ENGL 2116-007: Inroduction to Technical Communication

Syllabus
Major Assignments
Student Web sites
Access to Moodle
Technology Journals

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

January 10th: Introduction to the class (canceled)

January 12th: More Introduction (canceled)

January 17th: No Class--Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 19th: Audience, Purpose, and General Intro

January 24th: Résumé discussion
Bring in Résumé information

January 26th: More Résumé Fun
Syllabus Quiz

January 31st: Lessons on Plain Language

February 2nd: More on Prose Revision

February 7th: Effective Documents for Audiences
Résumé Essay DUE

February 9th: Instructions introduction

February 14th: Technology in a Social Context

February 16th: More Critical Discussion of Technology
Reading is Here
Résumé and Cover Letter DUE

February 21st: More Critical Discussion of Technology
Prose revisions DUE

February 23rd: Prose Revision Discussion
Midterm Preview

February 28th: Midterm Exam
Turn in or link to your Technology Journal Entries

March 2nd: Midterm Review and I, Robot Essay Preview

Spring Break March 7-12

March 14th: Set of Instructions and I, Robot Musings

March 16th: I, Robot Discussion
I, Robot Essays DUE

March 21st: Introduction to Information Design

March 23rd: Research

March 28th: More on Research

March 30th: Reporting Technical Information

April 4th: Rhetorical History Introduction and Ethics
Final Project Proposals DUE

April 6th: Class Canceled

April 11th: Ethics Discussion continued
Darrel Huff's “How to Lie with Statistics” on Moodle

April 13th: More on Statistics and Visual Manipulation
Ethical Dilemmas DUE

April 18th: In-class workshop for projects

April 20th: In-class workshop for projects

April 25th: Presentation Discussion/Workshop
Annotated Bibliographies DUE

April 27th: Presentations

May 2nd: Presentations
Portfolios DUE
Final Projects DUE

May 11th: Final Exam (2:00-4:30)
Please note that this is different from our regularly scheduled time