Project 1 Schedule

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PROJECT 1 SCHEDULE Weeks 1-3
Technical Prose and Presentation Speaking Style
The schedule lists the work you need to complete by the end of each week.
Submit work listed in red by 11:59 PM on the day and date indicated.
Our class meets once each week on Wednesdays at 9:30 AM.
Week Complete the Following
Week 1
Monday 8/26
to
Sunday 9/1
1. NOTE: if you have not already done so, read the syllabus, go to
Orientation on the course menu, click on "Start Here" and
complete all work on this page.
2. Class Introduction Post Due: Thursday 8/29.
3. Read Handouts and Chapter from Practical Strategies for
Technical Communication.
• Assignment Sheet
• How to Analyze Your Writing Handout
• Chapter 7: Designing Print and Online Documents
4. Study: slidedocs 1, 2, 3, and 4. Just go through the slides once to
familiarize yourself with what is in them. You will work more
closely with these as you proceed through the project.
5. From your prior writing choose an essay, report, or other non-
fiction writing you have done to analyze for this project. It should
be at least 750 words.
6. Begin analyzing your writing by following the directions in the
handout "How to Analyze Your Writing."
7. Go to Tools and Resources, decide which tool you will use for the
Podcast, and do a test recording. Follow troubleshooting steps, if
you encounter technical issues.
Week 2
Monday 9/2
to
Sunday 9/8
LABOR DAY: Monday 9/2 - UI is Closed
1. Peer Review Memo Report Part 1 Due: Tuesday 9/3.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to post a
draft of your memo report.
2. Peer Review Memo Report Part 2 Due: Thursday 9/5.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to respond
to a peer’s draft of the Memo Report.

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Week Complete the Following
Week 3
Monday 9/9
to
Sunday 9/15
1. Study slidedoc 5.
2. Investigate and decide UI research you will explain in your
podcast and begin drafting the script.
3. Practice the script once and calculate your speaking rate (see
web article). Practice it again to get the pacing and pausing right
and record your podcast.
4. Peer Review Podcast Part 1 Due: Tuesday 9/10.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to post
the URL to your podcast.
5. Peer Review Podcast Part 2 Due: Thursday 9/12.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to
respond to a peer’s Podcast.
PROJECT 1 DELIVERABLES DUE: Sunday 9/15.
Submit your work to the submissions drop box located at the bottom of the project page as
follows:
• Deliverable 1: Memo Report, submit a Word or PDF file.
• Deliverable 2: Podcast, submit the URL to where your file is hosted in a separate
document file.
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
1) open your document files, and 2) check that the URL will work by cutting and pasting
what you submitted into a browser.