Vietto, Angela

English

Eastern Illinois University

Eastern Illinois UniversityThe KeepFall 2007 2007Fall 8-15-2007ENG 3005-001: Technical CommunicationAngela ViettoEastern Illinois UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/english_syllabi_fall2007Part of the English Language and Literature CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2007 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in Fall 2007 by an authorizedadministrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact tabruns@eiu.edu.Recommended CitationVietto, Angela, "ENG 3005-001: Technical Communication" (2007). Fall 2007. 98.http://thekeep.eiu.edu/english_syllabi_fall2007/98English 3005 Technical Communication Dr. Angela Vietto avietto<@gmail.com 217-549-3203 (cell) Objectives This course is designed to help you: Fall 2007 3345 Coleman Hall Office hours: M 1:30-3:00, T 10-12, W 1:30-3:00 * Improve your skill in communicating technical information for a variety of audiences * Become familiar with the conventions of technical communication * Develop your skills in preparing the major kinds of technical communication: research reports, proposals, progress reports, and instructions * Become familiar with basic principles of document design * Improve your skill in incorporating images with text Text Mike Markel, Technical Communication, gth ed. Other Required Materlals You will want a USB drive. If you don't own a computer where you can back work up on a hard drive, then you will probably want TWO USB drives. We will often work in a computer-enhanced classroom, but you will want to be able to take documents away with you easily. The terminals we work at in the lab do not have CD or disk drives. You will also need access to printing outside of the lab. Sometimes assignments will be due on days we are not working in the lab, and you will not be able to use the lab printers on those days. You are responsible for your printing. Do not ask me to print your assignments, and do not email assignments to me. Having a reasonable supply of paper and ink at the beginning of the semester is part of supplying yourself. If this is a serious difficulty, see me early in the semester. Dlsablllty Information If you have a documented disability and wish to receive academic accommodation, please contact the Office of Disability Services (581-6583) as soon as possible. 2 Attendance Participation points will be assigned for each class and each required conference. When you do not attend-for whatever reason-you cannot earn participation points. In addition, your individual grade on each section of the team project will be penalized by 10 points for each team meeting you missed during the development of that section. Electronlc Writing Portfollo This is a writing-intensive course, so you may submit a paper from this course for your second-year or third-year Electronic Writing Portfolio submission. (First-year submissions must come from Engl 1001/1091/1002/1092; fourth-year submissions must come from the EIU senior seminar.) A link to the EWP submission form can be found on the class web site. The Engllsh Department's Statement on Plaglarlsm "Any teacher who discovers an act of plagiarism-' The appropriation or imitation of the language, ideas, and/or thoughts of another author, and representation of them as one's original work' (Random House Dictionary of the English Language ~has the right and the responsibility to impose upon the guilty student an appropriate penalty, up to and including immediate assignments of a grade of F for the assigned essay and a grade of F for the course, and to report the incident to the Judicial Affairs Office." My Statement on Plaglarlsm If you know it's cheating or plagiarism, don't do it. It is not at all difficult for a Ph.D. in English to tell the difference between student writing and professional writing. I have, alas, had to turn in at least one student for plagiarism each year I have been at Eastern. If you're not sure whether what you're doing might be considered plagiarism, ask me. Working In the Engllsh Technology-Integrated Classroom (ETIC) Our class will meet on alternate weeks in a regular classroom and the computer classroom. Here are a few important things to know about the ETIC: 1. There are no floppy, CD, or zip drives. You have two choices for saving work: a. Email work to yourself as an attachment. b. Save on portable USB drive. Back up your work on a second USB drive or a hard drive. 2. You are welcome to print your work in the lab, but like any lab, the printer isn't working 100% of the time, so you shouldn't rely on it as your only source of printing. 3. If you print in the lab and your work doesn't print out, don't keep sending print commands. Check the printer to see if it needs paper or if it's giving some other error message. 4. Because we've had thefts from this room, it is normally locked between classes. I always try to arrive early so you don't have to wait in the hall, but ifl'm not there, please be patient. Grades and Projects Grade Breakdown Participation Research Report # 1 * Research Report #2 * Instructions Oral Presentation # 1 * Oral Presentation #2 * Team Project * Part I Part II Part III Part IV 100 points 100 points 100 points 100 points 100 points 100 points 100 points 50 points 150 points 100 points Flnal Grading Scale A 920-1000 B 840-919 c 760-839 D 680-759 F 679 and below 3 * All required memos, drafts, etc., as listed in the schedule, must be submitted in order to receive a grade on projects marked with an asterisk(*). Late Work Missing a deadline for a grant proposal often means that you are automatically rejected. Deadlines are often crucial in other kinds of technical communication situations, as well. In theory, then, I should not accept late work at all in this class. However, as students, you can be considered ''trainees." As a result, I will cut you exactly this much slack. (1) Rather than rejecting late work, I will penalize it 5% per calendar day that it is late. (2) If you request an extension on any individual project at least 24 hours before the due date, I will grant it, and there will be no penalty to your grade. 4 Schedule of Major Assignments/Conferences MAug20 CH 3140 W Aug22 CH 3140 F Aug24 CH 3140 MAug27 CH3210 WAug29 CH3210 F Aug 31 CH3210 M Sept 3 W Sept 5 CH3140 F Sept 7 CH 3140 M Sept 10 CH3210 W Sept 12 CH3210 F Sept 14 CH 3210 M Sept 17 CH 3140 **Note: Reading assignments will be made in class.** Introductions: Class, class members, basic principles of technical communication Lecture/Discussion/ Activity: Document analysis; discussion of initial assignments Lecture/Discussion/ Activity: Document analysis; first team meeting Activity: Orientation to English Technology Integrated Classroom-bring your flash drive. Team meetings. **Due: Individual topic memo** Lecture/Discussion: Research. Activity: Team meetings. Lecture/Discussion/ Activity: Planning research/preliminary research. **Due: Team Project Topic Memo** No Class-Labor Day Holiday Team meetings with instructor during class time. **Due: Research Plan for Reports #1 and #2** Lecture/Discussion/Activity: Working with images. Lecture/Discussion/ Activity: Style. **Due: Partial draft of Report #1 ** Lecture/Discussion/ Activity: Style. Activity: Team meetings **Due: Complete draft of Report #1 ** Activity: Team meetings **Due: Complete draft of Report #2** W Sept 19 CH 3140 F Sept 21 CH 3140 M Sept 24 CH3210 W Sept26 CH 3210 F Sept28 CH 3210 MOct 1 CH 3140 WOct3 CH 3140 F Oct 5 CH 3140 MOct8 CH3210 WOct 10 CH3210 F Oct 12 M Oct 15 CH 3140 W Oct 17 CH 3140 No formal class. Optional team meetings. **Mandatory Individual Conferences in Vietto's office, 3345 Coleman** No formal class. Optional team meetings. **Mandatory Individual Conferences in Vietto's office, 3345 Coleman** Activity: Team meetings. Teams assemble drafts of Team Project Part I. **Due: Final version of Report #1 ** Lecture/Discussion/ Activity: Collaborative editing. Team meetings. Activity: Team meetings; Collaborative editing. Lecture/Activity: Audience analysis for Oral Presentations. Team Meetings to brainstorm audiences for Team Project Parts II/III. **Due: Team Project Part I** **Due: Final version of Report #2** Lecture/Discussion/Activity: Oral Presentations: Organization and delivery. Teams continue discussion of Team Project Part II. Lecture/Discussion/ Activity: Oral Presentations: Audio-visual aids; more on delivery. Team meetings to discuss Team Project Part II; Vietto will ask each group for a progress report (oral). Activity: Lab day to work on oral presentation 1 and Team Project Part II Activity: Eye contact and gestures **Due: Outline/notes/AV for Oral Presentation 1 ** **Due: Team Project Part II** No Class-Fall Break Activity: Team meetings with instructor during class; optional individual conferences. **Due: Oral Presentation #1 (9 presentations)** 5 6 F Oct 19 CH 3140 MOct22 CH3210 WOct24 CH 3210 F Oct26 CH 3210 M Oct29 CH 3140 W Oct31 CH 3140 FNov2 CH 3140 MNov5 CH 3210 WNov7 CH3210 FNov9 CH3210 MNov 12 CH 3140 WNov 14 CH 3140 F Nov 16 CH 3140 MNov 19-FNov23 **Due: Oral Presentation #1 (9 presentations)** Lecture/Discussion/ Activity: Document Design Lecture/Discussion/ Activity: Document Design Lecture/Discussion/ Activity: Document Design Lecture/Discussion/ Activity: Instructions. **Due: Draft of Team Project Part Ill** Lecture/Discussion/ Activity: Instructions. Lecture/Discussion/ Activity: Instructions. Lab time to work on instructions and Team Project Part III. Lab time to work on instructions and Team Project Part III. Lab time to work on instructions and Team Project Part III. **Due: Final version of Team Project Part III (includes delivery to target audience)** **Due: Instructions** No class. Optional individual conferences. No class. Optional individual conferences. **Due: (In my mailbox by 4 p.m.) Outline/notes/AV for Oral Presentation #2** No Class-Thanksgiving Break MNov26 CH 3210 WNov28 CH 3210 F Nov 30 CH 3210 MDec3 CH 3140 WDec5 CH 3140 FDec7 CH 3140 WDec 12, 10:15-12:15 7 Team meetings to discuss Team Project Part IV **Oral Presentation #2 (4-5 presentations)** **Oral Presentation #2 (4-5 presentations)** **Oral Presentation #2 (4-5 presentations)** **Oral Presentation #2 (4-5 presentations)** Team meetings; course evaluation **Final "Exam": Team Project Part IV** Course conclusion. 

ENG 3005-001: Technical Communication

Eastern Illinois UniversityThe KeepFall 2008 2008Fall 8-15-2008ENG 3005-001: Technical CommunicationAngela ViettoEastern Illinois UniversityFollow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/english_syllabi_fall2008Part of the English Language and Literature CommonsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the 2008 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in Fall 2008 by an authorizedadministrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact tabruns@eiu.edu.Recommended CitationVietto, Angela, "ENG 3005-001: Technical Communication" (2008). Fall 2008. 100.http://thekeep.eiu.edu/english_syllabi_fall2008/100English 3005 Fall 2008 Technical Communication Instructor: Office location: Office hours: Phone: Website: Dr. Angela Vietto 3345 Coleman Hall MWF 9:00-10:30; T 3-4; and by appointment 217-549-3203 (cell) http://www.uxl.eiu.edu/~arvietto, then click "Fall 2008" then "English 3005" About the Course Communication: Will be considered broadly, in written, oral, and visual forms. Technical: May refer to content that is complex, to communication involving the sciences and applied sciences, and to communication that uses specific technologies (biogs, wikis, etc.) Certain types of communication (instructions or documentation, for example) are by definition considered technical, but other types of communication (reports, etc.) may be classified as technical because of the level of specialized knowledge of the author or the audience. So what holds the course together? 1. Attention to audiences, with special consideration of the audience's level of technical knowledge. 2. Attention to certain conventions usually observed in technical communication. 3. A set of criteria for excellence in technical communication: honesty, comprehensiveness, clarity, accuracy, concision, accessibility, coherence, and correctness. Textbook and Other Required Materlals • Mike Markel, Technical Communication, 8th ed. (issued by TRS) • A USB drive or other reliable method of backing up files • Supplies/funds to support printing throughout the semester Dlsablllty Information If you have a documented disability and wish to receive academic accommodation, please contact the Office of Disability Services (581-6583) as soon as possible. Electronlc Writing Portfollo You may submit a paper from this course for the Electronic Writing Portfolio. The EWP policy has changed effective 2008. You will no longer be allowed to make a submission to the EWP from a course after that course has ended. In addition, the submission process will be electronic beginning this semester. For more information, see the EWP handout. Attendance On each class day (or required conference) you can earn up to 3 points for participation. I will award 3 points to those who make excellent contributions to our work of the day, 2 points to those with average participation, and 1 point to those who are neutral observers. Students who are disruptive or rude in class may earn a 0 for the day, or even negative points. On days you are absent-for any reason-you cannot earn or make up participation points. After days you are absent, you should ask a classmate if you may see his or her notes. You should ask me about making up quizzes or other activities you missed. Students who do not appear for the final exam on the scheduled date will only be allowed to make up the exam if they present me with written documentation from a credible source that indicates that an unexpected, serious illness or emergency prevented them from being present for the exam. Late Work Quizzes may be made up within two weeks. After two weeks, a missed quiz will be graded as a 0. Written assignments will lose 10% of the value of the assignment for each day they are late. (Day here means calendar day; a document due Monday is worth 90% of its original value if it appears in my mailbox on Tuesday, for example.) It may be impossible to make up certain assignments, such as collaborative oral presentations. It is always your job to see me about making up work. I will not remind you individually about work you have missed, though I may occasionally offer general reminders to the class as a whole. The Engllsh Department's Statement on Plaglarlsm "Any teacher who discovers an act ofplagiarism-'The appropriation or imitation of the language, ideas, and/or thoughts of another author, and representation of them as one's original work' (Random House Dictionary of the English Language)-has the right and the responsibility to impose upon the guilty student an appropriate penalty, up to and including immediate assignments of a grade of F for the assigned essay and a grade of F for the course, and to report the incident to the Judicial Affairs Office." My Statement on Academic Dishonesty This semester, I pledge that ifI discover any student plagiarizing a written assignment or cheating on a quiz or exam, I will report the incident to Judicial Affairs and award that student a grade of F for the course. Working In the Engllsh Technology-Integrated Classroom (ETIC) Our class will meet on alternate weeks in a regular classroom and the computer classroom. Here are a few important things to know about the ETIC: 1. Before you start to do anything, you should always click the icon in the upper-left comer of the desktop. 2. There are no floppy, CD, or zip drives. You have two choices for saving work: a. Email work to yourself as an attachment. b. Save on portable USB drive. Back up your work on a second USB drive or a hard drive. 3. You are welcome to print your work in the lab, but don't rely on it as your only source of printing, and remember we're only in the lab every other week. 4. If you print in the lab and your work doesn't print out, don't keep sending print commands. Check the printer to see if it needs paper or if it's giving some other error message. 5. Because we've had thefts from this room, it is normally locked between classes. I always try to arrive early so you don't have to wait in the hall, but if I'm not there, please be patient. Grades and Projects Grade Breakdown Resume Partici ation Final exam 220 100 120 100 90 90 55 125 100 Flnal Grades A 920-1000 B 840-919 c 760-839 D 680-759 F 679 and below MAug25 L W Aug27 L F Aug 29 L M Sept 1 W Sept 3 c F Sept 5 c M Sept 8 L W Sept 10 L F Sept 12 L M Sept 15 c W Sept 17 Office F Sept 19 Office M Sept 22 L W Sept 24 L F Sept 26 L Schedule L = Lab, room 3120 Coleman Hall C = Classroom, room 313 0 Coleman Hall 0 =Office (Vietto's), room 3345 Coleman Hall Readings listed in parentheses are supplementary (optional) readings. Introductions. Begin SD #1. Topic: Ethics and legal considerations in communication. (chap. 2) Due today: SD #1. Assigned for next time: SD #2. Quiz #1 Due today: SD #2 Topics: Clarity, Accuracy (chaps. 5 and 9) Assigned for next time: SD #3. Labor Day observed-no class. Quiz#2 Due today: SD #3 Topics: Comprehensiveness, Concision (chaps. 5 and 11) Assigned for next time: SD #4 Quiz #3 Due today: SD #4 Topics: Coherence, Accessibility (chaps. 7 and 10) Assigned for next time: SD #5 Quiz#4 Due today: SD #5 Work on SD #6 Work on SD #6 Quiz #5 Work on SD #6 Due today: SD #6 Topic: Finding, adapting, and integrating images (chaps. 12 and 13) Assigned for Sept 22: SD #7 Individual conferences Individual conferences Quiz #6 Topic: Oral presentations (chap. 21) Due today: SD #7 Work on SD #8 and 1st oral presentation Quiz #7 Work on SD #8 and I st oral presentation Work on SD #8 and 1st oral presentation M Sept29 c WOct 1 c F Oct3 c MOct6 L WOct8 L F Oct 10 L M Oct 13 c W Oct 15 c F Oct 17 c MOct20 L WOct22 L F Oct24 L MOct27 c WOct29 c F Oct 31 c MNov3 L WNov5 L FNov7 L MNov 10 c WNov 12 c FNov 14 c MNov 17 L Due today: SD #8 Assigned: SD #9 and briefing report. Oral presentation # 1 Oral presentation # 1 Due today: SD #9 Topic: Document design. Quiz#8 Work on briefing report Work on briefing report Fall break-no class Due today: Briefing report Topic: Electronic communication and Web 2.0 Assigned: SD #10 and Wikipedia Project Due today: SD #10 Quiz #9 Workshop briefing reports Workshop briefing reports Assigned: Oral presentations #2 and #3 Revise briefing reports; work on oral presentations; work on wikipedia project. Revise briefing reports; work on oral presentations; work on wikipedia project. Revise briefing reports; work on oral presentations; work on wikipedia project. Oral presentation #2 Oral presentation #2 Oral presentation #2 Oral presentation #3 Continue work on Wikipedia project Continue work on Wikipedia project Due today: Wikipedia Project. Topic: Instructions. Assigned: Instructions # 1. Quiz. Work on Instructions # 1. Work on Instructions # 1 Due today: Instructions #1 Assigned: Instructions #2, SD # 11, resume WNov 19 L FNov21 L Nov24-28 MDec 1 c WDec3 c FDec 5 c MDec8 L WDec 10 L F Dec 12 L T Dec 16, 8:30-10 a.m. c Work on Instructions #2 and SD # 11 Due today (or before you leave campus): SD # 11 Thanksgiving Due today: Instructions #2 and resume. Workshop resumes. Workshop resumes. Workshop resumes. Revised resume due. Assigned: Web Site Evaluation (aka: Final exam) Work on Web Site Evaluation Work on Web Site Evaluation Final Exam: Take home portion and oral portion due 

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