January

m 5- f2f- welcome and intro to class

w 7 - f2f- how to use WebBoard and class intro contd

f 9- f2f- technical communication overview

m 12- f2f- technical communication overview

w 14- f2f- typography choices, design issues, and graphics, document layout, begin resume development

f 16- f2f- typography choices, design issues, and graphics, document layout, continue resume development

m 19- No Class-- University Holiday

w 21- f2f- resume drafts due, students revise resumes

f 23- v- further resume revision

m 26- f2f- more on visual design, document layout; students discuss proposal, progress report, analytical report, and project structures, continue visual rhetoric, graphic design/text integration and ethics-

w 28- f2f- take digital photos, preparation to meet Russian students

f 30- v- students continue to discuss proposal, progress report, analytical report, and project structures, continue visual rhetoric, read Jacob Nielsen page at http://www.useit.com/

February

m 2- f2f- discuss digital document development, read and start discussing Barton and Barton

w 4- f2f- Final Resumes Due, prepare to meet Russian students

f 6- v- introductions to Russian students; put up resumes, and photos

m 9-10- f2f- respond to introductions with Russian students, read and start discussing Dragga article

w 11- f2f- continue Dragga discussion online; discuss Barton and Barton

f 13- v- read and discuss articles on Russian and American characteristics online with Russian students; extend issues in Barton and Barton (through Nielson) to critical analysis of online material

m 16- f2f- continue reading and discussing articles online with Russian students; continue work with Nielson and engage in further critical analysis of online examples

w 18-f2f- split into collaborative groups and start discussing group project objectives and offering suggestions for proposed research; discuss annotated bibliographies; read material at http://library.csumb.edu/instruction/icmodules/treat/media3.html

f 20- v- solidify group arrangements with Russian students and assess group member skills and interests for project work

m 23- f2f- discuss ethics and graphics- examine examples

w 25- f2f- continue group proposal development; continue ethics and graphics and analyze/discuss Koresh article; Dragga ethics questions in application

f 27- v- continue group proposal development; continue ethics and graphics applying ethical approaches from Koresh article; read and respond to Neil Postman and Steve Powers' "TV News: All the World in Pictures" ( in Exploring Language, Ed. Gary Groshgarian. New York: Longman, 1998. pp. 103-109.

March

m 1- f2f- project topic choice due, collaborative proposal development questions and answers, group discussions of overall project objectives and group member responsibilities; progress report explanation; groups discuss articles provided to support specific group topic area research

w 3- f2f- Annotated Bibs Due; trouble-shoot questions and problems with project work

f 5- v- prepare informal group progress report to upload to WebBoard; collaborative proposal format development-- have duties determined in order to provide clear guidelines for group members to follow during Spring Break

m 8-f 12- No Class-- Spring Break

m 15- f2f- begin explanation of analytical reports and methodology issues

w 17- f2f- Americans respond to Russian suggestions regarding material and methodology and submit questions and problems for clarification in class; collaborative group work on methodology and schedule

f 19- v- project development and proposal editing; group analytical report discussion

m 22- f2f- group proposal drafts due for revision/sent to Russian collaborative partners; review in class and continue analytical report and methodology discussion

w 24- v- proposal draft revision by all international group members; discuss Russian feedback on draft group proposals; send suggestions on proposals to Russian partners

f 26- v- final proposal draft revisions by all international group members; respond to Russian feedback on draft group proposals and make final revisions

m 29- f2f- Proposals Due; begin intellectual property discussion

w 31- f2f- continue intellectual property issues, engage in general question and answer about analytical reports and begin collaborative group work on analytical reports

April

f 2- v- work with Russian students on analytical report and methodology development

m 5- f2f- Americans discuss and plan digital product development

w 7- f2f- continue collaborative project development

f 9- v- continue collaborative project development

m 12- f2f- informal group progress report

w 14- f2f- analytical report drafts due for online review and sent to Russians for suggestions and criticism; trouble-shoot and revise analytical reports

f 16- v- continue analytical report draft discussion and revision, Americans develop digital products

m 19- f2f- Analytical Reports Due; Americans continue collaboration on digital products

w 21- f2f- Group Presentations of digital product drafts

f 23- f2f- Last Day of Class, Group Presentations, Digital Products Due