| Week |
Class Notes |
Activity |
Assignment Due |
| 1 |
M Aug 26 |
Course Introduction
Intro to Memo Project
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W Aug 28 |
Memo format
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Read: Intro Memo Proj. overview, Lannon
ch. 1, 3, 18, syllabus
Get: CFO user
account & unlv.edu e-mail |
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F Aug 30 |
Technical writing
style exercises
|
Read: Lannon
ch. 13, app. C. |
| 2 |
M Sept 2 |
Labor
Day recess |
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W Sept 4 |
Begin Definitions Project
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Read: Definitions
Project overview; Lannon ch. 5, 8, 21, 22 Lannon ch 1, 3, 18, 21
Due: Intro
memo w/ attached audience/use profile (2 print copies of memo,
1 copy of profile) |
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F Sept 6 |
Planning and analysis
|
Read: Lannon
ch. 2, 4, 12 Definitions Project overview,
Lannon ch 4, 5
Begin: Definition
project research, audience analysis |
| 3 |
M Sept 9 |
Planning and analysis
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Continue:
research and audience analysis
Read: Lannon ch 12. |
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W Sept 11 |
Document review
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Due: audience/use profile, outline, list of references |
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F Sept 13 |
Quiz
Document review
|
Due: policy memo draft |
| 4 |
M Sept 16 |
Document editing
|
Read: Lannon ch.
13, app. C |
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W Sept 18· |
Intro to Letters Project
Career Services Center
presentation
|
Read:
Letters & Page Design Project
Overview
Due: Definitions Project final documents |
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F Sept 20 |
Company research
|
Read: Lannon ch.
15, 19 |
| 5 |
M Sept 23 |
Resume
design principles
|
Read: Resume
principles (online reading)
Due: Copy of
Job advertisement |
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W Sept 25 |
Cover letter
design principles
|
Read: Cover
letter principles |
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F Sept 27 |
Quiz
Job
documents workshop
|
Due:
Audience/Use Profile |
| 6 |
M Sept 31 |
Job documents workshop
|
Due:
resume/cover letter drafts |
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W Oct 2 |
Job documents workshop
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F Oct 4 |
Intro
to Procedures Project
(PP) |
Read:
Procedures Project Overview;
Lannon ch. 23
Due: Job Project Documents |
| 7 |
M Oct 7 |
Planning presentations
(scripts, visuals)
|
Read:
Lannon ch. 6, 26
Due: sample online tutorial |
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W Oct 9 |
PP workshop
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F Oct 11 |
PP workshop
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| 8 |
M Oct 14 |
PP workshop
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W Oct 16 |
PP workshop
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Due: PP Proposal w/ attached presentation script,
instructions handout, & PowerPoint slideshow/visuals |
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F Oct 18 |
Quiz
PP workshop
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| 9 |
M Oct 21 |
PP workshop
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W Oct 23 |
PP presentations
|
Due: 2 PP Presentations |
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F Oct 25 |
Nevada
Day recess |
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| 10 |
M Oct 28 |
PP presentations
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Due: 2 PP Presentations |
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W Oct 30 |
PP presentations
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Due: 2 PP Presentations
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F Nov 1 |
Intro to Technical Report Project
Project planning
|
Read: Technical Report Project Overview,
User Testing, and Design Plan; Instone "User Test Your Web Site"; Lannon ch. 17
Due: List of 3 doable Web sites for
project
|
| 11 |
M Nov 4
|
Project plan workshop
|
Read: Lannon 20,
online readings (see 11/1 class notes) |
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W Nov 6 |
Project plan workshop
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F Nov 8 |
Project plan
reports
|
Due: Project Plans
Reports |
| 12 |
M Nov 11 |
Veteran's
Day recess |
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W Nov 13 |
Usability test day
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F Nov 15 |
Usability test day
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| 13 |
M Nov 18 |
Technical reports
Report Project Progress
Report review
|
Read: Lannon ch.
11, 14, 16, 25 |
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W Nov 20 |
Final Report guidelines
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F Nov 22 |
Quiz
Final report production
|
Due:
E-mail Progress Report |
| 14 |
M Nov 25 |
Final report production
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W Nov 27 |
Final report production
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F Nov 29 |
Thanksgiving
recess |
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| 15 |
M Dec 2 |
In-class peer
review
|
Due: Final Technical
Report Draft |
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W Dec 4 |
Final report
revision
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F Dec 6 |
Course wrap-up
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Due: Final Technical
Reports, Individual E-mail Group Evaluations |
| 16 |
Dec 9-13 |
Exam Week
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No exam in this class! |
