Course Syllabus

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  1. A Short Guide to Technical Writing Links to an external site.
    This guide explains how the course works. It provides details on the typical course schedule, the assessment and feedback system, and advice on how to do well in the course.

  2. Course Manual (Canvas Page, Google Doc—recommended Links to an external site., Download PDF)
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Course Summary:

Date Details Due
Fri Jan 22, 2021 Quiz Course Schedule Plan due by 11:59pm
Quiz Syllabus Verification Quiz due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 01/19 Self-Assessment due by 11:59pm
Assignment Group Preferences Survey due by 11:59pm
Fri Jan 29, 2021 Assignment Bad Email Excuse due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 01/25 Self-Assessment due by 11:59pm
Assignment Bad Email Excuse
(3 students)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 01/25 due by 11:59pm
Thu Feb 4, 2021 Quiz Week of 02/01 Self-Assessment due by 11:59pm
Quiz Recommendation Topic due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic Topic Feedback Discussion due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 02/01
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 02/01 due by 11:59pm
Wed Feb 10, 2021 Quiz Recommendation Topic
(2 students)
 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 02/01 Self-Assessment
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 02/01
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Fri Feb 12, 2021 Discussion Topic CRAP Design Scavenger Hunt due by 11:59pm
Assignment Pitch Draft Assignment due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic Pitch Draft Feedback Discussion due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 02/08 Self-Assessment due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 02/08 due by 11:59pm
Fri Feb 19, 2021 Quiz Final Pitch Presentation Checklist due by 11:59pm
Assignment Pitch Draft Assignment
(2 students)
 due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic CRAP Design Scavenger Hunt
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Final Pitch Presentation Submission due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic Pitch Draft Feedback Discussion
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 02/08 Self-Assessment
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 02/15 Self-Assessment due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 02/08
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 02/15 due by 11:59pm
Fri Feb 26, 2021 Quiz Finding Secondary Resources in Your Field
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Finding Secondary Resources in Your Field due by 11:59pm
Quiz Making a Primary Research Plan due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 02/22 Self-Assessment
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 02/22 Self-Assessment
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 02/22 Self-Assessment due by 11:59pm
Quiz Making a Primary Research Plan
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 02/22
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 02/22 due by 11:59pm
Fri Mar 5, 2021 Assignment Instructions Draft Assignment
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Instructions Draft Assignment due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic Instructions Draft Feedback Discussion
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic Instructions Draft Feedback Discussion due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic Project Sequence Check-In
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic Project Sequence Check-In due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 03/01 Self-Assessment
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 03/01 Self-Assessment due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 03/01
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 03/01 due by 11:59pm
Fri Mar 12, 2021 Assignment Final Instructions Submission
(4 students)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Final Instructions Submission due by 11:59pm
Quiz Instructions Project Checklist
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Instructions Project Checklist due by 11:59pm
Quiz Self-Assessment of Optional Reading Activities for February due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 03/08 Self-Assessment
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 03/08 Self-Assessment due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 03/08
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 03/08 due by 11:59pm
Fri Mar 19, 2021 Assignment Research Progress Report
(6 students)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Research Progress Report due by 11:59pm
Quiz Self-Assessment of Optional Reading Activities from March 1–19 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Technical Description Topic
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Technical Description Topic due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 03/15 Self-Assessment due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 03/15
(2 students)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 03/15 due by 11:59pm
Fri Mar 26, 2021 Quiz Introducing Your Description of a Process due by 11:59pm
Quiz Introducing Your Description of an Object due by 11:59pm
Quiz Self-Assessment of Optional Reading Activities from March 22–26 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Technical Description Draft due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic Technical Description Feedback Discussion due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 03/22 Self-Assessment due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 03/22 due by 11:59pm
Fri Apr 2, 2021 Assignment Final Description Submission
(9 students)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Final Description Submission due by 11:59pm
Assignment Guided Self-Review: Use of Images due by 11:59pm
Assignment Organizing Your Description due by 11:59pm
Quiz Self-Assessment of Optional Reading Activities from March 29–April 2 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Technical Description Checklist due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 03/29 Self-Assessment due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic What One Thing Would You Do (or Change) to Improve Feedback Discussions? due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 03/29
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 03/29 due by 11:59pm
Fri Apr 9, 2021 Quiz Self-Assessment of Optional Reading Activities from April 5–9 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 04/05 Self-Assessment
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Recommendation Report: Brainstorming Your Intro due by 11:59pm
Assignment Recommendation Report: Outline Your Report due by 11:59pm
Quiz Self-Assessment of Optional Reading Activities from April 5–9
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 04/05 Self-Assessment due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 04/05
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 04/05 due by 11:59pm
Fri Apr 16, 2021 Assignment Recommendation Report: Creating Your Table of Contents
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 04/12 Self-Assessment due by 11:59pm
Assignment Recommendation Draft Feedback Discussion (9 points) due by 11:59pm
Assignment Recommendation Report: Writing Your Conclusions Section
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Recommendation Report: Writing Your Conclusions Section due by 11:59pm
Assignment Recommendation Report: Writing Your Introduction
(2 students)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Recommendation Report: Writing Your Introduction due by 11:59pm
Assignment Recommendation Report: Writing Your Methods Section due by 11:59pm
Assignment Recommendation Report: Writing Your Recommendations Section due by 11:59pm
Assignment Recommendation Report: Writing Your Results Section due by 11:59pm
Assignment Recommendation Report: Writing Your Title Page due by 11:59pm
Quiz Self-Assessment of Optional Reading Activities from April 12–16
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Self-Assessment of Optional Reading Activities from April 12–16 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 04/12 Self-Assessment
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 04/12 Self-Assessment
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 04/12
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 04/12 due by 11:59pm
Mon Apr 19, 2021 Assignment Research Progress Report
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Fri Apr 23, 2021 Calendar Event VT SPOT 12am
Calendar Event VT SPOT 12am
Calendar Event VT SPOT 12am
Assignment Recommendation Report: Creating Your Table of Contents due by 11:59pm
Assignment Recommendation Report: Providing Your References due by 11:59pm
Assignment Recommendation Report: Writing Your Abstract due by 11:59pm
Assignment Recommendation Report: Writing Your Appendixes due by 11:59pm
Assignment Recommendation Report: Writing Your Executive Summary due by 11:59pm
Assignment Recommendation Report: Writing Your Letter of Transmittal due by 11:59pm
Quiz Self-Assessment of Optional Reading Activities from April 19–23 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 04/19 Self-Assessment due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 04/19 due by 11:59pm
Fri Apr 30, 2021 Assignment Contribute Advice to a Continuity Folder (Optional Writing Activity) due by 11:59pm
Assignment Final Recommendation Report Submission due by 11:59pm
Quiz Pathways Course Assessment due by 11:59pm
Assignment Professional Bio (Optional Writing Activity) due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic Questions about the Recommendation Report (15 points total, over three weeks) due by 11:59pm
Quiz Recommendation Report Checklist due by 11:59pm
Assignment Rhetorical Analysis of a Document in Your Field (Optional Writing Activity) due by 11:59pm
Quiz Self-Assessment of Optional Reading Activities from April 27–30 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Social Media & Your Field (Optional Writing Activity) due by 11:59pm
Assignment Trip Report (Optional Writing Activity) due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week of 04/27 Self-Assessment due by 11:59pm
Assignment Work Log for the Week of 04/26 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Your Field and the Zombie Apocalypse (Optional Writing Activity) due by 11:59pm
Wed May 12, 2021 Assignment Final Exam: Performance Review
(2 students)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Final Exam: Performance Review due by 11:59pm