Calendar

This course calendar is subject to change throughout the semester. Light 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 by 11:00 am	Agenda
Jan. 15		• Introduce course/discuss Professional Writing
Jan. 17		• Watch course introduction video • Submit Personal Introduction Post
Jan. 22	• Print and sign course contract • Read The Essentials ch. 1 • Read Corporate Communication Project overview	• Complete Reading Quiz 1 • Introduce Corporate Communication Project • Complete crisis analysis activity
Jan. 24	• Complete Intention Document • Read The Essentials ch. 2 • Read The Essentials ch. 3 • Review video walkthrough of upcoming assignments	• Complete Reading Response 1 • Complete Reading Response 2
Jan. 29	• Complete Crisis Analysis Report • Read The Essentials ch. 8	• Complete Reading Quiz 2 • Discuss professional ethics • Share Crisis Analysis Reports
Jan. 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 Bizfluent's information about writing crisis press releases • Read GM's press release	• Complete press release activity
Feb. 5	• Submit draft Press Release	• Complete Press Release draft workshop • Generate Press Release rubric
Feb. 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
Feb. 12	• Submit draft Internal Memo	• Complete Internal Memo draft workshop • Generate Internal Memo rubric
Feb. 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
Feb. 19	• Submit Video Message outline	• Generate Video Message rubric • Complete Video Message draft workshop
Feb. 21		• Complete online survey
Feb. 26	• Submit Press Release • Submit Internal Memo • Submit Video Message	• Discuss Materials Analysis • Discuss Postmortem • Introduce Instructions Project • Complete instructions activity
Feb. 28	• Read The Essentials ch. 10 • Read Instructions Project overview • Submit Intention Document	• Complete Reading Response 3
Mar. 5	• Submit Materials Analysis • Submit Postmortem	• Discuss Design Plan • Discuss Materials Analysis • Discuss Postmortem • Complete instructions exercise
Mar. 7	• Read The Essentials ch. 4	• Complete Reading Response 4
Mar. 12		No class
Mar. 14		No class
Mar. 19	• Submit Design Plan	• Share Design Plans • Review usability testing • Generate Instructions rubric
Mar. 21	• Read The Essentials ch. 5 • Read The Essentials ch. 6	• Complete Reading Response 5 • Complete Reading Response 6
Mar. 26	• Read this information about usability testing • Bring in Draft and Usability Test 1	• Complete usability testing workshop 1
Mar. 28	• Submit Draft and Usability Test 2	• Complete usability testing workshop 2 (by the end of Friday, Mar. 29)
Apr. 2	• Submit Final Instruction Set (bring tangible works to class or submit electronic ones directly) • Submit Materials Analysis • Submit Postmortem	• Introduce Service Learning Project • Discuss Intention Document • Discuss Progress Reports • Form groups • Begin and share Gantt Chart
Apr. 4	• Submit Intention Document • Read The Essentials ch. 9	• Complete Reading Response 7
Apr. 9	• Submit Progress Report 1	• Discuss Client Report • Discuss Client Presentation • Discuss Tool Workshop • Develop project
Apr. 11	• Read The Essentials ch. 11	• Complete Reading Response 8
Apr. 16	• Submit Progress Report 2	• Discuss Postmortem • Tool Workshops • Group 1: Canva • Group 2: Google Forms • Group 3: Slack
Apr. 18		No class
Apr. 23	• Submit Progress Report 3	• Tool Workshops cont. • Group 4: Prezi • Group 5: Adobe CC • Develop project • Submit draft Client Materials (one set per group)
Apr. 25	• Read The Essentials ch. 12	• Complete Reading Response 9
Apr. 30	• Submit Progress Report 4	• Revise project • Complete IDEA evaluations
May 2		No class
May 7 (11:30)	• Submit Client Materials • Finalize and print Client Report • Prepare Client Presentation	• Deliver Client Presentations • Group 1—11:30 • Group 2—11:40 • Group 3—11:50 • Group 4—12:00 • Group 5—12:10 • Submit Client Report • Submit Postmortem (before midnight)