| Date |
What's happening in class |
What you should have ready for class |
| 1/13 |
Course Introduction
Technical description videos: How It's Made |
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| 1/15 |
Introduction to Technical Communication
Activity: Semi-technical descriptions for different audiences
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Due: Each student should individually upload or turn in hard copy of description (as per instructor) |
| 1/20 |
Presidential Inauguration!!! |
Read: Course syllabus, TC Chapter 1 |
| 1/22 |
Take a deep breath: Overview of Projects
Introduce Sustainability Project
Quiz 1 in class
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Read: TC Chapter 3-4
Complete: Quiz 1 (covers Ch. 1, 3, 4) by 11:59 p.m. Sunday if you miss it in class.
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| 1/27 |
Agenda: Definitions and Descriptions
Introduce Technical Description Project
Technical Description Evaluation Criteria
Quiz 2 in class (Ch. 9)
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Read: TC Chapter 9 |
| 1/29 |
Agenda
Proposals
Introduce Sustainability Proposal
Quiz 3 in class (Ch. 14, 16)
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Read: TC Chapter 16, Chapter 14 (sections on memos only) |
| 2/3 |
Agenda: Technical Description Project
Quiz 4 in class (Ch. 5)
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Read: TC Chapter 5
Due: Exercise 1 - Audience Profile Sheet (in class), submit through Exercise 1 link in Web Campus Assignments no later than Sunday.
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| 2/5 |
Agenda
Sustainability Project
- Project selection/team formation
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Due: Individual proposal for Sustainability Project due at beginning of class. We will work with these during class, no late work accepted.
Due: Exercise 2 - Complete UNLV Libraries Find Article Tutorial and take tutorial post-quiz. Submit copy of quiz score through Exercise 2 link in Web Campus Assignments no later than Sunday.
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| 2/10 |
Agenda: Sustainability Project
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Read: TC Chapter 6
Due: Team Proposal for Sustainability Project
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| 2/12 |
Agenda: Basic Skills
Quiz 5 in class (Ch. 6, 12)
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Read: TC Chapter 12
Due: Upload lorem ipsum activity by the end of class
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| 2/17 |
Agenda: Technical Description Project - Working with Visuals
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Read: TC Chapter 13 |
| 2/19 |
Agenda: Sustainability Project
Quiz 6 in class (Ch. 7, 13) |
Read: TC Chapter 7 |
| 2/24 |
Agenda: Technical Description Project
Quiz 7 in class (Ch. 10-11) |
Read: TC Chapter 10, 11
Due: Bring draft of process description assignment to class
Due: Exercise 5 - Revising for Conciseness (submit work through Web Campus assignments)
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| 2/26 |
Agenda: Sustainability Project
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Due: Exercise 6: Evaluating an External Proposal
Due: Draft of Research Design Plan for peer review by 11:59 p.m. Sunday. Put drafts in Team Project Drafts folder in the wiki.
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| 3/3 |
Agenda: Peer Review
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Read: Drafts of BOTH research design plans before start of class today. Access drafts in the Team Project Drafts folder.
Due: Final Research Design Plan - revise based on feedback and submit ASAP (no later than Thursday).
Recommended: Bring a draft of your individual project to class on Tuesday and exchange for feedback with other students.
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| 3/5 |
Agenda: Sustainability Project
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Due: Project 1-Technical Description (description and PAM) |
| 3/10 |
Agenda: Introduce Project 2: The Wiki Project
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Read: TC Chapter 20
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| 3/12 |
Agenda: Sustainability Project
Quiz 8 in class (Ch. 17, 20) |
Read: TC Chapter 17 |
| 3/17 |
Class cancelled
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Due: Alpha peer review to group and to dropbox by end of class. |
| 3/19 |
Agenda: Sustainability Project
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Read: TC 18
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| 3/24 |
Agenda: Sustainability Project
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Due: Upload revised technical description to wiki before start of class
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| 3/26 |
Agenda: Sustainability Project
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| 3/31 |
Agenda: Wiki Project
- Alpha Peer Review: Use the comment feature to provide your feedback. Use the Rubric for Project 1 to guide your feedback.
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Due: Upload list of reviewers and alpha peer review memo to wiki by end of class. Email copy of your comments to instructor with the subject line: Exercise 7 - Your Names.
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| 4/2 |
Agenda: Sustainability Project
- Team meetings
- Technical descriptions returned by instructor w/feedback
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Due: Sustainability Project Progress Report by 5 pm Friday
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| 4/7 |
Spring Break - No class |
Quiz Amnesty - If you have missed or scored low on any quiz this semester, you may retake it once duirng Spring break. Your total attempts on each quiz may not exceed two (i.e. if you've already had two attempts at a quiz, you cannot retake it a third time.) |
| 4/9 |
Spring Break - No class |
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| 4/14 |
Agenda: Wiki Project
- Beta Peer Review
- Activity: Follow the top-down editing process and use the comment feature (on the Green Wiki) to post feedback to the assigned authors. Use the evaluation criteria for the Wiki Project (download copy of the criteria) to guide your feedback. Email a copy of your feedback to Dr. Staggers at julie.staggers@unlv.edu.
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Due: Revised draft of technical description; work must be posted to the wiki by noon, Monday, April 13; late work will receive one full letter grade penalty on final product.
Complete assigned peer reviews before the end of class today. Work to be done in class.
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| 4/16 |
Agenda: Sustainabiity Project
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Due: Final Wik i Project submission before class. |
| 4/21 |
Agenda: Sustainability Project
- Team meetings
- Final report production
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| 4/23 |
Agenda: Sustainability Project
- Team meetings
- Peer review
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Due: Final Report draft for peer review due before class
Due: Revised Final Report for instructor review (optional) - due by 11:59 PM Sunday; instructor will only review drafts that have previously been revised in response to peer review.
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| 4/28 |
Course evals
Team meetings: Final Report revision
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| 4/30 |
Wrap-up
Show and tell
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Due: Final Report due during Finals Week. Complete Individual Proejct Assessment Form and submit to instructor via email (julie.staggers@unlv.edu) after your team has completed the final report. |
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