ENGL 2116-020: Inroduction to Technical Communication

Syllabus
Major Assignments
Student Web sites
Access to Moodle
Technology Journals

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

Week One

July 1st: Introduction to the class

July 2nd: Audience, Purpose, and General Intro***
***Don't forget the extra résumé reading (for NEXT CLASS ) click here

July 3rd: Résumé Stuff (bad, better, alternative)

No Class--July 4th or 5th

Week Two

July 8th: More Résumé Stuff
            Next Class: Revising Prose Reading
            Syllabus Quiz!!!

July 9th: Lessons on Plain Language
             Revising Prose Reading
               Cover Letters and Résumés Due

July 10th: More Prose Revision

July 11th: Effective Documents for Users
               ...Be reading I, Robot
Next Class: Technology in a Social Context (reading)

Week Three

July 15th: Technology in a Social Context
               Prose Revisions Due (Three Paragraphs)

July 16th: Writing for the User

July 17th: Introduction to Information Design
                 Midterm Preview

July 18th: Midterm
                 Turn in journal entry responses 1, 2, & 3
               ...Be reading I, Robot

Week Four

July 22nd: Catch up on Visuals and Digital Fun
              I, Robot Preview and Short Essay Topics

July 23rd: Midterm Review
                 I, Robot Discussion
                 I, Robot Essays DUE
                 More on Research Strategies

July 24th: Research Discussion for Annotated Bib

July 25th: Thinking Critically about Statistics
             Darrel Huff's article on Moodle
               Set of Instructions DUE
               Ethics Discussion Preview

Week Five

July 29th: More Thinking Critically about Statistics
               Presentation Discussion

July 30th: NO Class

July 31st: Presentation AND Portfolio Workshop
Proposal, Visual, & Annotated Bibliography Due
               Ethical Dilemmas Due             

August 1st: NO Class--Transfer SOAR session
                 Portfolio DUE

Week Six

August 5th: Presentations                  

August 6th: Presentations

August 7th: Final Exam
                 Turn in journal entry responses 4 - 5