| Date |
Due at 11:00 am |
Agenda |
| Jan. 9 |
|
• Introduce course/discuss Professional Writing
|
| Jan. 11 |
|
• Watch course introduction video
• Submit Personal Introductions Post |
| Jan. 16 |
• Print and sign course contract
• Read The Essentials ch. 1
• Read Corporate Communication Project information
|
• Complete Reading Quiz 1
• Introduce Corporate Communication Project
• Complete crisis analysis activity
|
| Jan. 18 |
• Complete Intention Document
• Read The Essentials ch. 2
• Read The Essentials ch. 3 |
• Complete Reading Response 1
• Complete Reading Response 2 |
| Jan. 23 |
• Complete Crisis Analysis Report
• Read The Essentials ch. 8
|
• Complete Reading Quiz 2
• Discuss professional ethics
• Share Crisis Analysis Reports
|
| Jan. 25 |
• 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 Bizfluent's information about writing crisis press releases
• Read GM's press release |
• Complete press release activity |
| Jan. 30 |
• Submit draft Press Release |
• Complete Press Release draft workshop
• Generate Press Release rubric
|
| Feb. 1 |
• 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 |
| Feb. 6 |
• Submit draft Internal Memo |
• Complete Internal Memo draft workshop
• Generate Internal Memo rubric
|
| Feb. 8 |
• 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 |
| Feb. 13 |
• Submit Video Message outline (brief description of speaker and scene with a preliminary script) |
• Generate Video Message rubric
• Complete Video Message draft workshop
|
| Feb. 15 |
|
• Complete online conferences
• Kyle M. (Feb. 14 - 2:00 pm)
• Delina G. (Feb. 15 - 11:00 am)
• Tripp G. (Feb. 15 - 11:10 am)
• Sheela J. (Feb. 15 - 11:20 am)
• Kelli F. (Feb. 15 - 11:30 am)
• Emily W. (Feb. 15 - 11:40 am)
• Mackenzie F. (Feb. 15 - 11:50 am)
• Sarah F. (Feb. 15 - 12:00 pm)
• Sam D. (Feb. 15 - 2:00 pm)
• Lauren V. (Feb. 15 - 2:10 pm)
• Molly P. (Feb. 15 - 3:30 pm)
• Abby H. (Feb. 20 - 2:00 pm)
• John L. (Feb. 21 - 2:00 pm)
• Brianna B. (Feb. 22 - 11:00 am)
• Summer S. (Feb. 22 - 11:30 am)
• Dillon L. (Feb. 22 - 11:50 am)
• Amelia L. (Feb. 22 - 12:00 pm)
• Deion W. (Feb. 22 - 2:10 pm)
• Jack B. (Feb. 22 - 3:50 pm) |
| Feb. 20 |
• Submit Press Release
• Submit Internal Memo
• Submit Video Message (as an emailed link or uploaded file) |
• Discuss Materials Analysis
• Discuss Postmortem
• Introduce Instructions Project
• Complete instructions activity
|
| Feb. 22 |
• Read The Essentials ch. 10
• Read Instructions Project information
• Submit Intention Document |
• Complete Reading Response 3 |
| Feb. 27 |
• Submit Materials Analysis
• Submit Postmortem |
• Discuss Design Plan
• Discuss Materials Analysis
• Discuss Postmortem
• Complete instructions exercise |
| Mar. 1 |
• Read The Essentials ch. 4
|
• Complete Reading Quiz 3 |
| Mar. 6 |
|
No class |
| Mar. 8 |
|
No class |
| Mar. 13 |
• Submit Design Plan |
• Share Design Plans
• Review usability testing
• Generate Instructions rubric |
| Mar. 15 |
• Read The Essentials ch. 5
• Read The Essentials ch. 6
|
• Complete Reading Response 4
• Complete Reading Response 5 |
| Mar. 20 |
• Read this information about usability testing
• Bring in Draft and Usability Test 1 |
• Complete usability testing workshop 1 |
| Mar. 22 |
• Submit Draft and Usability Test 2
|
• Complete usability testing workshop 2 (within 24 hours of receiving it) |
| Mar. 27 |
|
• Introduce Service Learning Project
• Form groups
• Begin and share Gantt Chart
|
| Mar. 29 |
|
No class |
| Apr. 3 |
• Submit Instruction Set (bring tangible works to class or submit electronic ones directly)
• Submit Materials Analysis
• Submit Postmortem
|
• Discuss Intention Document
• Discuss Progress Reports
• Develop project |
| Apr. 5 |
• Submit Intention Document |
• Submit Progress Report 1 |
| Apr. 10 |
• Read The Essentials ch. 9
|
• Complete Reading Quiz 4
• Review Client Report
• Review Client Presentation
• Develop project |
| Apr. 12 |
• Read The Essentials ch. 11 |
• Complete Reading Response 6
• Submit Progress Report 2 |
| Apr. 17 |
• Read The Essentials ch. 12 |
• Complete Reading Quiz 5
• Review Postmortem
• Develop project |
| Apr. 19 |
• Submit draft Client Material (one per group) |
• Submit Progress Report 3 |
| Apr. 24 |
|
• Revise project
• Complete IDEA evaluations |
| Apr. 26 |
|
No class |
May 1
(11:30) |
• Finalize Client Material
• Complete Client Report
• Complete Client Presentation |
• Deliver Client Presentations
• Group 1 (11:35 am)
• Group 2 (11:45 am)
• Group 3 (11:55 am)
• Group 4 (12:05 pm)
• Group 5 (12:15 pm)
• Submit Client Reports
• Submit Postmortem (before midnight) |