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 3:30 pm Agenda
Aug. 17
• Watch course introduction video
• Submit Personal Introductions Post
Aug. 22 • Print and sign course contract
• Read The Essentials ch. 1
• Read Corporate Communication Project information
 • Introduce course/discuss Professional Writing
• Complete Reading Quiz 1
• Introduce Corporate Communication Project
• Complete crisis analysis activity
Aug. 24 • Complete Intention Document
• Read The Essentials ch. 2
• Read The Essentials ch. 3		 • Complete Reading Response 1 
• Complete Reading Response 2
Aug. 29 • Complete Crisis Analysis Report
• Read The Essentials ch. 8
 • Complete Reading Quiz 2
• Discuss professional ethics
• Share Crisis Analysis Reports
Aug. 31 • 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. 5 • Submit draft Press Release • Generate Press Release rubric
• Complete Press Release draft workshop
Sept. 7 • 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. 12 • Submit draft Internal Memo • Generate Internal Memo rubric
• Complete Internal Memo draft workshop
Sept. 14 • 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. 19 • Submit draft Video Message outline (brief description of speaker and scene with a preliminary script) • Generate Video Message rubric
• Complete Video Message draft workshop
Sept. 21 • Read The Essentials ch. 4 • Complete online conferences
   • Wed., Sept. 20
      • 4:30: Sarah P.
   • Thurs., Sept. 21
      • 10:00: Drew P.
      • 12:30: Annie G.
      • 1:00: Daniel G.
      • 1:10: Gabe B.
      • 1:20: Julia B.
      • 3:30: Jillian D.
      • 3:40: Michael P.
      • 3:50: Michael W.
      • 4:00: Nicole M.
      • 4:10: Allison R.
      • 4:30: Brian C.
      • 4:40: Brooks N.
      • 4:50: Zach B.
   • Fri., Sept. 22
      • 12:00: Zach S.
      • 1:00: Caroline M.
      • 1:30: Mario G.
      • 4:30: Aleshia V.
   • Mon., Sept. 25
      • 1:45: Bailey W.
Sept. 26 • Submit Press Release
• Submit Internal Memo
• Submit Video Message (as an emailed link or uploaded file)		 • Discuss Materials Analysis
• Discuss Postmortem
• Complete instructions exercise
• Introduce Instructions Project
Sept. 28 • Read The Essentials ch. 10
• Read Instructions Project information
• Submit Intention Document		 • Complete Reading Response 3
Oct. 3 • Submit Materials Analysis
• Submit Postmortem		 • Discuss Design Plan
• Discuss Materials Analysis
• Discuss Postmortem
• Complete instructions exercise
Oct. 5
No class
Oct. 10 • Submit Design Plan • Share Design Plans
• Review usability testing
• Generate Instructions rubric
Oct. 12 • Read The Essentials ch. 5
• Read The Essentials ch. 6
 • Complete Reading Response 4
• Complete Reading Response 5
Oct. 17 • Read this information about usability testing
• Submit Draft and Usability Test 1		 • Complete draft workshop 1
Oct. 19 • Submit Draft and Usability Test 2
 • Complete draft workshop 2 (before the end of Friday, Oct. 20)
Oct. 24
• Introduce Service Learning Project
• Form groups
• Begin and share Gantt Chart 
Oct. 26
• Develop Instructions Project
Oct. 31 • Submit Instruction Set (bring tangible works to class or submit electronic ones directly)
• Submit Materials Analysis
• Submit Postmortem
 • Client visit
• Discuss Intention Document
• Discuss Progress Reports
• Discuss Tool Workshops
• Develop project
Nov. 2 • Submit Intention Document • Submit Progress Report 1
Nov. 7 • Prepare Tool Workshop
• Read The Essentials ch. 9
 • Complete Reading Quiz 3
• Deliver Tool Workshops
Nov. 9 • Read The Essentials ch. 11 • Complete Reading Response 6
• Submit Progress Report 2
Nov. 14 • Read The Essentials ch. 12 (Class does not meet)
• Complete Reading Quiz 4
• Review Client Report
• Review Client Presentation
• Review Postmortem
Nov. 16   • Submit Progress Report 3
Nov. 21 • Draft Client Materials
 • Revise project
• Complete IDEA evaluations
Nov. 23   No class
Nov. 28   • Revise project
Nov. 30   • Submit Progress Report 4
Dec. 6
(3:00)		 • Finalize Client Materials
• Finalize Client Report
• Finalize Client Presentation 		• Deliver Client Presentations (with Client Reports)
   • 3:00: Group 1
   • 3:10: Group 2
   • 3:20: Group 3
   • 3:30: Group 4
   • 3:40: Group 5
• Submit Postmortem (due before midnight)