8/25

·         Introduction to the course

8/27

·          The research project for the course.

·         The objectives, nature, and style of technical writing.

9/1

·          Audience.

*  Assignment: Résumé, letter of application,                        thank-you letter.

9/3

à  Due: rough draft, résumé

·         Writing letters: tone and style

·         Paragraphs. 

9/8

à Due: rough draft, letter of application and thank-you letter

·         Sentence style: punctuation

·         Avoiding Passive Sentences

·         Pre-proposal assignment

9/10

èDUE:  Résumé, letter of application, and thank-you letter ç

·         Punctuation

·         Style analysis.  An approach to technical writing tasks.

9/15
No class

9/17

èDUE: Pre-proposal for final report (email assignment  (9AM)

9/22      Proposals:

·         Problem identification and solving
The proposal as a persuasive document

·         Proposal objective section

9/24     Proposals:

·         Objectives and approach in writing proposals

à Due: Rough draft, proposal: objective section 

àDue: Rough draft, proposal: problem section (work on this in class)

·         Writing methods sections

·         Paraphrasing, quoting, and citing sources.  Avoiding plagiarism.

9/29  Proposals:

·         background section/level of technicality

→Due: Rough draft, proposal: methods section

·         Discuss Progress Report I

10/1  Proposals:

·         Some basics on graphics

·         Other sections of the proposal

·         Paragraphs, key terms

10/6

Conferences

10/8  Proposals
Conferences

10/13

10/15

10/20

*Description of a mechanism (in-class assignment).

Wiki Assignment

·         Definitions and descriptions

·         *Assignment:  Section of final report  Or read page 29  in the Course Pamphlet 
*Assignment:  Final report -- start working on this by 1) continuing your research, 2) doing the Wiki assignment, 3) writing the Section of the Final Report Assignment

10/22
è Due: Wiki Assignment

Email this to me by Friday 10/23, 1PM as a Word Doc attachment

 Description of a mechanism (in-class assignment).

10/27

·         Work on section of final report.

·         Completion reports, objectives, and approach.

·         Analyzing information

10/29

·         Work on section of final report

·         Analyzing information çRead or see p 32, Course Pamphlet
Also check the analysis sample

·         More on graphics. çREAD the link

èRead the CRITERIA for the SECTION of the FINAL REPORT
  see Course Pamphlet, p 33. Also check the assignment: section of the final report, p.29, Course Pamphlet

ORGANIZE CAREFULLY: see Report section sample outline
Organize carefully
Reports (do not use the empirical report outline--no lab reports) or see pp 53-55, Course Pamphlet

à  Due: Section of final report, rough draft

11/3

àDue: Section of final report, rough draft

·         Analyzing information.

 Read about citing sources:

When do you cite sources?
Cite quotations correctly: 
Avoiding plagiarism
Course pamphlet pp.69-70

Check your work: 
Introduce
Give Details/Data/Facts...
Analyze.

11/5

èDue: Section of final report ç

·         Sentence style analysis

·         Progress report II

·         Final reports

CHECK SENTENCE STYLE:
SEE Proofreading Hints
Comparisons
Subject-verb agreement
Pronoun agreement
Nominalizations
Wordiness
Similar material in the Course Pamphlet (pp.59-60, 66-67b)

·         Format  çcheck this and see pp34-34a, course pamphlet

NO CLASS lecture but you may

èDue: Section of final report ç

Submit the final draft of the section by 5PM, Brink 201--my mailbox.
Check format guidelines

11/10

·         Style.

·         Elements of the final report

11/12

No Class

Style check II (use the link or see the course web page)

èDue: Progress report II ç

11/17

Style check II due (bring hardcopy to class)

·         Work on elements of final report: front matter

11/19

èDue: Progress report II ç5 PM

·         Final reports: end matter

12/1

·         Editing the final report.

 è Due:  rough draft of other sections of the final report (optional but encouraged) – by 12/4

12/3

·         Conclusions

12/8