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

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
  • 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.
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