Schedule, English 3105

English 3105: Technical Writing for Engineering

Schedule, Fall 2008

This schedule is not set in stone. Things happen. Class topics and due dates may need to be rearranged. I will post the changes here as they occur.

Latest Update: 10/03/2008

Date	Topics	Work Due
August 25-29, 2008 Friday, August 29: Add / Drop ends.	Introduction. Syllabus and policies. Technical writing. Basic concepts of technical writing.	Readings: Anderson, Chapters 1 and 3 Assignments: On-line quiz for Chapter 1 due via e-mail on Wednesday, August 27. On-line quiz for Chapter 3 due via e-mail on Friday, August 29.
September 1-5, 2008 Monday, September 1: Labor Day. No classes!	Workplace Communication Resumes Correspondence Memos	Readings: Anderson, Chapters 2 and 20 Assignments Due: On-line quiz for Chapter 2 due via e-mail on Wednesday, Sept. 3.
September 8-12, 2008	Audience Introduction of the Audience Assignment. Usability	Readings: Anderson, Chapters 4 and 5 Swift, "A Modest Proposal" Assignments Due: On-line quiz for Chapter 4 due via e-mail on Monday, Sept. 8. On-line quiz for Chapter 5 due via e-mail on Wednesday, Sept. 10. Analysis of Audience (in-class writing), Friday, September 12.
September 15-19, 2008	More on audience. Style. Writing.	Readings: Anderson, Chapters 6, 7, and 8. Assignments Due: Bring a magazine advertisement for an analysis of Audience (in-class writing), Wednesday, September 17. On-line quiz for Chapter 6 due via e-mail on Monday, September 15. On-line quiz for Chapter 7 due via e-mail on Wednesday, September 17. On-line quiz for Chapter 8 due via e-mail on Friday, September 19.
September 22-26, 2008	Page design and visual elements. Revision.	Readings: Anderson, Chapters 12-15. Assignments Due: On-line quizzes for Chapter 12 and 13 due via e-mail on Wednesday, September 24. Flyer design (in-class writing), Wednesday September 24. Drafts of the Audience Assignment due Friday, September 26.
September 29 - October 3, 2008	Conferences!	Readings: Anderson, Chapter 14. Assignments Due: Comments on your colleagues' drafts due at your conference. On-line quizzes for Chapter 14 due via e-mail on Wednesday, October 1.
October 6-10, 2008	Instructions. The audience of instructions. Elements of instructions. Getting web space. Creating web pages.	Readings: Anderson, Chapters 23. Assignments Due: Bring in two sets of instructions for Wednesday, October 8. Evaluation of a set of instructions (in-class writing), Monday October 6. Audience Assignment due Monday, October 6.
October 13-17, 2008 Monday and Tuesday, October 13 and 14: "Fall Break". No classes!	Topics: More on instructions. Writing Workshop.	Readings: Anderson, Chapter 15. Assignments Due: On-line quizzes for Chapter 15 due via e-mail on Wednesday, October 15 . Anderson, Exercise 2, p. 436 (in-class writing), Wednesday, October 15.
October 20-24, 2008	Proposals. Presentations. Grants. Introduction of the Proposal Assignment and choosing of groups.	Readings: Anderson, Chapters 22, 16, and 17. Assignments Due: Instructions due Monday, October 20. On-line quiz for Chapter 22 due Monday, October 20. On-line quizzes for Chapters 16 and 17 due Wednesday, October 22.
October 27-31, 2008	Workshops! Students are allowed to work on their presentations and proposals during class time.	Readings: None. Assignments Due: Work on Proposal / Presentation projects. Keep group work journal. Bring your laptops to class.
November 3-7, 2008 Friday, November 7: Last day to withdraw. Friday, November 7: NO CLASS!	Presentations! Groups will be presenting their proposals beginning on MONDAY.	Readings: None. Assignments Due: Presentation due beginning on Monday. Proposal due on the day of the presentation. Evaluation of a presentation / proposal (due Monday, November 3).
November 10-14, 2008	Research. Reports. Citation. What to cite. MLA and APA citation styles. Front and end matter.	Readings: Anderson, Appendix A and Chapter 11. Anderson, Chapters 6 and 21. Review the following documentation sites: A Guide for Writing Ressearch Papers Based on MLA Documentation, and A Guide for Writing Research Papers Based on Styles Recommended by The American Psychological Association. Assignments Due: Proposal for Report Assignment due Monday, November 17. Evaluation of a presentation, due Wednesday November 12. On-line quiz for Chapter 21 due Wednesday, November 12. On-line quiz for Chapter 11 due Wednesday, November 12.
November 17-21, 2008	Reports	Assignments Due: Evaluation of a report (in-class writing), Monday November 17. Drafts of the Report due Friday, November 21.
November 24-28, 2008 Thursday and Friday, November 27 and 28: Thanksgiving Holiday. No classes!	Conferences!	Readings: None. Assignments Due: Comments on your colleagues' drafts.
December 1-5, 2008 December 4, 2008: Last Day of Class.	Conferences! (Monday) Last minute business. (Wednesday)	Readings: None. Assignments Due: Continue to work on your reports.
December 5-12, 2008 Final Exams!		Assignments Due: Report due during the final exam period.

This original version of this page was created on December 30, 2001 for English 249s at the University of Connecticut. Modified for English 3107 at Tennessee State University, January 9, 2008. Modified again for English 3105, August 20, 2008. Latest update: November 5, 2008.