Sessions Learning Activities Assignments / Assessments Due Dates 1 -- Course Orientation and Building Reader- Centered Technical Communication Skills Session 1: Anderson - Chapter 1, 23; Chapter PowerPoints Session 1: Video Clip: Building Technical Communication Skills Session 1: Instructor Handout -- Chapter 1 Session 1: Introduction -- Discussion 1; Introductions Session 1: Journal #1: Building Technical Communication Skills Session 1: Assignment #1: Reader-Centered Strategies Memo Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST 03/23/14 2 Usability and Persuasiveness Session 2: Anderson – Chapters 1, 5; Chapter PowerPoints Session 2: Airline Websites for evaluation Session 2: Web Resource on Usability and Persuasiveness: UX Matters. Session 2: The World Wide Web Consortium: a detailed look at accessibility Session 2: Exercise #1: Persuasiveness Objectives Session 2: Survey Assignment: Collaboration Availability Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST 03/23/14 3 Collaboration and Job-Related Technical Documents I Session 3: Anderson -- Chapter 2: PowerPoint Session 3: Writer’s Tutorial-Resume Design-Anderson text - pp.37-55 Session 3: Case Study 1 and 2: Corey S. Kendall Resume Document Handouts Session 3: Sample Resumes Session 3: Resume Template Session 3: Sample Letter of Intent Session 3 : CCCC Project: Collaborate, Compare, Combine and Communicate: Group Meeting Notes/ Progress Report Session 3: Rough Draft of Resume Session 3: Rough Draft of Letter of Intent Session 3: Case Study Assignment: Corey S, Kendall Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST 03/30/14 4 Job-Related Technical Documents II Session 4: Anderson)- Chapter 2; PowerPoint: Session 4: Writer’s Tutorial -- Resume Design-Anderson text) - pp.37-55 Session 4: Revision Resume Checklist- Anderson Session 4: Team member Evaluation Document Session 4: Self-Evaluation Document Session 4: Formal Meeting Notes Template Session 4: CCCC Project; Group Presentation Session 4: Final Draft of Resume Session 4: Final Draft of Letter of Intent Session 4: Final Meeting Notes Session 4: Team Member Evaluations Session 4: Self-Evaluation Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST 03/30/14 5 Communication Goals Session 5: Anderson -- Chapter 3; PowerPoint Session 5: Case Study Memo Session 5: Writing Reader-Centered Blog Entries Session 5 Discussion: Initial post: Personal communication goals [Initial post-200 words] Session 5: Case Study Memo; Communication Objectives Session 5: Journal #2: What is your Reader Profile? Session 5: Reflective Blog Entry #1 Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST 04/06/14 6 Researching, Analyzing, and Thinking Critically Session 6: Anderson Chapter 6; PowerPoint Session 6: Audience Profile Handout Session 6: Reaching Out to an Audience Session 6: Discussion Post- Two Peer Responses to the initial posts: Personal communication goals Session 6: Audience Profile Assignment Session 6: Journal #3: Evaluating Research Sources Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST 04/06/14 7 Visual Elements I Ses.

1. Sessions
Learning Activities
Assignments / Assessments
Due Dates
1 -- Course Orientation and Building Reader- Centered
Technical Communication Skills
Session 1: Anderson - Chapter 1, 23; Chapter PowerPoints
Session 1: Video Clip: Building Technical Communication
Skills
Session 1: Instructor Handout -- Chapter 1
Session 1: Introduction -- Discussion 1; Introductions
Session 1: Journal #1: Building Technical Communication
Skills
Session 1: Assignment #1: Reader-Centered Strategies Memo
Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST
03/23/14
2 Usability and Persuasiveness
Session 2: Anderson – Chapters 1, 5; Chapter PowerPoints
Session 2: Airline Websites for evaluation
Session 2: Web Resource on Usability and Persuasiveness: UX
Matters.
Session 2: The World Wide Web Consortium: a detailed look at
accessibility
Session 2: Exercise #1: Persuasiveness Objectives
Session 2: Survey Assignment: Collaboration Availability
Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST
03/23/14
3 Collaboration and Job-Related Technical Documents I
Session 3: Anderson -- Chapter 2: PowerPoint
Session 3: Writer’s Tutorial-Resume Design-Anderson text -
pp.37-55
Session 3: Case Study 1 and 2: Corey S. Kendall Resume
Document Handouts
Session 3: Sample Resumes Session 3: Resume Template

2. Session 3: Sample Letter of Intent
Session 3
:
CCCC Project: Collaborate, Compare, Combine and
Communicate: Group Meeting Notes/ Progress Report
Session 3: Rough Draft of Resume
Session 3: Rough Draft of Letter of Intent
Session 3: Case Study Assignment: Corey S, Kendall
Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST
03/30/14
4 Job-Related Technical Documents II
Session 4: Anderson)- Chapter 2; PowerPoint:
Session 4: Writer’s Tutorial -- Resume Design-Anderson text) -
pp.37-55
Session 4: Revision Resume Checklist- Anderson
Session 4: Team member Evaluation Document
Session 4: Self-Evaluation Document
Session 4: Formal Meeting Notes Template
Session 4: CCCC Project; Group Presentation
Session 4: Final Draft of Resume
Session 4: Final Draft of Letter of Intent
Session 4: Final Meeting Notes
Session 4: Team Member Evaluations
Session 4: Self-Evaluation
Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST
03/30/14
5 Communication Goals
Session 5: Anderson -- Chapter 3; PowerPoint
Session 5: Case Study Memo
Session 5: Writing Reader-Centered Blog Entries
Session 5 Discussion: Initial post: Personal communication
goals [Initial post-200 words]
Session 5: Case Study Memo; Communication Objectives
Session 5: Journal #2: What is your Reader Profile?
Session 5: Reflective Blog Entry #1

3. Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST
04/06/14
6 Researching, Analyzing, and Thinking Critically
Session 6: Anderson Chapter 6; PowerPoint
Session 6: Audience Profile Handout
Session 6: Reaching Out to an Audience
Session 6: Discussion Post- Two Peer Responses to the initial
posts:
Personal communication goals
Session 6: Audience Profile Assignment
Session 6: Journal #3: Evaluating Research Sources
Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST
04/06/14
7 Visual Elements I
Session 7: Chapter 14, 16; PowerPoint Session 7: Flyer
Assignment
Session 7: Journal #4: Visual Elements
Session 7 Discussion; Graphics and Visual Elements - Initial
Post [200 words]
Session 7: Flyer Assignment
Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST
04/13/14
8 Visual Elements II
Session 8: Chapter 16; On Line Exploration
Session 8: Online Exploration 1 Assignment
Session 8: Discussion; Graphics and Visual Elements --Two
peer posts are due [100 words]
Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST
04/13/14
9 Basic Business Documents: Letters, Emails, Memos, etc.
Session 9: Chapter 23; PowerPoint Session 9: Revision
Checklist for Email
Session 9: Case 15- Adding “Social” to “Networking”-
Bedford’s Martin’s
Session 9: Social Networking Documents (2)

4. Session 9: Netiquette Website
Session 9: Persuasive Memo Assignment
Session 9: Memo Template Session 9: Memo Samples (2)
Session 9: Formal Email or Message
Session 9: Persuasive Memo Assignment.
Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST
04/20/14
10 Reader- Centered Research
Session 10: Chapters 7, 24; PowerPoint
Session 10: pp.502-505: Sample Proposals for referencing
Session 10: Rubric and Assignment Sheet for Proposal
Assignment
Session 10: Proposal Draft Memo
Session 10: Reflective Blog #2
Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST
04/20/14
11 Proposals and Instructions I
Session 11: Chapters 17, 18, 28; PowerPoints
Session 11: Superstructure for Instructions-Survey and
Questionnaire Sample
Session 11: Peer Review Rubric for Proposal
Session 11: Instructions/ Survey Assignment
Session 11: Proposal Peer Review
Session 11: Discussion Post- Instant Messages
[200 words]
Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST
04/27/14
12 Proposals and Instructions II
Session 12: Chapters 17, 18, 28; PowerPoints
Session 12: Survey Memo Assignment Session 12:
Superstructure Instructions
Session 12: Discussion 12: Instant Messages
Survey Memo Assignment
Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST
04/27/14

5. 13 Global Perspectives and Job Simulation- Cultural
Expectations
Session 13: PowerPoint and websites for consideration loaded in
session
Session 13: Final Proposal
Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST
05/04/14
14 Descriptive and Informative Reports and Overall Design
Session 14: Chapters 22, 23; PowerPoints
Websites for consideration
Session 14: Journal #5: Exercising your Expertise
Session 14: Description or Definition Memo Assignment
Sunday by 11:59 p.m. EST
05/04/14
15 Ethics, Web Design and Instructions
Session 15: Case Study- The Ethics of Requiring That Students
Subsidize a Plagiarism-Detection Service-Bedford
Session 15: Chapters 22, 28; PowerPoints
Session 15: Case Study -- Ethics Review: Plagiarism
Session 15: Instructions Revision - Online Exploration
Friday by 11:59 p.m. EST
05/09/14
16 Course Wrap- Up
Session 16: Course Wrap Up Activities- Mini Application
Assignments
Session 16: 7 Mini Assessments/Activities
Friday by 11:59 p.m. EST
05/09/14