ENGL 4182/5182-090: Information Design and Digital Publishing

4182/5182 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 23rd: Introduction to the class

August 30th: Document Design Ch. 1 and 2

September 6th: Non-Designer's Design Book Ch. 1, 2, and 8
Business Card and Letterhead workshop

September 13th: Let's get Visual!
Business Card and Letterhead DUE

September 20th:The Whole Enchilada (or document)

September 27th: Midterm Exam
Flyer or Advertisement workshop

October 4th: Page Design
Flyer or Advertisement DUE

Fall Break Oct. 11-12

October 18th: Typography
Tutorial workshop

October 25th: More on type
Tutorial DUE

November 1st: Working with Graphics
Brochure workshop

November 8th: In Living Color
Brochure DUE

November 15th: Extra-textual elements
Rhetoric Projects DUE--5182 only

November 22nd: General Workshop Day

No Class--Thanksgiving Break (11/23-11/26)

November 29th: Presentation Discussion and Wrap Up

• Presentation Discussion
• 5182 Project Presentations
• Portfolios Due

December 6th: Last Day of Regular Class

• Presentation on the rhetorical strategies/elements of your portfolios
• Make sure your webpages are finished

December 13th: Final Exam @ 6:30
Brochure for Final Exam (pdf)
More presentations if needed.