This is a very brief version, just to give you a general overview of what we’ll be doing when. I’ll post a more detailed version in the Units tab on the main page, and also on the Announcements page as we get to each unit.
Week One 8/28-8/30
- Mon 8/28: Introductions
- Wed 8/30: AI and technical writing
Week Two 9/4-9/6
- Mon 9/4: NO CLASS – CUNY CLOSED
- Wed 9/6: 500 word summary
Week Three 9/11-9/13
- Mon 9/11: 500 word summary continued
- Wed 9/13: How to give useful feedback
Week Four 9/18-9/20
- Mon 9/18: Process Description/Expanded Definition
- Wed 9/20:
Week Five 9/25-9/27
- Mon 9/25: NO CLASS, CUNY CLOSED
- Wed 9/27:
Week Six 10/2-10/4
- Mon 10/2:
- Wed 10/4:
Week Seven 10/9-10/11
- Mon 10/9: NO CLASS – CUNY CLOSED
- Tue 10/10: CLASS MEETING
- Wed 10/11: User Documentation/Instruction Manual intro and overview
- homework:
- Read and annotate in Perusall — 1) “Creating a rhetorically effective user manual” and 2) “User documentation: which choice is best?”
- On the Padlet: create a new post — 1) put your name in the title slot, 2) tell us what you want to do, 3) tell us who your intended audience is
- homework:
Week Eight 10/16-10/18
- Mon 10/16: Ideas and examples for manuals
- homework: In the Google Drive folder labeled Instruction Manual:
- post a list of steps
- include some ideas of visuals
- homework: In the Google Drive folder labeled Instruction Manual:
- Wed 10/18: Workshop ideas
- homework: rough concept for manual
Week Nine 10/23-10/25
- Mon 10/23: workshop concepts
- homework: a draft is due on Monday 10/30, so get started
- Wed 10/25: usability studies
- homework: draft of manual due in your folder in the Google Drive –> Instruction Manual
Week Ten 10/30-11/1
- Mon 10/30: Intro to Collaboration Project
- Wed 11/1:
Week Eleven 11/6-11/8
- Mon 11/6: Proposal presentations
- Wed 11/8:
Week Twelve 11/13-11/15
- Wed 11/13:
- Wed 11/15:
Week Thirteen 11/20-11/22
- Mon 11/20:
- Wed 11/22: NO CLASS – CUNY CLOSED
Week Fourteen 11/27-11/29
- Mon 11/27:
- Wed 11/29:
Week Fifteen 12/4-12/6
- Mon 12/4: collaboration workshop
- Wed 12/6: collaboration workshop
Week Sixteen 12/11-12/13
- Mon 12/11: collaboration workshop
- Wed 12/13: NO CLASS – READING DAY
Week Seventeen 12/18-12/20
- Mon 12/18: Final review of websites
- Wed 12/20: Final meetings. All projects and revisions due.