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Class
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Monday
JAN. 7
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Introduction to the
Course
Review syllabus, course
calendar, and Professional Writing Online, Version 2.0
Discuss course
technologies & introduce the technoloy check list.
Introduce the Student Information Sheet.
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Make certain that you
have your login and password for accessing TLT
machines (a Career Account) and an e-mail address that accommodates
attachments. If you have questions about your accounts visit Stewart
068 or call 494-9944.TLT (ICS) provides help sessions.
You also can visit the Teaching and
Learning Technologies (TLT) web page for information about campus
technologies.
Purchase Professional Writing Online, Version 2.0 at Follett's or
University Bookstore or online. |
Wednesday
JAN. 9 |
Complete the Student Information Sheet and provide a print
copy.
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Friday
JAN. 11
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Rhetorical questions
What is technical
writing? Discussion of Rhetoric
Review text
Answer Syllabus
questions and send as an attachment before class on Wednesday. Syllabus Questions |
Explore PWOnline, Version 2.0,
PWOnline Resources PWOnline Site map
PWOnline: Professional Writing Technical Writing |
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WEEK TWO |
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Class
Meeting |
Resources |
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Monday
JAN. 14
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Discuss WebSite-Resume Project and the expectations for project one due Feb. 15. |
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Wednesday
JAN. 16
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Discussion of Syllabus
Questions
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Syllabus Questions
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Friday
JAN. 18
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Discussion of E-mail
Etiquette
Use Purdue's OWL as the resource
Company worksheet due Jan.23
Technology Checklist is
due.
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PWOnline
Resources:
Memo writing
Professional e-mail messages
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WEEK THREE |
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Class
Meeting |
Resources |
Monday
JAN. 21 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
NO CLASS |
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Wednesday
JAN. 23
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Worksheet for Team Mini-project discussed.
The worksheet is due Friday, February 1, for the team
mini-project.
Step 2: Discuss skills expectation |
Human Relations Worksheet due February 1. Due in print
Lafayette Human Relations
Commission
Indiana
Human Rights Commission
EEOC
Additional
information: Diversity
Inc. Human Relations Case: The Case Report
An Editorial
PWOnline Resource: Intercultural Communication
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Friday
JAN. 25
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Step 1: Company research memo due in print at the end of class.
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WEEK FOUR |
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Class
Meeting |
Resources |
Monday
JAN. 28 |
Resume discussion-Please bring a copy of your current resume |
PWOnline Resources
Resume
Portfolios
Posting on the internet
Scannable Resume
OWL Resume Information |
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Wednesday
JAN. 30
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Guest presenter
Workshop
on creating a personal web site using your Purdue space. |
Web Style
Guide
PWOnline Resources
Web site grade grid |
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Friday
FEB. 1
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Workshop on web page
Human Relations Worksheet due in print |
Creating PDF Files
Open Source Web Design
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WEEK FIVE |
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Class
Meeting |
Resources |
Monday
FEB. 4 |
Team Mini-project. Teams will be announced and work
place scenarios will be assigned and discussed in class. Your team
will write a recommendation memo to be sent to me by no later than Wed, 2/6.
Step Two: Skills list due in print
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Human Relations Worksheet
Lafayette Human Relations
Commission
Indiana
Human Rights Commission
EEOC |
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Wednesday
FEB. 6
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Complete team Mini-project
Step Three: Resume due in print
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PWOnline: Memo writing
OWL: Memo format
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Friday
FEB. 8
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Complete Team strategies worksheet for Wed.
Introduction of the
Community Web Project
Project
Proposal |
PWOnline: Managing Projects
Teams Do's and Don'ts
First meeting
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WEEK SIX |
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Class
Meeting |
Resources |
Monday
FEB. 11 |
Discuss
multi-tasking.
Introduction of the
Community Web Project
Project
Proposal
Client
Criteria
Individual expectations: Develop five individual goals
and have three potential clients to suggest for team meeting . Send
me an email regarding the five goals and three client suggestions by the end of class on Wed. |
Community Web Project
Preview resources:
Tippecanoe County Not-for-Profit
Organizations
Other Tippecanoe
Agencies
United Way Agencies
Resources: PWOnline: Proposals and Reports
Project proposal expectations
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Wednesday
FEB. 13
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Discuss team strategies
Email regarding client possibility and goals due |
PWOnline: Managing Projects
Teams Do's and Don'ts
First meeting
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Discussion of Resources
Complete Web-Site Resume Project:
Send me an e-mail with
the URL
Teams for CWP announced
Norm goals and discuss web site choice and proposal |
PWOnline:
Writing Reports
Shaping Texts
Constructing Visuals: Graphics
Professional Look
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WEEK SEVEN |
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Class
Meeting |
Resources |
Monday
FEB. 18 |
NO CLASS
You may work in the computer lab or on line to select your web site and norm your goals.
Project proposal expectations will be due in print at the end of the class on Friday, Feb. 22. |
Project proposal expectations
Team Work Log: Complete for bonus of ten points on daily activity grade. |
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Wednesday
FEB. 20
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NO CLASS
Continue team meetings and construct proposal
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Friday
FEB. 22
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Review Community Web Project expectations
Expectations of user test
Project proposal due in print
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Purdue's Library
Evaluation of Resources
Evaluating Web Pages
List of sources
Ohio State Resource Site
Critically Analyzing
Evaluating Internet Sources
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WEEK EIGHT |
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Class
Meeting |
Resources |
Monday
FEB. 25 |
User test workshop
Proposals returned to each group
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PWOnline: Usability Testing
Setting up a user test
Select a web site from PWOnline critical web sites and apply the Sample User Test individually |
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Wednesday
FEB. 27
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User test workshop |
Setting up a user test
Use It
Sample User Test
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Friday
FEB. 29
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Prepare user test for implementation on Monday. |
Purdue's Online Writing Lab
Teams Do's and Don'ts
First meeting |
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WEEK NINE |
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Class
Meeting |
Resources |
Monday
MARCH 3
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User test implemented to at least two other teams. User test copy to me in print. |
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Wednesday
MARCH 5
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Workshop on user test results |
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Friday
MARCH 7
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Written report expectations discussion: Annotated Bibliography |
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WEEK TEN |
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Class
Meeting |
Resources |
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Monday
MARCH 10
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SPRING BREAK-HAVE FUN |
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Wednesday
MARCH 12
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SPRING BREAK |
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Friday
MARCH 14
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SPRING BREAK
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WEEK ELEVEN |
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Class
Meeting |
Resources |
Monday
MARCH 17 |
Annotated Bibliography due on Friday to share with other teams |
PWOnline: Usability Testing
Setting up a user test |
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Wednesday
MARCH 19
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Research workshop |
Proximity and Design Issues
Project
Resources:
Web Style Guide
Local Web
Design
Web Costs
Web
Pricing
PWOnline: Web site resources
OWL: Bibliography Resources |
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Friday
MARCH 21
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Annotated Bibliography due in print to share with other teams
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Proximity and Design Issues
Project
Resources:
Web Style Guide
Local Web
Design
Web Costs
Web
Pricing
PWOnline: Web site resources
OWL: Bibliography Resources
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WEEK TWELVE |
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Class
Meeting |
Resources |
Monday
MARCH 24
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Return bibliography and discuss visuals |
Community Web Project
Samples:
Written Report One
Written Report Two |
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Wednesday
MARCH 26
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Introduction of Research Review Project
Select a research paper from
your field to present the last week of class.
Complete elements of your professional context assignment
in PWOnline and turn in a print copy next Monday, March 31 and attache the research article worksheet.
Remember this is an
individual project. |
Resource PWOnline: elements of your professional
context
Researcher article
OWL: Write with Power Point
Researcher Article and worksheet
The worksheet is due Monday, March 31.
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Friday
MARCH 28
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Workshop on Written Report due for peer review Wed. April 2, and to me for a pencil grade on Friday, April 4. |
Written Report
Resource for citing online sources
Landmark Citation Machine
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WEEK THIRTEEN |
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Class
Meeting |
Resources |
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Monday
MARCH 31
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Report workshop
Elements worksheet due
Research article worksheet due
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PWOnline: Ten Tips for
Better Report
Writing
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Wednesday
APRIL 2 |
Peer Review: Must have two copies of the written report
Community Web Project |
Peer Response for Written Report |
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Friday
APRIL 4
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Written Report due to me by the end of class. Reports will be returned on Monday with a pencil grade.
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Editing for style in PWOnline
PWOnline resources to read:
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WEEK FOURTEEN |
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Class
Meeting |
Resources |
Monday
APRIL 7 |
Individual: Project plan memo for your
Research Review in your field due in print. Step One, Project
Two. Be sure to attach the
document. |
PWOnline:
Writing Reports
Shaping Texts
Constructing Visuals: Graphics
Professional Look
Researcher Article and worksheet |
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Wednesday
APRIL 9
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Workshop on Written Report |
Wordy Sentence
Worksheet
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Friday
APRIL 11
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Final written report
due in print by the end of class.
Complete the peer collaborative no later than before class next Wednesday, April 16. You may email it as an attachment or hand in a print copy. |
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WEEK FIFTEEN |
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Class
Meeting |
Resources |
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Monday
APRIL 14
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Research Review presentations may begin |
Steps 2, 3 & 4 of:
Research Review |
Wednesday
APRIL 16 |
Research Review presentations begin. |
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Friday
APRIL 18
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Written summaries (Step 3 &4) are
due after your presentation but no later than Monday. Be sure
to attach your research document and the
glossary.
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Class
Meeting |
Resources |
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Monday
APRIL 21
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Final day for presentations.
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Wednesday
APRIL 23
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Research Review project will be returned. |
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Friday
APRIL 25
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Last day of class. |
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Finals
Week
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FINAL
WEEK
NO FINAL
EXAM |
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