This document provides a schedule for Project 2 of an English technical writing course. It outlines the tasks to be completed over 3 weeks for the project, which involves creating technical definitions, descriptions, and a slidecast presentation. Key deliverables are a technical documentation document, slidecast, and self-evaluation, which are due by specific dates in Weeks 4-6. Students are instructed to get peer reviews of their drafts and presentations, and to double check that their final submissions are correctly uploaded by the due date to avoid penalties.

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PROJECT 2 SCHEDULE Weeks 4-6
Technical Definitions and Technical Descriptions
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.
Week Complete the Following
Week 4
Monday 9/14
to
Sunday 9/20
1. Read Handout and the Excerpts from Two Chapters of
Technical Communication in the 21st Century.:
• Assignment Sheet
• Technical Definitions
• Technical Descriptions
2. Study slidedocs 1 and 2.
3. Begin making planning decisions and drafting the technical
documentation.
4. 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.
Week 5
Monday 9/21
to
Sunday 9/27
1. Peer Review Technical Documentation Part 1 Due Tues. 9/22.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to post a
draft of your documentation.
Peer Review Technical Documentation Part 2 Due Thurs. 9/24.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to
respond to a peer’s draft of the Technical Documentation.
2. Study slidedoc 3.
3. Find or create visuals for slides (you will need to site source
visuals so note that information. Begin drafting the slideshow
and script.

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Week Complete the Following
Week 6
Monday 9/28
to
Sunday 10/4
1. Finish drafting slideshow and script. Practice it and record
voice-over.
2. Peer Review Slidecast Part 1 Due Tues. 9/29.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to post
the URL to your slidecast.
3. Peer Review Part 2 Due Thurs. 10/1.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to
respond to a peer’s slidecast.
PROJECT 2 DELIVERABLES DUE SUNDAY 10/4. Submit your work to the submissions drop
box located at the bottom of the project page as follows:
• Self-Evaluation, submit a Word or PDF
• Deliverable 1: Technical Documentation, submit a Word or PDF file.
• Deliverable 2: Slidecast, submit the URL address at the top of your self-evaluation.
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.