English 365 Syllabus

Week 1	Wednesday, January 12. Course introduction and syllabus discussion. The course home page URL is <http://www.ucs.ull.edu/~jwf4516/English365.html>. E-mail me ASAP using the e-mail link found on the English 365 home page. In this e-mail, give me a little of your computing background and expertise (or lack thereof). If you e-mail me from class, you will have to do so by using the Web Mail Log In or Zimbra. If you habitually use an e-mail account other than the University's, you must forward your mail from your UL account to the one you most often use. Friday, January 14. Workshop: Lab Computer Programs
Week 2	Monday, January 17. Martin Luther King Day. Wednesday, January 19. Chapter One: An Introduction to Technical Writing Friday, January 21. Chapter Two: Purpose and Audience. Quiz 1 (Chapters 1 and 2).
Week 3	Monday, January 24. Chapter Three: Planning. Wednesday, January 26. Chapter Four: Stylistic Desiderata. Workshop: Using your <public_html> directory for online publishing. Quiz 2 (Chapters 3 and 4). Friday, January 28. Chapter Seven: Letter of Application and Résumé and the Résumé and Letter of Application project page. Quiz 3 (Chapter 7).
Week 4	Monday, January 31. Read and print both Appendix I: The Manuscript (ms) & Camera-Ready (c-r) Formats of the manual and the English 365: Document Submission Requirements. Workshop: Writing a Letter of Application and Résumé Wednesday, February 2.Chapter Five: Document Design and Layout and Chapter Six: Ethical Responsibilities. Quiz 4 (Chapters 5 and 6). Friday, February 4. First Draft of Letter of Application and Résumé due.
Week 5	Monday, February 7. Chapter Eight: Describing a Process and the Instructions project page. Workshop: Writing Instructions Quiz 5 (Chapter 8). Wednesday, February 9. Final Copy of Letter of Application and Résumé due. Workshop: Writing a Process Analysis Friday, February 11. Chapter Nine: Proposals and the Proposal project page. Quiz 6 (Chapter 9).
Week 6	Monday, February 14. First Draft of Instructions due. Wednesday, February 16. Chapter Ten: Reports. Read the Process Analysis project page. Workshop: Writing a Process Analysis. Quiz 7 (Chapter 10). Friday, February 18. Final Copy of Instructions due. Workshop: Writing Reports, Memos, and E-mail.
Week 7	Monday, February 21. First Draft of Process Analysis due. Memo with three proposal topics due. Wednesday, February 23. Read Table and Chart project page. Workshop: graphics. Friday, February 25. Final Copy of Process Analysis due. Workshop: tables and charts.
Week 8	Monday, February 28. Chapter 12:Online Publication and Chapter 14: Oral and Visual Presentations and the PowerPoint Presentation project page. First Draft of Table and Chart due. Quiz 8 (Chapters 12 and 14). Wednesday, March 2. Chapter 13: Collaborative Writing. Read Brochure project page. Division of the class into collaborative groups. Workshop: Brochures Quiz 9 (Chapter 13). Friday, March 4. Final Copy of Table and Chart Due. Groups meet.
Week 9	Monday, March 7. Mardi Gras. Wednesday, March 9. Mardi Gras. Friday, March 11. First Draft of Proposal Due.
Week 10	Monday, March 14. PowerPoint Presentations. Wednesday, March 16. PowerPoint presentations. Friday, March 18. PowerPoint presentations. Final Copy of Proposal Due.
Week 11	Monday, March 21. Chapter Eleven: Critical Interpretations and Assessments and the Critical Report project page. Workshop: Brochures and critical interpretations and assessments. Quiz 10 (Chapter 11). Wednesday, March 23. Workshop: Progress Reports. Friday, March 25. Group Meetings.
Week 12	Monday, March 28. First Draft of Progress Report Due. Group Meetings. Wednesday, March 30. Workshop: Collaborative Writing. Friday, April 1. Final Copy of Progress Report Due.
Week 13	Monday, April 4. Workshop: Group Projects Wednesday, April 6. First Draft of Brochure Due. You must provide hard copy of the Brochure (one for each group) at the beginning of the class. Friday, April 8 Workshop: Group Projects
Week 14	Monday, April 11. Final Copy of Brochure Due. Wednesday, April 13. First Draft of Critical Report Due. Friday, April 15. Workshop: Group Projects
Week 15	Spring Break.
Week 16	Monday, April 25. Workshop: Group Projects Wednesday, April 27. Final Copy of Critical Report Due. Friday, April 29. Last Day of Classes. Final Examination Due.
Final Exam	The final examination for English 365-4 is scheduled for Monday, May 2, from 2:00 to 4:30 pm. I will be in my office (HLG 230) during those hours, when you may retrieve your final examination and get your final course grade.