ENGL 4182/5182-090: Information Design and Digital Publishing

4182/5182 Syllabus
Major Assignments
Student Web sites

Access to Moodle2

2006-2016 Technical Writer Outlook
Technical Writer Job Posts (samples)

Career Choices by Degree
Salary Scales For English Majors
Salary Scales For Computer Science Majors

August 20th: Introduction to the class

August 27th: Document Design Ch. 1 and 2

September 3rd: Non-Designer's Design Book Ch. 1, 2, and 8
Business Card and Letterhead workshop

September 10th: Let's get Visual!
Business Card and Letterhead DUE

September 17th:The Whole Enchilada (or document)

September 24th: Midterm Exam
Need to show syllabus corrections

October 1st: Page Design
Flyer or Advertisement workshop

Fall Break Oct. 7-8

October 15th: Typography
Flyer or Advertisement DUE

October 22nd: More on Type (Williams)

October 29th: Working with Graphics

November 5th: In Living Color
Tutorial or Brochure workshop

November 12th: More on Color (Williams)
Tutorial or Brochure DUE

November 19th: Extra-textual elements

November 26th: Presentation Discussion and Wrap Up
5182 Projects DUE--5182 students only

• Presentation Discussion
• 5182 Project Presentations

No Class--Thanksgiving Break (11/27-12/01)

December 3rd: Last Day of Regular Class

• Portfolios Due
• Presentation on the rhetorical strategies/elements of your portfolios
• Make sure your webpages are finished

December 10th: Final Exam @ 6:30
Brochure for Final Exam (pdf)
More presentations if needed