Course Schedule
| Date | Topic | Assignment Due / Bring to Class | Read |
| January 5 | Course Introduction | ||
| January 7 | Concepts Introduction | ||
| January 12 | Document Design, part 1 | bring your resumes to class | Kimball 1-37 |
| January 14 | Visit from clients | Kimball 38-114 | |
January 19 |
School Holiday - no class | ||
January 21 |
Workshop (formal) #1: Writing Diagnostic (Skiles 357) | Track Applications due | |
January 26 |
Workshop (formal) #2 (bring textbook) | Tracks and Projects Assigned | Kimball 114-198 |
January 28 |
Proposal Writing, part 1 | ||
February 2 |
Proposal Writing, part 2 | ||
February 4 |
Visit from client | Kimball 274-308 | |
February 9 |
Workshop #3 (formal): Bulleting and Table Design | Proposals (Usability Researchers, Persona Writers, and Communication Specialist) | |
February 11 |
Top 4 Writing Issues |  Exam #1 (take home) |
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February 16 |
Workshop #4 - Top 5 Styling Issues | ||
February 18 |
Workshop #5 - Top 5 Organization Issues | ||
February 23 |
Workshop #6 - Top 5 Grammar and Style | ||
February 25 |
Workshop #7 (informal) | ||
| March 2 | Workshop #8 (informal) | ||
March 4 |
Workshop #9 (informal) | Usability Testing | |
March 9 |
Workshop #10 (informal) / | Usability Testing | |
March 11 |
Independent work day (no class) | Usability Testing | |
March 16 |
Spring Break | ||
March 18 |
Spring Break | ||
March 23 |
Workshop #11 (informal) | ||
March 25 |
Workshop #12 (informal) | First drafts of Findings Reports and Persona Report due | |
March 30 |
Workshop #13 (informal) | ||
April 1 |
Report Writing, Part 1 | ||
April 6 |
Report Writing, Part 2 | ||
April 8 |
Report Writing, Part 2 | ||
April 13 |
Graphics, part 1 | ||
April 15 |
Graphics, part 2 | Final draft of Findings Reports, Persona Report , and Correspondence Packet due; | Kimball 199-273 |
| April 17 | Friday - not a class day | Exam #2 (take home - due Monday via T-square) |
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| April 20 | Part 2 of diagnostic assessment (Skiles 357) [counts for Workshop #14] | ||
| April 22 | Final Presentation to the client [counts for Workshop #15] | Final Presentation to the client |