Schedule

Week	Date	Technical Communication: Where We Are	Class Preparations or Assignments Due for This Class	In-class Focus
1	22-Aug	Redesigned Information Graphic
1	24-Aug		Anderson’s “Chapter 1: Communication, Your Career, and This Book”; Anderson’s “Chapter 3: Defining Your Communication’s Objectives: Purpose, Reader, Context”
1	26-Aug		Bitzer, Lloyd F. (1968). The rhetorical situation. Philosophy and Rhetoric, 1.1, 1-14.
2	29-Aug		Anderson’s “Chapter 13: Creating Reader-Centered Graphics”; Anderson’s “Writer’s Reference Guide: Creating Eleven Types of Reader-Centered Graphics”
2	31-Aug		Analysis of Information Graphics Due;
2	2-Sep			In-class workshop on image editing
3	5-Sep		Official School Holiday
3	7-Sep		Due: Draft of Redesigned Graphics	Peer-Review of Redesigned Graphics
3	9-Sep
4	12-Sep		Kimball, M. A. & Hawkins, A. R. (2008). Graphics. In Miles A Kimball and Ann R. Hawkins' Document Design: A Guide for Technical Communicators (pp.199-246). Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's
4	14-Sep
4	16-Sep
5	19-Sep	Focus on Usability	Redesigned Information Graphics and Reflection Memo Due Anderson’s “Chapter 4: Planning for Usability”; Anderson’s “Chapter 5 Planning Your Persuasive Strategies” Anderson’s “Chapter 15: Revising Your Drafts”; Vatz, Richard, E. (1973). The myth of the rhetorical situation. Philosophy and Rhetoric, 6.3, 154-161.	Introduce Project #2
5	21-Sep		Anderson’s “Chapter 16: Testing Drafts for Usability and Persuasiveness” Anderson’s “Chapter 27: Writing Reader-Centered Instructions”	Fishbowl discussion on Bitzer and Vatz
5	23-Sep			Top Five Science and Engineering Terms
6	26-Sep		Draft of Instructions Manual Due on Google Doc	Peer-review of draft of instructions manual using Google Doc’s comments feature
6	28-Sep		Audience Analysis Due (submitted as a printed memo)	Legos Activity
6	30-Sep			Continue Legos Activity
7	3-Oct		Due: Draft of usability test handout; Lego Instructions Manual	Perform usability tests on Legos instructions manual
7	5-Oct
7	7-Oct		Meet at Clough Room 447 for a tour of the CommLab. SEE BLOG FOR INFORMATION ON ACTIVITY
8	10-Oct		Due: Two copies of the draft print version of instructions manual Anderson’s “Chapter 14: Designing Reader-Centered Pages and Documents” Anderson’s “Chapter 18: Creating Communications with a Team”
8	12-Oct		Anderson’s “Chapter 23: Writing Reader-Centered Proposals”
8	14-Oct
9	19-Oct	Nutrition Label Redesign Project: Proposals	Due: Final print version of instructions manual and grading rubric Achbar, M., Simpson, B. (Producers), & Achbar, M., Abbott, J. (Directors). (2003). The Corporation [Motion Picture]. Canada: Big Picture Media Corporation.
9	21-Oct		Vatz, Richard E. (2009). The mythical status of situational rhetoric: Implications for rhetorical critics' relevance in the public arena. The Review of Communication, 9.1, 1-5.
10	24-Oct		Grady, M., Hustwit, G., Dots, S., Veer. (Producers), & Hustwit, G. (Director). (2008). Helvetica [Motion Picture]. United States: Plexifilm.
10	26-Oct		Anderson’s “Chapter 17: “Communicating and Collaborating in the Globally Networked World”
10	28-Oct		Due: Original front-of-package label (and, if included on product, the original back-of-package label)
11	31-Oct			Collaboration and Cooperation Lecture
11	2-Nov
11	4-Nov		Due: Drafts of Proposals on Google Docs	Brief presentation on rhetorical principle
12	7-Nov	Nutrition Label Redesign Project: Prototype & Usability	Due: Proposal	Dreamweaver Workshop
12	9-Nov
12	11-Nov			Brief presentation on rhetorical principle
13	14-Nov
13	16-Nov
13	18-Nov		Due: Progress memo Anderson’s “Chapter 19: Creating and Delivering Listener-Centered Oral Presentations”	Brief presentation on rhetorical principle
14	21-Nov	Illustrator Workshop; Drafts of Websites and Reports Due; Group Conferences by appointments	Illustrator Workshop: Meet at the library’s Homer Rice Center; it is located on the 2nd floor of the library near Maps and Special Formats
14	23-Nov		Due: Drafts of websites and reports due on a jump drive.	Brief presentation on rhetorical principle
15	28-Nov	Nutrition Label Redesign Project: Posters	In-class Poster Presentations
15	30-Nov		In-class Poster Presentations
15	2-Dec		In-class Poster Presentations
16	5-Dec	Group Conferences	Group Conferences
16	7-Dec		Group Conferences
16	9-Dec		Group Conferences
17	12-Dec	Library exhibition start date will be confirmed by the end of Exam Week.	Submit in person on Thursday, December 15, from 4-5pm at Skiles 315: 1) a print version of your report, 2) a jump-drive with your website, 3) a poster, and 4) a final version of the label pasted on the product .
17	14-Dec
17	16-Dec