Calendar

This course calendar is subject to change throughout the semester. Gray rows indicate online periods (Thursdays); white rows indicate in-class 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
• Watch course introduction video
• Submit Personal Introductions Post
Aug. 23 • Print and sign course contract
• Read The Essentials ch. 1
• Read Corporate Communication Project information
 • Introduce course/discuss Professional Writing
• Complete Reading Response 1
• Introduce Corporate Communication Project
• Complete crisis analysis activity
Aug. 25 • Complete Intention Document
• Read The Essentials ch. 2
• Read The Essentials ch. 3		 • Complete Reading Response 2
• Complete Reading Response 3
Aug. 30 • Read The Essentials ch. 8
• Complete Crisis Analysis Report
 • Complete Reading Response 4
• Discuss professional ethics
• Share Crisis Analysis Reports
Sept. 1 • 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. 6 • Submit draft Press Release (emailed as attachment) • Generate Press Release rubric
• Complete Press Release draft workshop
Sept. 8 • 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. 13 • Submit draft Internal Memo (emailed as attachment) • Generate Internal Memo rubric
• Complete Internal Memo draft workshop
Sept. 15 • 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. 20 • Submit draft Video Message outline (emailed as attachment) • Generate Video Message rubric
• Complete Video Message draft workshop
Sept. 21–22 • Read The Essentials ch. 4 • Complete online interviews
   • Wed., Sept. 21
     • 10:00: Morgan W.
     • 1:20: Bracy H.
     • 1:30: Brenna S.
     • 2:40: Chuck P.
     • 3:00: Jessica R.
     • 3:30: Kyle D.
     • 3:50: Sarah C.
     • 4:00: Daniel S.
     • 4:10: Austin S.
     • 4:20: Natalie R.
     • 4:30: Scott J.
     • 4:40: Michael A.

   • Thurs., Sept. 22
     • 11:10: Necole H.
     • 11:30: Julienne K.
     • 12:30: Adam W.
     • 2:00: Hunter S.
     • 2:30: Elly C.
     • 2:40: Sharryse P.
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)		 • Discuss Materials Analysis
• Discuss Postmortem
• Complete instructions activity
• Introduce Instructions Project
Sept. 29 • Read The Essentials ch. 10
• Read Instructions Project information
• Submit Intention Document		 • Complete Reading Response 5
Oct. 4 • Submit Materials Analysis (emailed as attachment before midnight)
• Submit Postmortem (before midnight)		 No class
• Review Design Plan
• Review Materials Analysis
• Review Postmortem
• Complete instructions exercise
Oct. 6
No class
Oct. 11 • Submit Design Plan • Share Design Plans
• Establish Instructions rubric
Oct. 13 • 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. 18 • Submit Draft and Usability Test 1 • Complete draft workshop 1
Oct. 20 • Submit Draft and Usability Test 2 (due before 9:00am)
 • Complete draft workshop 2
Oct. 25 • Read Service Learning Project information • Introduce Service Learning Project
• Form groups
• Begin and share Gantt Chart 
Oct. 27 • Submit Instruction Set (before midnight) • Optional online conference (2:00–5:00)
Nov. 1 • Submit Materials Analysis
• Submit Postmortem
 • Develop project
Nov. 3 • Submit Intention Document • Submit Progress Report 1
Nov. 8 • Read The Essentials ch. 9
 • Complete Reading Response 8
• Develop project
Nov. 10 • Read The Essentials ch. 11 • Complete Reading Response 9
• Submit Progress Report 2
Nov. 15 • Read The Essentials ch. 12 • Complete Reading Response 10
• Discuss Client Presentation
• Discuss Postmortem
Nov. 17   • Submit Progress Report 3
Nov. 22 • Draft Client Materials
 • Revise project
• Complete IDEA evaluations
Nov. 24   No class
Nov. 29   • Revise project
• Submit Progress Report 4 (due before midnight)
Dec. 1    No class
Dec. 6
(8:00)		 • Submit Client Materials
• Complete Client Presentation 		• Deliver Client Presentations
• Submit Postmortem (due before midnight)