and Building Reader- Centered Technical Communication Skills

Session 1: Anderson - Chapter 1, 23; Chapter PowerPoints

Session 1: Video Clip: Building Technical Communication Skills

Session 1: Instructor Handout -- Chapter 1

Session 1: Introduction -- Discussion 1; Introductions

Session 1: Journal #1: Building Technical Communication Skills

Session 1: Assignment #1: Reader-Centered Strategies Memo

Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST

03/23/14

2 Usability and Persuasiveness

Session 2: Anderson – Chapters 1, 5; Chapter PowerPoints

Session 2: Airline Websites for evaluation

Session 2: Web Resource on Usability and Persuasiveness: UX Matters.

Session 2: The World Wide Web Consortium: a detailed look at accessibility

Session 2: Exercise #1: Persuasiveness Objectives

Session 2: Survey Assignment: Collaboration Availability

Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST

03/23/14

3 Collaboration and Job-Related Technical Documents I

Session 3: Anderson -- Chapter 2: PowerPoint

Session 3: Writer’s Tutorial-Resume Design-Anderson text - pp.37-55

Session 3: Case Study 1 and 2: Corey S. Kendall Resume Document Handouts

Session 3: Sample Resumes Session 3: Resume Template Session 3: Sample Letter of Intent

Session 3: CCCC Project: Collaborate, Compare, Combine and Communicate: Group Meeting Notes/ Progress Report

Session 3: Rough Draft of Resume

Session 3: Rough Draft of Letter of Intent

Session 3: Case Study Assignment: Corey S, Kendall

Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST

03/30/14

4 Job-Related Technical Documents II

Session 4: Anderson)- Chapter 2; PowerPoint:

Session 4: Writer’s Tutorial -- Resume Design-Anderson text) - pp.37-55

Session 4: Revision Resume Checklist- Anderson

Session 4: Team member Evaluation Document

Session 4: Self-Evaluation Document

Session 4: Formal Meeting Notes Template

Session 4: CCCC Project; Group Presentation

Session 4: Final Draft of Resume

Session 4: Final Draft of Letter of Intent

Session 4: Final Meeting Notes

Session 4: Team Member Evaluations

Session 4: Self-Evaluation

Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST

03/30/14

5 Communication Goals

Session 5: Anderson -- Chapter 3; PowerPoint

Session 5: Case Study Memo

Session 5: Writing Reader-Centered Blog Entries

Session 5 Discussion: Initial post: Personal communication goals [Initial post-200 words]

Session 5: Case Study Memo; Communication Objectives

Session 5: Journal #2: What is your Reader Profile?

Session 5: Reflective Blog Entry #1

Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST

04/06/14

6 Researching, Analyzing, and Thinking Critically

Session 6: Anderson Chapter 6; PowerPoint

Session 6: Audience Profile Handout

Session 6: Reaching Out to an Audience

Session 6: Discussion Post- Two Peer Responses to the initial posts:
Personal communication goals

Session 6: Audience Profile Assignment

Session 6: Journal #3: Evaluating Research Sources

Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST

04/06/14

7 Visual Elements I

Session 7: Chapter 14, 16; PowerPoint Session 7: Flyer Assignment

Session 7: Journal #4: Visual Elements

Session 7 Discussion; Graphics and Visual Elements - Initial Post [200 words]

Session 7: Flyer Assignment

Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST

04/13/14

8 Visual Elements II

Session 8: Chapter 16; On Line Exploration

Session 8: Online Exploration 1 Assignment

Session 8: Discussion; Graphics and Visual Elements --Two peer posts are due [100 words]

Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST

04/13/14

9 Basic Business Documents: Letters, Emails, Memos, etc.

Session 9: Chapter 23; PowerPoint Session 9: Revision Checklist for Email

Session 9: Case 15- Adding “Social” to “Networking”-Bedford’s Martin’s

Session 9: Social Networking Documents (2)

Session 9: Netiquette Website

Session 9: Persuasive Memo Assignment

Session 9: Memo Template Session 9: Memo Samples (2)

Session 9: Formal Email or Message

Session 9: Persuasive Memo Assignment.

Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST

04/20/14

10 Reader- Centered Research

Session 10: Chapters 7, 24; PowerPoint

Session 10: pp.502-505: Sample Proposals for referencing

Session 10: Rubric and Assignment Sheet for Proposal Assignment

Session 10: Proposal Draft Memo

Session 10: Reflective Blog #2

Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST

04/20/14

11 Proposals and Instructions I

Session 11: Chapters 17, 18, 28; PowerPoints

Session 11: Superstructure for Instructions-Survey and Questionnaire Sample

Session 11: Peer Review Rubric for Proposal

Session 11: Instructions/ Survey Assignment

Session 11: Proposal Peer Review

Session 11: Discussion Post- Instant Messages
[200 words]

Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST

04/27/14

12 Proposals and Instructions II

Session 12: Chapters 17, 18, 28; PowerPoints

Session 12: Survey Memo Assignment Session 12: Superstructure Instructions

Session 12: Discussion 12: Instant Messages

Survey Memo Assignment

Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST

04/27/14

13 Global Perspectives and Job Simulation- Cultural Expectations

Session 13: PowerPoint and websites for consideration loaded in session

Session 13: Final Proposal

Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST

05/04/14

14 Descriptive and Informative Reports and Overall Design

Session 14: Chapters 22, 23; PowerPoints

Websites for consideration

Session 14: Journal #5: Exercising your Expertise

Session 14: Description or Definition Memo Assignment

Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST

05/04/14

15 Ethics, Web Design and Instructions

Session 15: Case Study- The Ethics of Requiring That Students Subsidize a Plagiarism-Detection Service-Bedford

Session 15: Chapters 22, 28; PowerPoints

Session 15: Case Study -- Ethics Review: Plagiarism

Session 15: Instructions Revision - Online Exploration

Friday by 11:59 p.m. EST

05/09/14

16 Course Wrap- Up

Session 16: Course Wrap Up Activities- Mini Application Assignments

Session 16: 7 Mini Assessments/Activities

Friday by 11:59 p.m. EST

05/09/14