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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.
Week Complete the Following
Week 1
Wednesday 01/15
to
Sunday 01/19
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: Sunday 01/19.
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.
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Week 2
Monday 01/20
to
Sunday 01/26
MLK DAY: Monday 1/20 - UI is Closed
1. Peer Review Memo Report Part 1 Due: Tuesday 01/21.
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 01/23.
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 01/27
to
Sunday 02/02
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 01/28.
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 01/30.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to
respond to a peer’s Podcast.
PROJECT 1 DELIVERABLES DUE: 02/02. 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: Memo Report, submit a Word or PDF file.
• Deliverable 2: Podcast, submit the URL to where your file is hosted 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.
