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Reading |
Assignment |
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| Feb 06 |
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The Communicator's role; course intro. |
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| Feb 13 |
Ch.1,2,20 |
1. Self introduction |
Communicating globally; memos and e-mail |
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| Feb 20 |
Ch 3,4 |
2. Memo on interview |
Managing information; ethics; empirical research |
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| Feb 27 |
Ch 5,13,21 |
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Documents and Websites; articles, abstracts, reviews |
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| Mar 06 |
Ch 6,7,8 |
3. Informative memo |
Designing information: audience analysis; composing visuals |
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| Mar 13 |
Ch 9,10,11 |
4. Persuasive Web page |
Composing text; explaining, proving, persuading |
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| Mar 20 |
Ch 12 |
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Revising and editing |
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| Mar 27 |
Ch 14 |
MIDTERM |
Genres of technical communication. Proposals; project teams |
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| Apr 3 |
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SPRINGBREAK |
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| Apr 10 |
Ch 15,16 |
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More on proposals and final project; reports |
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| Apr 17 |
Ch 17 |
5. Course progress report |
More on reports; instructions |
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| Apr 24 |
Ch 18,19 |
6. Team proposal |
more on instructions; letters; the job search |
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| May 01 |
Ch 22 |
7. Instructions |
more on the job search; oral presentations |
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| May 08 |
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8. Ltr. of appl./resume |
more on oral presentations; workshop on reports |
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| May 15 |
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9. Project report |
Briefings |
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--Portfolios-- |
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