English 2311: Table of Contents


(Return to the English 2311 Home Page) . English 2311:Technical Writing Table of Contents . Welcome to Navarro College Greeting from the President . Course Orientation . Course Syllabus . Navarro College Online . Technical Writing Online Resources Instructions for the Course Exercises . Instructional Study Guides in PowerPoint . Sample Course Exercises . Letter from Your Instructor . Course Evaluation (To be completed upon your exit from the Course) . Contact My Instructor . The Course Outline Week 1 (January 14 – 19) Read the Online Orientation to the course. Complete the Diagnostic Assignment (see the Course website) Note: You may submit your work any time during the assigned week. All work is due by midnight Saturday of the assigned week. If you need more time, send me a note in advance. Otherwise, late work will be penalized a letter grade. *I will not accept work submitted after April 26, 2008.* Read Part I - Introduction, 1) Communication, Your Career, and This Book 2) Overview of the Reader-Centered communication Process: Obtaining a Job Exercise 1 – Writing For Employment: The Letter of Application, Experiential Résumé, Skills Résumé, and Scannable Résumé (Project 1, page 687) Part II – Defining Your Communication’s Objectives 3) Defining Your Communication’s Objectives Chapter 12 Read Part III – Planning 4) Planning for Usability 5) Planning Your Persuasive Strategies 6) Conducting Reader-Centered Research Week 2 (January 20 - 26 Chapter 3 Read Part IV – Drafting Prose Elements 7) Drafting Paragraphs, Sections, and Chapters Chapter 7 – Drafting Paragraphs, Sections, and Chapters Exercise 2 – Description (Partitioning an Object) (Exercise 3, page 255) Chapter 7 – Drafting Paragraphs, Sections, and Chapters Exercise 3 – Description (Segmenting a Procedure) (Exercise 5, page 255) Week 3 (January 27 – February 2) Read Part VIII – Superstructures 20) Writing Reader-Centered Correspondence: Letters, Memos, and E-mail Exercise 4 – Writing a Letter of Inquiry, Letter of Thanks, Letter of Introduction Week 4 (February 3 – 9) Read Part VIII – Superstructures 20) Writing Reader-Centered Correspondence: Letters, Memos, and E-mail Exercise 4 – Writing a Letter of Inquiry, Letter of Thanks, Letter of Introduction Week 5 (February 10 - 16) Chapter 4 Read Part VIII – Superstructures 21) Writing Reader-Centered Reports Exercise 5 – Writing Memos: Announcing a Meeting, Comparing Two Options, Reporting Results Week 6 (February 17 - 23) Read Part VIII - Superstructures 21) Writing Reader-Centered Reports Exercise 6 – Writing E-mail: Submitting an Assignment, Requesting a Letter of Support, Forwarding a Document Week 7 (February 24 - March 1) Chapter 5 Read Part VIII – Superstructures 22) Writing Reader-Centered Proposals Chapter 22 – Writing Reader-Centered Proposals Exercise 7 – Writing a Proposal (Project 8, page, 693) Week 8 (March 2 - March 8) Chapter 8 Read Part IV – Drafting Prose Elements 8) Developing an Effective Style Chapter 8 – Developing an Effective Style Exercise 8 – The Writer’s Style (LIC Expressions, Reducing Wordiness) 9) Beginning a Communication 10) Ending a Communication Week 9 (March 9 - 15) Chapter 11 Read Part IV – Drafting Prose Elements 11) Writing Reader-Centered Front and Back Matter Week 10 (March 16 - 22) Read Part V – Drafting Visual Elements 12) Creating Reader-Centered Graphics 13) Designing Reader-Centered Pages and Documents Chapter 13 – Designing Reader-Centered Pages and Documents Exercise 9 – An Informational Page (Project 3, page 689) Week 11 (March 23 - 29) Read Part VIII – Superstructures 22) Writing Reader-Centered Proposals Chapter 22 – Writing Reader-Centered Proposals Exercise 10 – Writing a Proposal (Project 8, page, 693) Week 12 (March 30 - April 5) Read Part VI – Revising 14) Revising Your Drafts 15) Revising Drafts for Usability and Persuasiveness Read Part VII – Applications of the Reader-Centered Approach 16) Creating Communications with a Team Week 13 (April 6 - 12) Read Part VIII – Superstructures 23) Writing Reader-Centered Instructions Exercise 11 – The User Manual Week 14 (April 13 - 19) Read Part VII – Applications of the Reader-Centered Approach 17) Creating and Delivering Listener-Centered Oral Presentations Exercise 12 – The PowerPoint Outline Week 15 (April 20 - 26) Read Part VIII – Superstructures 22) Writing Reader-Centered Proposals Chapter 22 – Writing Reader-Centered Proposals Exercise 13 – Writing a Proposal (Project 8, page, 693) Exercise 14 – Final Exam – See the instructions online Week 16 (April 27 - 30) A List of the Course Exercises Identified in the Course Outline Above The Diagnostic Assignment Exercise 1 – Writing For Employment: The Letter of Application, Experiential Résumé, Skills Résumé, and Scannable Résumé (Project 1, page 687) Exercise 2 – Description (Partitioning an Object) (Exercise 3, page 255) Exercise 3 – Description (Segmenting a Procedure) (Exercise 5, page 255) Exercise 4 – Writing a Letter of Inquiry, Letter of Thanks, Letter of Introduction (see instructions on the website) Exercise 5 – Writing Memos: Announcing a Meeting, Comparing Two Options, Reporting Results (see instructions on the website) Exercise 6 – Writing E-mail: Submitting an Assignment, Requesting a Letter of Support, Forwarding a Document (see instructions on the website) Exercise 7 – Writing a Proposal (Project 8, page, 693) Exercise 8 – The Writer’s Style (Low-Information Content/Expressions, Reducing Wordiness) (see instructions on the website) Exercise 9 – An Informational Page (Project 3, page 689) Exercise 10 – Writing a Proposal: “Re-visioning” a Communication (Project 8, page, 693) Exercise 11 – The User Manual (see instructions on the website) Exercise 12 – The PowerPoint Outline (see instructions on the website) Exercise 13 – Review of Your Work: Submission of required revisions and late work. Exercise 14 – Final Exam (see instructions on the website) . This page was last modified on January 15, 2008, and is maintained by Dr. Geoffrey A. Grimes. .. .