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English 302

Technical Writing

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Module One: The Rhetoric of Technical Writing
To be completed August 24 - October 2

Topic One: The Qualities of Technical Writing
To be completed during the week of August 24

Online Interactive Lesson
Assignment 1: Writing a Resume
Assignment 2: Writing a Letter of Application
Group Assignment: Explore VCC
Reading Assignment: Killingsworth Chapters 1 and 13
Web Assignment


Topic Two: Situations in Technical Writing:
To be completed during the week of August 31

Online Interactive Lesson
Assignment 1: Company Research and Profiles
Assignment 2: Problem Analysis
Begin Group Assignment
Web Assignment
Reading Assignment: Killingsworth Chapter 2, and pp. 44-70



Topic Three: Molding Form to Fit Situation
To be completed the week of September 14

Online Interactive Lesson
Web Assignment: Search WWW for articles
Assignment: Critique Articles
Continue Group Assignment
Reading Assignment: Killingsworth Chapter 2, and pp. 71-81




Topic Four: The Use of Graphics in Technical Communication
To be completed during the week of September 28

Online Interactive Lesson
Assignment 1: Graphics in Technical Writing
Continue Group Assignment
Reading Assignment: Killingsworth Chapters 3 and 12
Web Assignment



Module Two: The Process of Technical Writing
To be completed October 5 - November 6

Topic One: The Writing Process in Technical Settings
To be completed during the week of October 5

Online Interactive Lesson
Assignment
Reading Assignment: Killingsworth , Read Chapter 5
Web Assignment



Topic Two: Effective Prose Style in Technical Reports
To be completed during the week of October 12

Online Interactive Lesson: Interactive Overview of Topic
Assignment 1: Faulty Sentence Bases
Assignment 2: Responding to Drafts
Group Assignment: Responding to Each Other
Reading Assignment: Killingsworth, Read Chapter 6
Web Assignment: Exploring Technical Writing Sites on the WWW



Topic Three: Correctness and Final Manuscript Preparation
To be completed during the week of October 19

Online Lesson: Interactive Overview of This Topic
Online Lesson: Correctness: An Overview
Assignment 1: Correct Grammar Usage
Assignment 2: Correct Mechanics
Group Assignment: Preparation of Final Product
Reading Assignment: Killingsworth, Read Chapter 7
Web AssignmentExplore Technical Writing Sites on the WWW




Topic Four: Electronic Communications
To be completed during the week of October 26

Online Interactive Lesson : Electronic communication
Assignment 1: Designing and Posting a Web Page
Assignment 2: Annotated Bibliographies
Web Assignment Searching websites for Annotated Bibliographies
Reading Assignment: Killingsworth, Read Chapter 14
Group Assignment: Progress in the Group Project



Module Three: Forms and Formats in Technical Communication
To be completed during the week of November 9

Topic One: Short and Informal Reports
To be completed the week of December 7

Online Lesson
Lesson: Writing a Prospectus
Assignment: Writing a Prospectus
Web Assignment
Reading Assignment: Killingsworth, Read Chapter 8



Topic Two: More Elaborate and Formal Technical Reports

Online Lesson: Overview of Topic
Online Lesson: Organization of Formal Report
Online Lesson: Examples of Formal Reports
Assignment: Write a Formal Technical Report
Web Assignment
Reading Assignment: Killingsworth, Read Chapters 9, 10, 11


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E-mail Greg Larkin at Gregory.Larkin@nau.edu
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