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Date Details Due
Fri Aug 25, 2023 Quiz Syllabus Review due by 11:59pm
Quiz Try It #2: Analyzing a Technical Document due by 11:59pm
Quiz Try-It #1: Project Management & Group Work Secrets due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week 1 Check-In Survey (Aug 21–25) due by 11:59pm
Quiz Group Preferences Survey due by 11:59pm
Quiz Student Information Form due by 11:59pm
Fri Sep 1, 2023 Quiz Week 2 Check-In Survey (Aug 28–Sep 1) due by 11:59pm
Quiz Try-It #3: Rhetorical Awareness & the Reader-Centered Approach due by 11:59pm
Quiz Try-It #4: Improving Memo Subject Lines due by 11:59pm
Fri Sep 8, 2023 Discussion Topic Introduce Yourself due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week 3 Check-In Survey (Sep 3–9) due by 11:59pm
Quiz Website Analysis Submission Wrapper due by 11:59pm
Assignment Survey of Website Writing In Your Field Informal Report due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic Try-It #5: Your Discipline’s Code of Ethics due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic Try-It #6: The Ethical Dilemma of the Absent Team Member due by 11:59pm
Quiz Website Analysis Table & Memo Self-Check due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week 3 Check-In Survey (Sep 3–9)
(12 students)
 due by 11:59pm
Fri Sep 15, 2023 Quiz Try-It #7: Calculating Readability Statistics due by 11:59pm
Quiz Try-It #8: Identifying Document Design Principles due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week 4 Check-In Survey (Sept 11–15) due by 11:59pm
Fri Sep 22, 2023 Quiz Try-It # 9: Analyzing Design in Instructions due by 11:59pm
Quiz Try-It #10: Analyzing Design in Your User Documentation Webpage due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week 5 Check-In Survey (Sept 18–22) due by 11:59pm
Fri Sep 29, 2023 Assignment User Documentation Revision & Reflection Memo
(1 student)
 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week 6 Check-In Survey (Sep 25–29) due by 11:59pm
Quiz Try-It #11: Testing the Usability of a Webpage due by 11:59pm
Quiz Try-It #12: Improving the Usability of an Email Message due by 11:59pm
Assignment User Documentation Revision & Reflection Memo due by 11:59pm
Quiz User Documentation Revision and Reflection Memo Self-Check due by 11:59pm
Quiz UX Project Submission Wrapper due by 11:59pm
Thu Oct 5, 2023 Quiz Week 7 Check-In Survey (Oct 2–5) due by 11:59pm
Quiz Try-It #14: Shared Folder Setup due by 11:59pm
Fri Oct 6, 2023 Assignment Try-It #13: Group Contract, Schedule, & Meeting Minutes
(Midday 3)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Try-It #13: Group Contract, Schedule, & Meeting Minutes
(Afternoon 1)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Try-It #13: Group Contract, Schedule, & Meeting Minutes
(Early Evening 2)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Try-It #13: Group Contract, Schedule, & Meeting Minutes
(Early Evening 6)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Try-It #13: Group Contract, Schedule, & Meeting Minutes
(Afternoon 5)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Try-It #13: Group Contract, Schedule, & Meeting Minutes
(Early Evening 4)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Try-It #13: Group Contract, Schedule, & Meeting Minutes
(Afternoon 6)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Try-It #13: Group Contract, Schedule, & Meeting Minutes
(Afternoon 4)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Try-It #13: Group Contract, Schedule, & Meeting Minutes
(Morning 1)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Try-It #13: Group Contract, Schedule, & Meeting Minutes due by 11:59pm
Fri Oct 13, 2023 Quiz Week 8 Check-In Survey (Oct 9–13) due by 11:59pm
Assignment Try-It #15: Group Project Audience Analysis
(Afternoon 1)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Try-It #15: Group Project Audience Analysis due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic Try-It #16: Group Progress Discussion due by 11:59pm
Fri Oct 20, 2023 Quiz Week 9 Check-In Survey (Oct 16–20) due by 11:59pm
Assignment Proposal for Your Recommendation Report due by 11:59pm
Quiz Proposal Self-Check due by 11:59pm
Quiz Proposal Submission Wrapper due by 11:59pm
Assignment Try-It #13: Group Contract, Schedule, & Meeting Minutes
(Early Evening 3)
 due by 11:59pm
Quiz Try-It #14: Shared Folder Setup
(2 students)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Try-It #17: Group Proposal Document Design Review due by 11:59pm
Assignment Try-It #18: Group Debriefing for the Proposal due by 11:59pm
Fri Oct 27, 2023 Quiz Week 10 Check-In Survey (Oct 23–27) due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic Try-It #19: Secondary Research Discussion
(Early Evening 1 / Late Evening)
 due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic Try-It #19: Secondary Research Discussion due by 11:59pm
Assignment Try-It #20: Making a Primary Research Plan
(Early Evening 1 / Late Evening)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Try-It #20: Making a Primary Research Plan
(Afternoon 1)
 due by 11:59pm
Assignment Try-It #20: Making a Primary Research Plan due by 11:59pm
Fri Nov 3, 2023 Quiz Week 11 Check-In Survey (Oct 30–Nov 3) due by 11:59pm
Assignment Progress Report due by 11:59pm
Quiz Progress Report Self-Check due by 11:59pm
Assignment Try-It #21: Outlining Your Recommendation Report due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic Try-It #22: Group Progress Discussion II due by 11:59pm
Fri Nov 10, 2023 Quiz Try It #23: Integrating Your Sources due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week 12 Check-In Survey (Nov 6–10) due by 11:59pm
Discussion Topic Try-It #24: Planning Visuals for Your Report Discussion due by 11:59pm
Fri Nov 17, 2023 Quiz Try-It #25: Checking for Common Report Errors due by 11:59pm
Quiz Try-It #26: Use of Images Review due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week 13 Check-In Survey (Nov 13–17) due by 11:59pm
Assignment Course Grade Estimate, as of November 17 due by 11:59pm
Fri Nov 24, 2023 Calendar Event VT SPOT 12am
Tue Nov 28, 2023 Assignment Recommendation Report due by 11:59pm
Quiz Recommendation Report Self-Check due by 11:59pm
Quiz Recommendation Report Submission Wrapper due by 11:59pm
Fri Dec 1, 2023 Quiz Website Analysis Feedback Wrapper due by 11:59pm
Quiz Week 14 Check-In Survey (Nov 27–Dec 1) due by 11:59pm
Mon Dec 4, 2023 Assignment Effort Expectations-Based Course Grade due by 11:59pm
Wed Dec 13, 2023 Assignment Final Exam: Optional Performance Review due by 11:59pm