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ENGLISH 398N

 

Tentative Course Calendar
ENGL 398N - Professional Communication for Engineers

Class Meeting Reading/ Writing Assignment Class Activity
T 1/17   Introduction
Th 1/19 Anderson, Chapter 1, pp. 3-21 Workshop & excercises, First Assignment Introduced
T 1/24 Forklift Memo due today. Appendix A, 581-602 Formats for Letters, Memos and Books Talk about Memo and Letter format. Time in class to work on Practice Memo.
Th 1/26 Case letter Due Today (doc, pdf) Anderson, Chapter 3, pp. 53-77 (Notes) Quiz 1; In-class excercise Announcing the Smoking Ban
T 1/31 Anderson, Chapter 4, pp. 81-96
 
Th 2/02 Anderson, Chapter 10, pp. 238-261 Quiz 2; Discuss Project Topic Form
T 2/07 Anderson, Chapter 5, pp. 97-123 Project Topic Form Due (doc)  
Th 2/09

No Class - Group Conferences RM 410 Guilford Hall

 
T 2/14 Anderson, Chapter 2, pp. 22-52 (notes) Project Topic Form (revised) Due end of class (Resume checklist, coverletter checklist)  
Th 2/16 Chapter 6, pp. 124-158 Quiz 3
T 2/21 pp. 439 - 453, pp. 533 - 553
In class excercise 1,
Client cover-letter (doc),
In class excercise 2,
Proposal outline (doc),
Proposal superstructure (pdf) ,
Notes on proposals (doc)
Employment documents Due (doc)
 
Th 2/23 Anderson, Chapter 7, pp. 161-212, Chapter 8, pp. 213 - 237 Quiz 4
T 2/28 Anderson, Chapter 13, pp. 347-372  
Th 3/2 Anderson Chapter 11, pp. 265 - 319 Quiz 5
T 3/7 Anderson, Chapter 12, pp. 320- 344
Project Proposal due (doc)
 
Th 3/9 Tufte Quiz 6
3/14 - 3/16 SPRING BREAK  
T 3/21 Anderson, Chapter 22, 554 - 578
 
Th 3/23 Anderson, Feasibility Reports pp. 503 - 524
Extended definition Due (doc)
Quiz 7
T 3/28 Anderson, Chapter 16, 381 - 402, Anderson Chapter 17, pp. 403 - 436
Procedure/Instructions due (doc)
 
Th 3/30 Anderson, Chapter 524 - 532, Web Lecture
Progress Reports Due
Quiz 8
T 4/4 Web Lecture  
Th 4/6 NO CLASS  
T 4/11 NO CLASS  
Th 4/13 Web Lecture
Storyboard Due
(html)
Quiz 9
T 4/18 Final Web Site Due (doc, pdf)Website Presentations  
Th 4/20 Website Presentations
 
T 4/25 Final Project Due
Final Presentations
Prepare questions/ evaluations
 
Th 4/27 Final Presentations
Prepare questions/evaluations