ENGL 4182/5182-091: Information Design and Digital Publishing

4182 Syllabus
5182 Syllabus
Major Assignments
Student Web sites
Access to Moodle

2006-2016 Technical Writer Outlook
Technical Writer Job Posts (samples)

Career Choices by Degree
Salary Scales For English Majors
Salary Scales For Computer Science Majors

August 25th: Introduction to the class

September 1st: Document Design Ch. 1 and 2

September 8th: Non-Designer's Design Book Ch. 1, 2, and 8
Business Card and Letterhead workshop

September 15th: Let's get Visual!
Business Card and Letterhead DUE

September 22nd: Midterm Exam

September 29th: The Whole Enchilada (or document)
Flyer or Advertisement workshop

October 6th: Page Design
Flyer or Advertisement DUE

Fall Break Oct. 11-12

October 13th: No Class--Watson Conference

October 20th: Typography
Tutorial workshop

October 27th: More on type
Tutorial DUE

November 3rd: Working with Graphics

November 10th: In Living Color
Brochure DUE

November 17th: Extra-textual Elements
Rhetoric Projects DUE--5182 only

No Class--Thanksgiving Break (11/24-11/27)

December 1st: Presentation Discussion and Wrap Up

• Presentation Discussion
• 5182 Project Presentations

December 8th: Last Day of Regular Class

• Portfolio Presentations
• Make sure your webpages are finished
• Portfolios Due

December 15th: Final Exam
More presentations, if needed.