Calendar

This course calendar is subject to change throughout the semester. Gray rows indicate in-class periods (Thursdays); white rows indicate online periods (Tuesdays). Unless otherwise indicated, agenda items scheduled for online periods are due before midnight of the same day.

Date Due at 9:30am Agenda
Aug. 18
• Introduce course/discuss Professional Writing
Aug. 23   • Watch course introduction video
• Submit Personal Introductions Post
Aug. 25 • Print and sign course contract
• Read The Essentials ch. 1
• Read Corporate Communication Project information
• Submit Intention Document		 • Complete Reading Response 1
• Introduce Corporate Communication Project
• Complete crisis analysis activity
Aug. 30 • Read The Essentials ch. 2
• Read The Essentials ch. 3		 • Complete Reading Response 2
• Complete Reading Response 3
Sept. 1 • Read The Essentials ch. 8
• Complete Crisis Analysis Report
 • Complete Reading Response 4
• Discuss professional ethics
• Share Crisis Analysis Reports
Sept. 6 • Read The Purdue OWL's information about writing press releases
• Read MediaCollege.com's information about formatting press releases
• Read The Houston Chronicle's information about writing crisis press releases
• Read eHow's information about writing crisis press releases
• Read GM's press release		 • Complete press release activity
Sept. 8 • Submit draft Press Release (emailed as attachment) • Generate Press Release rubric
• Complete Press Release draft workshop
Sept. 13 • Read The Essentials ch. 7
• Read all four parts of The Purdue OWL's information about writing memos
• Read a prospective GM internal memo		 • Complete internal memo activity
Sept. 15 • Submit draft Internal Memo (emailed as attachment) • Generate Internal Memo rubric
• Complete Internal Memo draft workshop
Sept. 20 • Read "Time for Your Business to Apologize on Video?"
• Read "The Effective Video Apology 'DOs' and 'DON'Ts'"
• Watch GM's video message		 • Complete video message activity
Sept. 22 • Submit draft Video Message outline (emailed as attachment) • Generate Video Message rubric
• Complete Video Message draft workshop
Sept. 27 • Submit Press Release (emailed as attachment before midnight)
• Submit Internal Memo (emailed as attachment before midnight)
• Submit Video Message (emailed as link before midnight)		 • Complete online interviews
   • Friday, Sept. 23
     • 1:00: Meredith G.
     • 1:10: Sabrina S.
     • 1:20: Katelyn H.
     • 1:30: Kirsten F.
     • 1:40: Whitney J.
     • 1:50: Abigail H.
     • 2:00: Erin B.
     • 2:20: Haley S.
     • 2:30: Alexa F.
     • 3:30: Rebekah M.
     • 4:30: Jayden M.

   • Monday, Sept. 26
     • 3:00: Kayla W.
     • 3:10: Casey A.
     • 3:30: Casey M.
     • 3:40: Preston T.
     • 3:50: Holly T.

   • Tuesday, Sept. 27
     • 2:00: Tim P.
     • 2:10: Hannah K.
     • 2:30: Stephen M.
     • 2:40: Dylan J.
Sept. 29 • Read The Essentials ch. 4
• Read Instructions Project information 		• Discuss Materials Analysis
• Discuss Postmortem
• Introduce Instructions Project
• Complete instructions activity
Oct. 4 • Submit Materials Analysis (emailed as attachment before midnight)
• Submit Postmortem (before midnight)
• Read The Essentials ch. 10		 • Complete Reading Response 5
Oct. 6
No class
Oct. 11 • Submit Intention Document
• Read The Essentials ch. 5
• Read The Essentials ch. 6
• Read this information about usability testing		 • Complete Reading Response 6
• Complete Reading Response 7
Oct. 13 • Submit Design Plan • Share Design Plans
• Complete usability activity
Oct. 18 • Submit Draft and Usability Test 1 (due before 9:00am) • Complete draft workshop 1
Oct. 20 • Submit Draft and Usability Test 2
 • Complete draft workshop 2
Oct. 25   • Complete online interviews
   • Tuesday, Oct. 25
     • 2:00: Abigail H.
     • 2:45: Dylan J.
     • 3:00: Sabrina S.
     • 3:15: Casey M.
     • 3:30: Katelyn H.
     • 3:45: Haley S.
     • 4:00: Kayla W.

   • Wednesday, Oct. 26
     • 2:30: Meredith G.
     • 2:50: Casey A.
     • 3:00: Alexa F.
     • 3:15: Michael T.
     • 3:30: Holly T.
     • 3:40: Preston T.
     • 4:00: Jayden M.
     • 4:15: Kirsten F.

   • Thursday, Oct. 27
     • 2:30: Whitney J.
     • 2:45: Stephen M.
     • 3:40: Erin B.
     • 3:50: Tim P.
     • 4:00: Rebekah M.
     • 4:15: Hannah K.
Oct. 27  • Read Service Learning Project information • Establish Instructions rubric
• Discuss Materials Analysis
• Discuss Postmortem
• Form groups
Nov. 1 • Submit Instruction Set (before midnight)
 • Submit Intention Document
Nov. 3   • Begin Gantt Charts
• Develop project
Nov. 8 • Submit Materials Analysis
• Submit Postmortem		 • Submit Progress Report 1
Nov. 10 • Read The Essentials ch. 9 • Complete Reading Response 8
• Develop project
Nov. 15 • Read The Essentials ch. 11 • Complete Reading Response 9
• Submit Progress Report 2
Nov. 17 • Read The Essentials ch. 12 • Complete Reading Response 10
• Discuss Postmortem
• Develop project
Nov. 22   • Submit Progress Report 3
Nov. 24   No class
Nov. 29 • Draft Presentation
• Draft Handout
• Draft Report		 • Complete IDEA evaluations
• Submit Progress Report 4 (due before midnight)
Dec. 1    No class
Dec. 6
(9:30)

• Complete Presentation
• Submit Handout
• Complete Activity
• Submit Report 
• Submit Postmortem (due before midnight)