T  Jan 15

Course Introduction

R Jan 17

MBTI, Airplane, Groups, Class Exercise

F Jan 18

Last day to ADD or DROP classes via Wingspan or IN PERSON for the spring semester.  Last day for students to elect to Audit courses

M Jan 21

Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.  Offices closed; no classes.

T Jan 22

Instructions and Design Project assigned

Teams for Design Project

R Jan 24

Letter of Application and Resume assigned

Semester Projects discussed

Team meetings

M Jan 28

Last day for undergraduate students to select the S/U (satisfactory/unsatisfactory) option for a course or to change a course from S/U to a letter grade.

T Jan 29

Proposal assigned – Memo format

Team meetings

R Jan 31

Editing Exercise

Team meetings

T Feb 5

Letter of Application and Resume DUE

Design Project DUE

Group Oral Presentation DUE

R Feb 7

Inquiry Letter assigned

How-To Presentations assigned

T Feb 12

Proposal DUE

Draft Inquiry Letters (4 copies) – Editing in Groups

Interview Techniques

Survey assigned

Sign-Up for How-To Presentations

R Feb 14

Surveys due for group critiques (4 copies)

Oral Reports

T Feb 19

Surveys DUE

Oral Reports

R Feb 21

Oral Reports

T Feb 26

Progress Report assigned

Graphics assigned

Midterm Oral Report assigned

R Feb 28

Audience Analysis exercise

Audience Analysis assigned

T Mar 4

Midterm Oral Reports

R Mar 6

Progress Report DUE

Graphics DUE

Midterm Oral Reports

T Mar 11

Audience Analysis DUE

Discussion of Major Project

W Mar 12

Last day to withdraw from a spring semester course.  (Automatic N grade is issued.)  Students may not withdraw from a course after this date without documented extenuating circumstances. Last day to rescind elected S/U option.  A rescinded S/U will still count toward the maximum of four allowed.

R Mar 13

Class Will Not Meet – Instructor at a Professional Conference

T Mar 18

Spring Break

R Mar 20

Spring Break

T Mar 25

Organization  of Major Project (Part II)

Sample Projects

W Mar 26

Advising for Fall 2008 begins

R Mar 27

Organization of Major Project (Part I/Front/End Matter)

Letter of Transmittal

Sign up for Rough Draft Conferences

T April 1

Workshop on PowerPoint Presentations

R April 3

Class Will Not Meet - Conference on Typed Rough Draft

T April 8

Class Will Not Meet - Conference on Typed Rough Draft

W April 9

Registration for Fall 2008 begins

R April 10

Class Will Not Meet - Conference on Typed Rough Draft

T April 15

Class Will Not Meet - Conference on Typed Rough Draft

R April 17

Class Will Meet – Final Review

T April 22

Oral Presentations

R April 24

Oral Presentations

Final Revisions DUE

Final Projects DUE

M April 28

Last Day of Classes

T April 29

Study Day

W April 30

Exams begin. Exam schedule available at http://www.winthrop.edu/recandreg/pdf/exams/S08exam.pdf. Winthrop university policy does not accept travel plans or work schedules as reasons to reschedule a final examination.

R May 1

11:30

Exam

Oral Presentations