TENTATIVE COURSE CALENDAR AND ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE

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 Overview: Due Dates for Written Assignments

Due Date

 

Learning Activity

Possible Grade Points


Jan. 23

 Module 1 

Workshop Exercise

 

 100

Jan. 28

 Module 2

Workshop Exercise

 

 100

Feb. 2

 Module 3

Workshop Exercise

 

 100

Feb. 4

 Module 4

Workshop Exercise

 

 100

Feb. 9 

Module 5
Device Description

 

 250

Feb. 12

Module 6
Instructions

 

 250

Feb. 23

Module 7
Individual Oral Presentation

 

 150

Feb. 26

Module 8
Argument

 

 150

March 2

Module 9
Document Analysis

 

 250

March 5

Module 10
Work Plan Proposal

 

 250

March 9

Module 10
Progress Report

 

150 

March 9

Module 10
Résumé

 

 250

March 16

Module 10
Formal Long Report

 

 600

 

 

 

 

 

Overview --Tentative Assignments

 

Module

This is briefly what will be done in the Module. See Module for full details.

Reading

All reading MUST be completed before class discussion/workshop

Written Assignment Due

 

Module 1

 

Jan, 20-26
Mini-Lectures & Discussions
1. How Will We Work?
3. What is CTF?
4. Make it Short: Summary
Workshop/Presentation
1. Summary

 

Due Jan. 23
Summary that may be shared with class for comments

 

Due Jan. 26

Comments on selected summary documents

 

Module 2

 

Jan. 26 - 29
Mini-Lectures & Discussions
Audience, Purpose, and Process

Workshop/Presentation
1. Rewrite for Audience
2. You will be assigned one of the exercise, complete it and be prepared to share with class

 

  1. Chapter. 3 p. 48-63
  2. Read & be prepare to do p. to do p. 65 # 3-1  91-3)
  3. Read & be prepared to do p. 73 # 5

Due Jan. 28
Written Assignment that may be shared with class for comments

 

Due Jan. 29

Comments on selected exercise documents

 

Module 3

 

Jan.  29 - Feb. 2
Mini-Lectures & Discussions
Ethics

Concise & Precise Text

Workshop/Presentation
You will be assigned one of the exercise, complete it and be prepared to share with class

 

  1. Chapter 2
  2. Chapter 14 pages 384 - 397
  3. Read & be prepared to do 14-6 (p 407)

Due Feb. 2

Written Assignment that may be shared with class for comments

 

Due June 9 & 10

Comments on selected exercise documents

 

Module 4

 

Feb. 2 - 5
Mini-Lectures & Discussions
Document Design
Workshop/Presentation
You will be assigned a document that I provide in class to reformat. Complete it with the class

 

  1. Chapter 6
  2. Chapter 13
  3. Read & be prepared to do  13-2 (p 357)
  4. Read & be prepared to do 13-3 (p. 359)
  5. Read & be prepared to do 13-4 (p 364)

Due Feb. 4
Written Assignment that may be shared with class for comments

 

Due June 9 & 10

Comments on selected exercise documents

 

 

Module 5

 

Feb. 5 -9

Mini-Lectures & Discussions
Describing & Defining

 

    1.Chapter 8
    2.Chapter 9
    3.Mini-Lectures

 Due Feb. 9

Technical Device Description Written Assignment AT MCC – must reach MCC this day by mail or in person

 

Module 6

Feb. 9 - 12
Mini-Lectures & Discussions
Instructions & Procedures

  1. Chapter 9
  2. Mini-Lectures

 Due Feb. 12

Instructions AT MCC – must reach MCC this day by mail or in person

 

Module 7

 

Feb. 12- 23
Mini-Lectures & Discussions
Oral Presentations

 

  1. Chapter 16
  2. Mini-Lectures

Due Feb. 23

 DVD/CD, Youtube, or Video Tape Oral Presentation

AT MCC – must reach MCC this day by mail or in person

 

 

Module 8

 

Feb. 23 - 26
Mini-Lectures & Discussions
1. Argument/Proposals
2. Plan & Justify
3. Thinking for Someone Else
Workshop/Presentation
Washmore, Inc. Simulation: Work Plan Proposal

 

  

  1. In Module: Building Arguments
  2. In Module: Washmore Inc. Simulation Project
  3. Mini-lectures

Due Feb. 26
Document Evaluation

 

 

 

 

 

 Module 9

 

Fe. 26 - March 2
Mini-Lectures & Discussions
Argument/Evaluations

 

 

     Mini-lectures

Due March 2
Document Evaluation Written Assignment

 

Module 10

March 2 - 13
Mini-Lectures & Discussions
1. Field Research
2. Workplace Evaluation Project

 

1.       Chp. 11

2.       Chp. 12

3.       In Module: Workplace Evaluation  Project

Due March March 5
Work Plan Proposal

Due March 9

Progress Report & Résumé

 

Due March 16

 Formal Long Report

AT MCC – must reach MCC this day by mail or in person