Technical Writing Schedule
| Day | In-Class Activity | Assignments Due |
| 7/12 F | course intro and info intro to the final project Intro to the intro memo project memo writing defining technical communication the rhetorical context |
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| 7/13 S | Basic design principles Intro to the visual design project Being persuasive Design principle: proximity Sample visual design analysis |
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| 7/15 M | Design principle: alignment & contrast Sample visual design analysis Group work on visual design |
intro memo |
| 7/16 T | Design principle: repetition Group work on visual design |
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| 7/17 W | Design principle: contrast Peer critique for visual design project Final project: groups and project idea |
Visual design 1st draft |
| 7/18 R | Resume design Sample resume analysis Resume samples 7 resume design principles |
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| 7/19 F | Peer critique on resume design Cover letter design |
Visual design project |
| 7/20 S | peer critique on cover letter design Intro to the instructional writing project Writing technical descriptions & specifications |
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| 7/22 M | Writing instructions and procedures Sample: Barnes and Noble User’s Guide Common documentation mistakes |
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| 7/23 T | Instructional writing: brainstorming and initial design | |
| 7/24 W | Interpreting information Instructional writing: content design Organizing for users 12 Examples of Help Guides |
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| 7/25 R | Designing pages and documents Instructional writing: format design |
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| 7/26 F | Instructional writing: editing Group work on instructional writing project |
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| 7/27 S | Instructional writing: on oral presentations Final project: group work |
Instructional design project |
| 7/29 M | Oral presentations | |
| 7/30 T | Oral presentations | Oral Presentations |
*This is a tentative schedule. Deviations may be necessary.