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Class Meeting |
Tentative
Course Schedule
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Week 1
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General introduction,
Discussion of syllabus and course requirements.
Basic Concepts of Writing. Salient principles and strategies of style.
Grammar Lecture 1.
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Week 2
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Audience-Subject
Relationship.
Floating
Websites
Introduction to
FrontPage .
FrontPage Resource
Grammar
Exercise 1.
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Week 3
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LABOR DAY: 9/06: NO
CLASS
"Observing"-essays
based on observations.
Working on Posting
Documents on Websites.
The 'Puzzle' exercise.
Grammar Lecture 2.
Assignment 1:
Audience Analysis.
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Week 4
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Observing,"
continued.
Designing Web Pages.
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Week 5
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Completing:
Discovering the Global Nature of Web sites. Please post your responses
on
www.threads.
Grammar Exercise 2
Assignment 2:
Observation
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Week 6
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"Arguing":
Lecture 2-
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Week 7
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ARGUING: INDUCTIVE LOGIC LECTURE
Attention: Please
note the changes made to Assignment 3: Interviews.
VIRTUAL
DAY: 10/06
NO CLASS:
10/08
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Week 8
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NO CLASS: OCTOBER BREAK:
10/11, 10/12
"Problem Solving"
Assignment 3:
Critical Evaluation.
Grammar
Exercise 4
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Week 9
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Introduction to
Research: Different styles of documentation.
Grammar Lecture 5
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Week 10
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Explaining- a part
of research.
Grammar Exercise 5.
Assignment 4: Problem Solving/
Interpretation.
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Week 11
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Investigating: Tools
to Conduct Research.
Grammar Lecture 6
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Week 12
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Introduction to
Research Project.
Grammar Exercise 6.
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Week 13
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Work-in-progress for
research paper: An activity report will be due for each class of this week.
Please go to www.threads to find the links for the Activity Reports.
11/15: In class. Work
on developing and organizing thesis statement.
11/17: In class. Work
on finding Internet Resources.
11/19: Work on your
own.
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Week 14
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11/22: First drafts
for the Research project due. |
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Week 15
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11/29: NO CLASS
12/01: Work on
project on your own. Incorporate recommendations given by me, if any.
12/02: Work on
Presentations on your own.
11/30 and 12/03:
Conferences to discuss project issues.
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Week 16
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12/06/04 : Last
minute touch ups. Work with your partner. Post your accomplishments on
threads.
12/08/04 :
Presentations Start
12/09/04 : Presentations
Continued. Final version of
Research Project Due. Presentation Contest.
SEMESTER ENDS: HAVE A GREAT CHRISTMAS.
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