May

M 19: "Welcome"
• Please examine the course web site concentrating on the syllabus and the course calendar.
• Please go to Blackboard and examine the Course Documents section, the Discussion Board, and the Group Pages. As soon as possible, please send a greeting to your group members.
• Please join our class wiki, Science & Technology Controversies.

T 20: "What is Technical Writing?"
• Please read the Résumé, Cover Letter or Statement Assignment.
• Please read the Cover Letter Revision Exercise.
• Please review Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 in Chapter 1, "Scientific and Technical Communication in Context", in the E-Text.
• Please review "What is Technical Writing" a PowerPoint presentation available on the Course Documents section of Blackboard.
• If curiosity or time permit, take a look at "Seeing and Believing: The Experimental Production of Scientific Facts" (from Shapin and Schaffer, Leviathan and the Air-Pump: Hobbes, Boyle and the Experimental Life, 1985, Chapter 2, pgs. 22-79.)
References:
• Consult Chapter 1 (pgs. 2-15) in Markel's Technical Communication (You can sign up for TechCommWeb to access reference materials supporting the 8th edition of Markel's book. Here you can find on-line resources from the book's 7th edition.)

W 21: "Application Packages: Cover Letters, Personal Statements, Part I"
• Please read What is a Cover Letter? and sections 2-5 from The OWL at Purdue.
• Please review Chapter 10, "Job Finding Materials", concentrating on the cover letters section, in the E-Text.
• Please review "Cover Letters" a PowerPoint presentation available on the Course Documents section of Blackboard.
• Please review Writing the Personal Statement all sections (1-4) from The OWL at Purdue.
References:
• Please consult the Cover Letter Module on the Technical Writing Instructional Site;
• Consult Chapter 15 pgs. 387-396 in Markel's Technical Communication (You can sign up for TechCommWeb to access reference materials supporting the 8th edition of Markel's book. Here you can find on-line resources from the book's 7th edition).
• Please consult All About the Graduate Admissions Essay (from About.com).

H 22:"Application Packages: Cover Letters, Personal Statements, Part II"
• Please read "Business Correspondence — Application Letters" in David McMurrey's text.
• Please review the cover letter samples from Tech's Career Services web site.
• Please review Personal Statements and Application Letters (from Indiana University's Writing Tutorial Services).

F 23: "Application Packages: Traditional Résumés, Part I"
Cover Letter Revision Exercise due no later than midnight. Please post your exercise to the Discussion Board on Blackboard.
• Please read Résumé Design and Resumes 1: Introduction to Resumes from The OWL at Purdue.
• Please review "Traditional Résumés" a PowerPoint presentation available on the Course Documents section of Blackboard.
• Please review Chapter 10, "Job Finding Materials", in the E-Text concentrating on the résumé section;
References:
• Please consult the Résumé Module on the Technical Writing Instructional Site.
• Consult Chapter 15 pgs.364-386 in Markel's Technical Communication (You can sign up for TechCommWeb to access reference materials supporting the 8th edition of Markel's book. Here you can find on-line resources from the book's 7th edition).

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M 26: Memorial Day

T 27: "Application Packages: Traditional Résumés, Part II"
• Please read all sections in (1-3) Resumes 2: Resume Sections, Resumes 3: When to Use Two Pages or More and sections 1-2 of Resumes 4: Scannable Resumes from The OWL at Purdue.
• Please review the résumé samples from Tech's Career Services web site.
• Please read "Business Correspondence — Resumes" in David McMurrey's text.
References
• If curiosity or time permit, take a look at information on electronic résumés at "Electronic Resumes" and "Using the Internet to Find a Job."

W 28: "Policy Memoranda"
The Résumé, Cover Letter or Statement Assignment is due by midnight. Please e-mail the assignment to me as either a Word or PDF file.
• Please read the Policy Memo Assignment.
• Please read the Memo Revision Exercise.

H 29: "Policy Memo: Memo Structure"
• Please read all sections (1-4) of Memo Writing from The OWL at Purdue.
• Please review the section on Memorandums in Chapter 9, "Correspondence", in the E-Text;
• Please consult the Memo Module and the E-Mail Module on the Technical Writing Instructional Site;
• Please review "Memos and the Expectation of Privavcy" a PowerPoint presentation available on the Course Documents section of Blackboard.
References:
• Consult Chapter 14 pgs. 352-357 in Markel's Technical Communication (You can sign up for TechCommWeb to access reference materials supporting the 8th edition of Markel's book. Here you can find on-line resources from the book's 7th edition).

F 30: "Policy Memo: Considering Workplace Policies"
Memo Revision Exercise due no later than midnight. Please post your exercise to the Discussion Board on Blackboard.
• Please review Workplace Fairness: news and issues
• Please review The National Workrights Institute
References:
• Please consult WorkWorries.com.
• Please consult The Employee Handbook.
• Please consult Employee Handbooks.
• Please consult Policies, Handbooks: Samples and Examples.

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June

M 2: "Policy Memo: Workplace Privacy"
• Please review Employee Monitoring: Is There Privacy in the Workplace?
• Please review EPIC Workplace Privacy Page
• Please review Computer Ethics: Basic Concepts and Historical Overview concentrating on Section 3.
• Please review "Guide to E-Mail and the Internet in the Workplace" Susan Gindin.

T 3: "Process and Description: Writing Process Descriptions"
• Please read the Process and Description Assignment
• Please read Definitions, Descriptions, and Instructions: Chapter 8: Part 1 in the E-Text.
• Please review an example regarding a process description of global warming.
References:
• Consult Chapter 9 pgs. 176-202 in Markel's Technical Communication (You can sign up for TechCommWeb to access reference materials supporting the 8th edition of Markel's book. Here you can find on-line resources from the book's 7th edition).

W 4: "Process and Description: Expanded Definitions"
The Policy Memo is due by midnight. Please e-mail the assignment to me as either a Word or PDF file.
• Please read the Process and Description Assignment
• Please read the Definitions Revision Exercise
• Please read Writing Definitions from The OWL at Purdue.
• Please review Information Developer's Toolkit: Preparing Definitions.
• Please review Definitional Techniques.

H 5: "Process and Description: Analyzing Metaphor"
• Please read "Writing for Non-Technical Audiences" from the Technical Writing Instructional Site.
• Please review this excerpt from Metaphors We Live By (George Lakoff).
• Please review "Metaphor and War, Again" (George Lakoff).

F 6: "Process and Description: Analyzing Instructions"
Definitions Revision Exercise due no later than midnight. Please post your exercise to the Discussion Board on Blackboard.
• Please review Instructions: How to Write for Busy, Grouchy People and Instructions — Top 5 Tips
• Please review Definitions, Descriptions, and Instructions: Chapter 8: Part 2 in the E-Text.
• Please review Online Technical Writing: Instructions in David McMurrey's text.
References:
• Consult Chapter 19 pgs. 496-527 in Markel's Technical Communication (You can sign up for TechCommWeb to access reference materials supporting the 8th edition of Markel's book. Here you can find on-line resources from the book's 7th edition).

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M 9: "Proposals"
• Please read the Proposal Assignment.
• Please read the Proposal Revision Exercise.
• Please read the Informal Proposal Assignment.
• Please consult the Proposals Module on the Technical Writing Instructional Site.

T 10: "Proposals: The Research Proposal, Part I"
• Please review NSF Publication: A Guide for Proposal Writing (either HTML or PDF formats)
• Please review Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal
• Please review Chapter 11, Part 1 and Part 2 in the E-Text;
• Please review "Proposals" a PowerPoint presentation available on the Course Documents section of Blackboard.
References:
• Consult Chapter 16 pgs. 404-432 in Markel's Technical Communication (You can sign up for TechCommWeb to access reference materials supporting the 8th edition of Markel's book. Here you can find on-line resources from the book's 7th edition).

W 11:"Proposals: The Research Proposal, Part II"
The Process and Description Assignment is due by midnight. Please e-mail the assignment to me as either a Word or PDF file.
• Please read Online Technical Writing: Proposals in David McMurrey's text.
References:
• Please consult Proposal Writing and Research Development. (UMass)

H 12: "Proposals: Proposals to Non-Profits"
• Please review Non-Profit Guides
• Please review Nonprofit Fundraising and Grantwriting.
• Please review Grants for Nonprofits: Government Funding.

F 13: "Proposals: The Funding of Science and Technology, Part I"
Proposal Revision Exercise due no later than midnight. Please post your exercise to the Discussion Board on Blackboard.
Informal Proposal is due by midnight. Please e-mail the assignment to me as either a Word or PDF file.
• Please read the Summary, Chapter 1, Chapter 3 and review the entirety of "Science — The Endless Frontier"(by Vannevar Bush).

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M 16: "Proposals: The Funding of Science and Technology, Part II"
• Please read the Abstract Revision Exercise.
• Please review "End Government Science Funding" (by Terence Kealey).
• Please review "Who Should Pay for Science? (by John Staddon).
References:
AAAS - Science and Public Policy (American Association for the Advancement of Science).

T 17: "Wiki Article: Abstracts"
• Please review Writing Report Abstracts from The OWL at Purdue.
• Please review the Abstracts section on the Technical Writing Instructional Site.
• Please review Online Technical Writing: Abstracts from David McMurray's text.
• Please consult Abstracts (by John December and Susan Katz).

W 18:"Wiki Article: Wiki Writing"
The Proposal Assignment is due by midnight. Please e-mail the assignment to me as either a Word or PDF file.
• Please review "Writing Better Articles" from Wikipedia.

H 19: "Wiki Article: Scientific and Technological Controversies, I"
• Please examine closely the Mapping Controversies website (MIT) concentrating on the Controversies and Case Studies sections of the site.
• Please review "Defining Scientific and Technological Controversies" a PowerPoint presentation available on the Course Documents section of Blackboard.

F 20: "Wiki Article: Scientific and Technological Controversies, II"
Abstract Revision Exercise due no later than midnight. Please post your exercise to the Discussion Board on Blackboard.
• Please review The globalisation of scientific controversy (Brian Martin).
• Please review Scientific knowledge, controversy, and public decision-making (Brian Martin and Evelleen Richards)
• Please review Brian Martin: publications on scientific and technological controversies.

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M 23: "Wiki Article: Scientific Controversies, III"
• Please review "When Scientific Controversies Land in the Courts" (Gina Kolata)
• Please review "The Dynamics Of Scientific Controversies" (Pamela J. Hines)

T 24: "Wiki Article: Preparation"
• Please read the Wiki Response assignment.
• Please take this time to get together with groups and work on the wiki article.

W 25: "Wiki Article: Preparation"
• Please take this time to get together with groups and work on the wiki article.

H 26: "Wiki Article: Preparation"
• Please take this time to get together with groups and work on the wiki article.

F 27: "Wiki Article: Realized"
Wiki Article due no later than noon. Please post your article to the Science & Technology Controversies wiki.

S 28: "Wiki Article: Response"
Wiki Response due no later than midnight. Please go to the Science & Technology Controversies wiki and provide comments or revisions on articles that you have not helped author.