W: 8/16

Introducing tech comm: Audiences, purposes, contexts, content, ethics, & design

Introduce yourself Where are you from? What's your major? What do you plan to gain from this class?
What is Tech Comm?

M: 8/23

Communicating with employers: Audience, purpose context in job searches
Resumé conventions

Have read Johnson, ch. 2 (pp. 16-37), Bring 2 job ads in your field to class
Resumé Advice
Resumé Handout

W: 8/25

Cover Letter Conventions

Have read Johnson, ch. 15 (pp. 374-408) Start reading Johnson, ch. 17 (pp. 450-486)
Cover Letter Advice 1
Cover Letter Advice 2

M: 8/30

Resumé and cover letter Workshop

Bring résumé and cover letter rough drafts to class

W: 9/1

Corresponding professionally: Letters, memoranda, & emails

Have read Johnson, ch. 17 (pp. 450-486)
Resumé and cover letter due

M: 9/6

Labor Day - No Class

Have read Johnson, ch. 18 (pp. 487-514)

W: 9/8

Communicating within cultures: Analyzing readers and contexts

Have read Johnson, ch. 18 (pp. 487-514)

M: 9/13

Analyzing Audience: High and Low Context as Heuristics

Hall
Hofstede
Situation Frame

W: 9/15

Approaches to intercultural communication: Plain language and culture research

Have read Johnson, ch. 9 (pp. 205-230)

M: 9/20

Correspondence Workshop

Bring two correspondence item rough drafts to class

W: 9/22

Ethics in Technical Writing

Two correspondence items due
Have read Johnson, ch. 5 (pp. 91-116)
Cruel Pies

M: 9/27

Defining, describing, and instructing

Have read Johnson, ch. 19 (pp. 515-549)

W: 9/29

Technical Instructions

Have read Johnson, ch. 20 (pp. 550-589)

M: 10/4

Analyzing Audience: Technical Expertise as Heuristics

Technical Frame

W: 10/6

Technical Instructions Usability Exercises

Have read Johnson, ch. 10 (pp. 231-273)

M: 10/11

Technical Instructions Workshop

Bring rough drafts of Technical Instructions and Audience Profile

W: 10/13

NFP Speaker

Technical Instructions due
Form proposal groups
Kiritz

M: 10/18

Proposing to decision-makers
The RFP

Have read Johnson, ch. 21 (pp. 590-633)

W: 10/20

Do's and Dont's of Proposal Writing

Murphey
Munger
Ward
Van Zant

M: 10/ 25

RFP and finding funding sources
The research process

Have Read Johnson, ch. 7 (pp. 140-173)

W: 10/27

Analyzing the Context: Identifying Situations and Benefits

Have read Johnson, ch. 6 (pp. 118-139)

M: 11/1

Green Team Review Workshop

Bring all proposal materials to class

W: 11/3

Green Team Review 1

Bring S1 and S2 to class

M: 11/10

Green Team Review 2

Bring S1 and S2 to class

W: 11/12

Proposal Workshop

Bring Rough Draft of Proposal to class

M: 11/17