English 365 Syllabus

	Please note that all checkpoints are marked with the following graphic: For a Summary of Due Dates and Checkpoints click here.
Week 1	Monday, August 22 Course introduction and syllabus discussion. Information regarding UCS account. The course home page URL is <http://www.ucs.ull.edu/~jwf4516/English365.html>. When you have opened your UCS account, e-mail me using the e-mail link found on the English 365 home page. (If you e-mail me from class, you will have to do so by using the Web Mail Log In ).Workshop: Setting up a UCS Account. Wednesday, August 24 Read Chapter One: An Introduction to Technical Writing of the online manual and the Personal Web Site project page. Workshop: Basic Home Page. Friday, August 26. Look at the Sample Home Page and read the Protocols for Creating and Setting Up a Basic Home Page. Workshop: Basic Home Page.
Week 2	Monday, August 29 You must have your UCS account and e-mail set up by today. Read Chapter Two: Purpose and Audience of the manual. Workshop: Basic Home Page. Wednesday, August 31 Read Chapter Three: Planning of the manual. Workshop: Basic Home Page. Friday, September 2 Read Chapter Four: Stylistic Desiderata of the manual.
Week 3	Monday, September 5 Labor Day Wednesday, September 7 Workshop: The Basics of Technical Writing and Other Works in Progress (OWIP). Friday, September 9 Basic Home Page checkpoint (preliminary and ungraded).Your home page should be up on the UCS server. We will be reviewing each student's Web site in class. Consider it a work in progress that you can continue to tweak during the semester. Read Chapter Five: Document Design and Layout and Chapter Six: Ethical Responsibilities of the manual.
Week 4	Monday, September 12 Read Chapter Seven: Letter of Application and Résumé of the manual and the Résumé and Letter of Application project page. Workshop: The Basics of Technical Writing and Other Works in Progress (OWIP). Wednesday, September 14 Read Appendix I: The Manuscript (ms) & Camera-Ready (c-r) Formats of the manual and download, read and print English 365: Document Submission Requirements. Workshop: Writing a Letter of Application and Résumé and OWIP. Friday, September 16 Read Chapter Eight: Describing a Process of the manual and the Instructions project page. Workshop: Writing Instructions and OWIP.
Week 5	Monday, September 19Checkpoint for Letter of Application and Résumé. You must turn in hard copy of both pages and a copy of the position advertisement at the beginning of the class. Workshop: Writing Instructions and OWIP. Wednesday, September 21 Read Chapter Nine: Proposals and Chapter Ten: Reports of the manual and the Proposal project page. Workshop: Writing Memos, E-mail, and OWIP. Friday , September 23 Workshop: Writing Proposals and OWIP.
Week 6	Monday, September 26 Checkpoint for Instructions. You must turn in hard copy of your Instructions at the beginning of the class. Also, be sure to ftp a copy of your camera ready instructions to your public_html file and put a link to that file on your home page so anyone can download it. Wednesday, September 28 Read the Process Analysis project page. Workshop: Writing a Process Analysis and OWIP. Friday, September 30 Checkpoint for Proposal memo. This checkpoint carries no credit points. You must turn in hard copy of your memo at the beginning of the class. Workshop: Writing a Process Analysis and OWIP.
Week 7	Monday, October 3 Workshop: Writing Reports and OWIP Wednesday, October 5 Read Table and Chart project page. Workshop: Writing Reports and OWIP Friday, October 7 Workshop: Writing Reports and OWIP
Week 8	Monday, October 10 Checkpoint for Process Analysis. Wednesday, October 12 Workshop: Tables and Charts and OWIP. Friday, October 14 Fall Holiday
Week 9	Monday, October 17 Read Chapter Twelve: Online Publication and Chapter Fourteen: Oral and Visual Presentations of the manual and the PowerPoint Presentation project page. Wednesday, October 19 Checkpoint for Table and Chart. You must turn in hard copy of the Table and Chart at the beginning of the class. Workshop: PowerPoint and OWIP. Friday, October 21 Read the Proposal Progress Report project page. Workshop: Progress Report and OWIP.
Week 10	Monday, October 24 Read Chapter Thirteen: Collaborative Writing of the manual and the Brochure project page. Workshop: Brochures. Wednesday, October 26 Checkpoint for Proposal. You must provide hard copy of the Proposal at the beginning of the class. Workshop: Progress Reports. Friday, October 28 Workshop: Collaborative Writing. First in-class group meeting.
Week 11	Monday, October 31 Begin PowerPoint Presentations. Checkpoint (first third of the class) for PowerPoint Presentations. Mandatory attendance. Wednesday, November 2 Checkpoint (second third of the class) for PowerPoint Presentations. Mandatory attendance. Friday, November 4 Checkpoint (last third of the class) for PowerPoint Presentations. Mandatory attendance
Week 12	Monday, November 7 Checkpoint for Proposal Progress Report. You must provide hard copy of the Proposal Progress Report at the beginning of the class. Read Chapter Eleven: Critical Interpretations and Assessments of the manual and the Critical Report project page. Workshop: Collaborative Writing. Second in-class group meeting. Wednesday, November 9 Workshop: Collaborative Writing. Third in-class group meeting. Friday, November 11 Workshop: Collaborative Writing. Fourth in-class group meeting.
Week 13	Monday, November 14Checkpoint for Brochure. You must provide hard copy of the Brochure (one for each group) at the beginning of the class. Wednesday, November 16 Workshop: Collaborative Writing. Last in-class group meeting. Friday, November 18 Read the section of the Policy Sheet dealing with the class portfolio. Workshop: Course Portfolio.
Week 14	Monday, November 21 Workshop: Course Portfolio and OWIP. Wednesday, November 23 Checkpoint for Critical Report due. You must provide hard copy of the Report (one for each group) at the beginning of the class. Workshop: Course Portfolio and OWIP. Friday, November 25 Thanksgiving Holiday .
Week 15	Monday, November 28 Workshop: OWIP. Wednesday, November 30 Workshop: OWIP. Friday, December 2 Course portfolio and final examination due. Portfolios, manila envelope containing your marked and graded checkpoint drafts, and your final examination must all be turned in at the beginning of the class. None will be accepted past this deadline. Final checkpoint for Basic Home Page (graded)..
Note	The Final Examination for English 365-2 is scheduled for Monday, December 5, from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM. I will be in my office at that time for those who wish to retrieve their portfolios and final examinations and get their final course grade.