English 308:  Calendar


Week 1

Date     Class                              For next class

M, 7.13

Introduction to class.

Student introductions.

Discuss: formal report project (FR)

Discuss:  quick reference card project (QRC)

Begin memo of introduction


Draft your memo of introduction. Bring to class (hard copy and electronic version)

Read:  formal report project

Read:  resume workshops on the web:  Purdue  resume writing workshop. Include resume design and resume presentation links at bottom of page.

Read:  email etiquette on the web:  www.emailreplies.com

T, 7.14Discuss Redesign Project (RP):  English Department website

Draft memo of introduction

FR:  resume

FR:  interview questions

FR:  email etiquette

Revise memo of introduction, post to D2L under "Ms. Headley's Memo of Introduction" using "Discussion" feature

FR:  Schedule an interview with your contact to finish before end of week 3 (7/27-7/31)

FR:  Work on resume draft and interview questions

Read:  Quick reference card (QRC) project

W, 7.15

Turn in:  Complete checklist for memo of introduction and memo of introduction. Remember to post to D2L for classmates to read.

FR:  draft resume, hard copy to class

QRC: project groups, documentation memo and choosing software/coding

 

FR:  Set up interview with contact person for sometime during the third week (7/27-7/31)

FR:  Continue drafting interview questions

FR:  Revise resume

QRC:  Read classmates' memos of introduction to determine which software/coding to choose

R, 7.16

Turn in:  FR resume

QRC:  Choose software/coding

QRC:  Work on documentation memo

 

 

FR:  Set up interview with contact person for sometime during the third week (7/27-7/31)

FR:  Continue drafting interview questions

QRC:  Continue documentation memo

F, 
7.17

QRC:  draft documentation memo, hard copy to class

QRC:  following directions

 

FR:  Set up interview with contact person for sometime during the third week (7/27-7/31)

FR:  Continue drafting interview questions

QRC:  Revise documentation memo


Week 2

Date     Class                              For next class

M, 7.20

Turn in:  QRC  documentation memo                              

QRC:  design rubric

QRC:  begin design template

FR:  Interview questions

FR:  Set up interview with contact person for sometime during the third week (7/27-7/31)

FR:  Continue drafting interview questions

QRC:  Work on design template


T, 7.21

QRC:  continue design template

FR:  Interview questions

FR:  Set up interview with contact person for sometime during the third week (7/27-7/31)

FR:  Continue drafting interview questions

FR:  Review Surfrider Foundation website and gather info on San Diego chapter to come up with two interview questions for Ms. Headley

QRC:  Continue working on design template

W, 7.22

FR:  draft interview questions

FR:  two interview questions for Ms. Headley, Surfrider Foundation for Mock Interview

QRC:  electronic draft design template

QRC:  print instructions for another group to follow

FR:  Set up interview with contact person for sometime during the third week (7/27-7/31)

QRC:  Continue working on design template

QRC:  Email rough drafts to instructor:  headley@email.arizona.ed

R, 7.23

QRC rough draft evaluations; rough drafts should have been emailed to instructor prior to class

 

FR: Interview should be set up

QRC:  Work on final

Read assignment:  Redesign project

F, 
7.24

QRC:  work on final 

RP:  time permitting, begin evaluation and rhetorical analysis of English department website.

FR: Interview should be set up

QRC:  Work on final

QRC:  complete self analysis

Read assignment:  Redesign project 


Week 3

Date     Class                              For next class

M, 7.27

Turn in:  QRC final with self analysis                        

RP:  English department website

RP:  Consider audience, purpose, and layout of English department website


T, 7.28RP:  Design rubric

RP:  Rhetorical analysis

FR:  Research gaps

FR:  Thank-you email, if interview complete

RP:  Work on rhetorical analysis

W, 7.29

Two paragraphs, hard copy to class

RP:  Rhetorical analysis

RP:  Storyboard

RP:  Design rubric

FR:  Research gaps; begin drafting report

FR:  Thank-you email, if interview complete

RP:  Work on rhetorical analysis

R, 7.30

RP:  Design template

RP:  Storyboard

Draft:  Rhetorical analysis

FR:  Research gaps; continue drafting report

FR:  Thank-you email, if interview complete

RP:  Work on design template

RP:  Work on storyboard

F, 
7.31

RP:  Design template

RP:  Storyboard

RP:  Draft report

Turn in:  Rhetorical analysis, ok to turn in Monday

FR:  Research gaps; continue drafting report

FR:  Thank-you email, if interview complete

RP:  Design template

RP:  Storyboard

RP:  Report


 Week 4

Date     Class                         For next class

M, 8.3

 RP:  Continue drafting report                                      

RP:  Draft storyboard

RP:  Design template              

RP:  Design template                           

RP:  Storyboard                                          

RP:  Draft report  

FR:  Draft report

T, 8.4

RP:  Draft template 

RP:  Storyboard, template, report


RP:  Design template

RP:  Storyboard

RP:  Draft report

FR:  Draft report



W, 8.5

RP:  draft report

RP:  storyboard, template

 

FR complete draft

RP:  work on presentation


R, 8.6

RP:  power point presentations

RP:  loose ends


 

FR work on report

RP:  work on presentation            

F, 
8.7

RP:  work on presentations

RP:  Final due

FR continue perfecting, drafting report                                         

RP:  work on presentation


Week 5

Date     Class                              For next class

M, 8.10

FR:  draft to class

RP:  Work on presentations

FR:  Continue to edit and perfect final report


T, 8.11RP:  Oral presentations


FR:  Continue to edit and perfect final report

W, 8.12

FR: Final report due with self-evaluation.

Complete course evaluations.