Please note that because of the nature of the class, this schedule is tentative.

We'll be providing articles on media and communication issues as the semester moves along, but we'll be tailoring choices to your needs for discussion as issues arise. Please check the schedule on a regular basis for updates--

Also note: f2f= face-to-face, a= virtual and asynchronous, s= virtual and synchronous

January

t 7- f2f- welcome and intro to class

th 9 - f2f- how to use WebBoard and class intro contd

t - 14- f2f- technical communication overview

- th 16- f2f- typography choices, design issues, and graphics, document layout, begin resume development

t 21- f2f- more on visual design, document layout and resume development- resume drafts due

th 23- a- continue with resume discussion and responses

t 28- f2f- Final Resumes Due, graphic design/text integration and ethics

th 30- a- discuss Barton and Barton, read Jacob Nielsen page at http://www.useit.com/ and extend issues in Barton and Barton (through Nielson) to critical analysis of online material

February

t 4- a- discussion of ethics and graphics (ad examples)

th 6- a- continue ethics and graphics and analyze/discuss Koresh article

t 11- f2f- welcome Russian students to course, introductions, begin proposal and project discussions

th 13- continue work with Russian students, discuss Dragga article

t 18- f2f- Resumes due online, continue Dragga discussion

th 20- a- continue online discussions (projects and articles)

t 25- f2f- Annotated Bibs Due, discuss annotated bib and begin general discussion of analytical reports

th 27- f2f- continue analytical report discussion and begin discussion of methodology

March

t 4- Spring Break

th 6- Spring Break

t 11- f2f- intellectual property discussion, collaborative proposal development

th 13- a- intellectual property discussion, cont., continue collaborative proposal development, explain progress reports

t 18- f2f- proposal drafts due for revision, recap analytical report and methodology development, project questions and development, discuss digital product development

th 20- a- groups provide progress reports on current work

t 25- a- discuss progress and continue proposal and analytical report development

th 27- a- trouble-shooting and final revisions on proposals and analytical report development

April

t 1- f2f- Final Proposals Due, expand explanation of and work on analytical reports and methodology

th 3- f2f- continue extensive work on analytical reports

t 8- a- analytical report and digital product drafts due for online review; trouble-shoot, test, and revise digital products and analytical reports

th 10- f2f- analytical report and digital product drafts due for f2f review, for trouble-shooting and revision

t 15- f2f- group presentations

th 17- f2f- group presentations

t 22- f2f- group presentations

t 24- f2f- Last Day of Class, group presentations, Final Analytical Reports and Digital Products Due, Final Response Document