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Disclaimer:
The instructor reserves the right to change these policies and the schedule of
assignments as conditions and ongoing review of the course indicate would be appropriate.
Class Schedule:
Spring 2017 (2
nd
8 Weeks) – March 20
th
– May 12
th
Class Schedule (Tentative): Unit assignments will be due at 11:55 p.m. Sunday (no exceptions,
unless otherwise noted.) You must double check that you have correctly submitted your
assignment to the appropriate dropbox by the listed due date. This is not a valid excuse. Late
work is not accepted.
Understanding the Technical Communication Environment
Unit 1 assignments due at 11:55 p.m. Sunday, March 26
th
:
Class Introductions (discussion board);
Read Chapters 1-3; Discussion board questions (remember to respond to two classmates); Reading
quiz; Writing Assignment.
Planning the Document
Unit 2 assignments due at 11:55 p.m. Sunday, April 2
nd
:
Read Chapters 5 and 7; Discussion board
questions (remember to respond to two classmates); Reading quiz; Writing Assignment.
Developing and Testing the Verbal and Visual Information
Unit 3 assignments due at 11:55 p.m. Sunday, April 9
th
:
Read Chapters 8 and 10; Discussion
board questions (remember to respond to two classmates); Reading quiz; Writing Assignment;
Project.
Unit 4 assignments due at 11:55 p.m. Sunday, April 16
th
:
Read Chapters 11-13; Discussion board
questions (remember to respond to two classmates); Reading quiz; Writing Assignment; Project.
Learning Important Applications in the Workplace
Unit 5 assignments due at 11:55 p.m. Sunday, April 23
rd
:
Read Chapters 14 and 15; Discussion
board questions (remember to respond to two classmates); Reading quiz; Writing Assignment;
Project.
Unit 6 assignments due at 11:55 p.m. Sunday, April 30
th
:
Read Chapters 16 and 17 (review
Chapter 15); Discussion board questions (remember to respond to two classmates); Reading quiz;
Writing Assignment; Project.
Unit 7 assignments due at 11:55 p.m. Friday, May 12
th
:
Read Chapters 21 and 22; Discussion
board questions (remember to respond to two classmates); Reading quiz; Writing Assignment;
Personal Reflection.