WRIT 465 – COURSE AGENDA
Dr. Siobhan Craft Brownson, Spring, 2008
    **All dates subject to change
Week 1 January 14 Course Introduction
  January 16 Personality Sorter, Groups for Instruction/Design Project, Fly-Off, Instruction Homework

(Friday, January 18, is last day to add or drop a course)

Week 2 January 21 MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY – NO CLASS
  January 23 INSTRUCTION EXERCISE DUE
Instruction/Design Project Assigned
Week 3 January 28 Letter of Application and Resume Assigned

(Last day to elect S/U option or change S/U option to letter grade)

  January 30 Semester Projects Discussed
Week 4 February 4 LETTER OF APPLICATION AND RESUME DUE

Proposal and Memo Format Assigned

  February 6 INSTRUCTION/DESIGN PROJECT DUE
Oral Presentation of Instruction/Design Project
Letter of Inquiry Assigned
Week 5 February 11 PROPOSAL DUE
Rough Draft of Letter of Inquiry DUE for Group Critique
(Make copies for group)
  February 13 INQUIRY LETTER DUE

Surveys/Questionnaires Assigned
Oral How-To Presentations Assigned

Week 6 February 18 Surveys/Questionnaires DUE for Group Critique

(Make copies for group)

Oral How-To Presentation Times Assigned
Interview Techniques

  February 20 SURVEYS/QUESTIONNAIRES DUE

(QUESTIONNAIRES MUST BE APPROVED BEFORE DISTRIBUTION)

Oral How-To Presentations

Week 7 February 25 Oral How-To Presentations
  February 27 Oral How-To Presentations
Week 8 March 3 Audience Analysis Assigned
  March 5 Graphics Assigned
Week 9 March 10 AUDIENCE ANALYSIS DUE

GRAPHICS DUE

Progress Report Assigned

  March 12 PROGRESS REPORTS DUE

Oral Presentations of Progress Reports

LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW FROM A COURSE WITH AN AUTOMATIC GRADE OF "N."

LAST DAY TO RESCIND S/U OPTION. ORIGINAL ELECTION WILL COUNT IN 4 ALLOWED.

Week 10 March 17 SPRING BREAK – NO CLASS
  March 19 SPRING BREAK – NO CLASS
Week 11 March 24 Organization of Major Project

Sign up for Rough Draft Conference – 9 AM – Bancroft 241

  March 26 Writing Day – Work on Rough Draft

(Advising begins)

Week 12 March 31 PowerPoint and Oral Presentation Workshop

Sign-up Sheet for Rough Draft Conferences removed

  April 2 No Class – Conferences on Typed Rough Drafts
Week 13 April 7 No Class – Conferences on Typed Rough Drafts
  April 9 No Class – Conferences on Typed Rough Drafts

(Early Registration begins)

Week 14 April 14 No Class – Conferences on Typed Rough Drafts
  April 16 Final Review of Written and Oral Final Reports
Week 15 April 21 Oral Reports
  April 23 Oral Reports
Week 16 April 28 WRITTEN SEMESTER PROJECTS DUE
Oral Reports
2:00 Section

3:30 Section

Friday, May 1, 3-5:30 PM (Oral Reports)

Wednesday, April 30, 3-5:30 PM (Oral Reports)

Fri., May 1 FINAL REVISIONS ACCEPTED BY 5:00 PM