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1. Technical Check
2. Before you start
3. How to Proceed
4. Requirements

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* = draft due
Text in brown = due date
   
Week of January 11, 2007 (classes start)

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Task 1 - Review Course Requirements
Task 2 - Introduction to Technical Writing
Quiz   Due: Friday,  Jan 12.  5:00 pm  PT
 

Week of January 15, 2007

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Task 1 - Introductory Letter
Assignment 1: Introductory Letter 
 Due: Tuesday. January 16, 5 pm PT


Task 2 - Résumé
Assignment 2: Résumé  
 Due: Thursday. January 18, 5 pm PT
 

Week of  January 22, 2007

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Task 1 - Getting Started on the Semester Project

Assignment 3: Initial Proposal
 Due: Tuesday, January 23  3pm PT

Task 2 - Style Check, Introductory Letter

 Due: Thursday, January 25, 3 pm PT
 

Week of January 29, 2007

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This week at a glance --using the UI Library search engine
Task 1 -read instructions about using the UI Library's Web based search engine
Task 2 - Report what you have found

        Assignment 4: Library assignment
        Due: Thursday, February 1, 3 pm PT
 
Task 3.  Read the proposal introduction so you see where we are going with all this.
 

Week of February 5, 2007

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Task 1 - Proposal Introduction
Quiz   Due: Tuesday. February 6, 3 pm PT
 
Task 2 - Start writing sections of the proposal
 * Objectives rough draft* Due: Thursday. February 9, 3 pm PT  
 
 

Week of February 12, 2007

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Task 1 - Writing sections of the proposal cont.
* Project Problem rough draft* Due: Tuesday, February 13,  3 pm PT
* Methods rough draft* Due: Thursday. February  15, 3 pm PT		  
Task 2 - Read about the Background Section
Task 3 - Read Assignment  5: Progress Report 1
          Due: Thursday,  February 22 - 3 pm PT (next week--not this week!) )  
 

Week of February 19, 2007

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  Assignment overview
Task 1 - Progress Report 1
  Assignment 5:  Progress Report 1 Due, final draft (no rough draft)
 Due: Thursday, February 22, 3 pm PT
Task 2 - Re-read the Background Section
 

Week of February 26, 2007

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Task 1 - Write Background Section - Rough Drafts

* Background section rough draft*
Due: Tuesday, February 27 3pm PT
Task 2 - Write other sections - Rough Drafts
  * Other sections (Scope, time schedule, Budget, Facilities, Credentials) rough draft*
Due: Thursday. March 1  - noon PT
 

Week of March 5, 2007

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Task 1 - Submit the Final Draft of the Proposal
Assignment 6: Proposal Final Draft Due: Tuesday March 6 -  3:00 pm PT
   
Task 2 -Style Check 2 - Background Paragraph
  Revise a Paragraph of the Background Section
Due: Thursday, March 8 -  11:00 am PT
Task 3 - Write a Section of the Final Report
Assign 7: *Rough draft of section of final report Final Draft Due: Tuesday,   April 4, week 12  
Spring Break March 12 - March 16

Week of March 19, 2007

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Week 10
Analyzing information
Organizing information
 

Week of March 26, 2007

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Week 11

 
Criteria for section of the final report assignment
* Rough draft of section of final report
Due: Tuesday, March 27 - 11 AM
 * Second Rough draft of section of final report
Due: Thursday. March 29  - 11 AM
   

Week of April 2, 2007

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Week 12
 
Assignment 7: Section of final report Final Draft due Due: Tuesday.  April 3 - 5 pm PT
Style check 3 Due: Thursday, April 5 - 5 pm PT
Revision of one paragraph due Due: Thursday, April 5 - 5 pm PT
   
Week of April 9, 2007

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Week 13
 
*Final report assignment
Assignment 8: Progress Report 2 Due: Thursday, April 12 - Noon PT
Week of April 16, 2007

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Week 14
*Rough draft of new section of final report (optional draft)* Due: Thursday, April 19 by 1:00 PM
Analyzing information
   
Week of April 23, 2007

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Week 15

Writing conclusions
Rough draft of conclusion section
Front matter: letter of transmittal, abstract, executive summary
*Conclusion and Recommendation rough draft*
   Due: Tuesday. April 24 - 5:00PM PT
 *Letter of transmittal rough draft*
   Due: Thursday, April 26 - 5:00 PM PT
   
Week of April 30, 2007

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Week 16

Finishing the final report
Criteria for final report
*Abstract rough draft
   Due: Tuesday, May 1 - 3:00 pm PT
*Executive summary rough draft
   Due: Tuesday, May 1 - 3:00 pm PT

 ► Final Report Due: Thursday, May 3 - 5:00 PM◄
   
 
 
 

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