Engl 317 UI Project 2 Schedule

1. ENGL 317 Technical Writing Page 1 of 2
PROJECT 2 SCHEDULE Weeks 4-6
Technical Definitions and Descriptions
All homework and project deliverables are due by 11:59 PM on the date/day
indicated in this schedule.
Due Date Complete the Following
Week 4
Monday 1/28
No class. Sign up for optional conference! Project 1
materials due at 11:59 PM Tuesday 1/29!
Wednesday 1/30
Today, in class.
1. Read
• Assignment Sheet
2. Study: slidedocs 1 and 2.
3. Choose an option and make planning decisions.
4. Begin making planning decisions and drafting the
technical documentation.
Thursday 1/31
Homework
Read the two book chapter excerpts: 1) Technical
Definitions, and 2) Technical Descriptions.
Friday 2/1
Today, in class.
Continue making planning decisions and drafting the
technical documentation.
Sunday 2/3
Homework
1. Peer Review: Technical Documentation Due. Go to the
Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to post
your documentation.
2. Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions
to respond to a peer’s draft of the Technical
Documentation.
3. Go to Tools and Resources to decide which tool you
will use to create Slidecast and follow directions to do a
test recording. Follow troubleshooting steps, if you
encounter technical issues.

2. ENGL 317 Technical Writing Page 2 of 2
Due Date Complete the Following
Week 5
Monday 2/4
Today, in class.
Study: slidedoc 3.
Wednesday 2/6
Today, in class.
Begin creating the slideshow and drafting the script.
Friday 2/8
Today, in class.
Continue creating the slideshow and drafting the script.
Week 6
Monday 2/11
Today, in class.
Continue creating the slideshow and drafting the script.
Wednesday 2/13
Today, in class.
Continue creating the slideshow and drafting the script.
Thursday 2/14
Homework
Peer Review: Slidecast Due. Go to the Peer Review Forum
and follow the directions to post the URL to your slidecast.
Friday 2/15
Today, in class.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to
respond to a peer’s slidecast.
Sunday 2/17
PROJECT 2 DELIVERABLES DUE. Submit your work as follows:
1. Write a self-evaluation and cut and paste the URL to
your slidecast at the top of your document file. Submit
as a Word or PDF file.
2. To avoid a point penalty, verify your submission.
Do not rely solely on bblearn’s confirmation that your
work submitted. You need to check that your work
submitted correctly. This means you need to go back
to the drop box after submitting your work and check
that the URL will work by cutting and pasting what you
submitted into a browser.