Week 5
By Monday, July 9, at midnight
- Read the project description for the Service Learning Project.
- Read the client and document descriptions for the service learning project corresponding to your instructor:
- Email instructor with any questions.
- Read Instructor Blog #5 on Working in Groups. Post a comment in response.
By Tuesday, July 10, at midnight
- Read the article "Feuds in Student Groups"
- Receive group assignments for the service learning project. Communicate with group members via email or the wiki page set up on the course site.
By Wednesday, July 11, at midnight
- Corporate Communication Project Due. Put all three documents into one pdf titled "LastnameCorporate." Post the project to a blog in the "Corporate project final project" category.
By Thursday, July 12, at midnight
- Read Thomson Handbook Chapter 25 on Desktop Publishing and Graphic Design.
- Find one professional brochure or visual document that you like online. (Type brochure.pdf into Google if you're having trouble finding anything.)
Reading Response
- Considering the principles of design given in chapter 25, what works about the design of the brochure you found? Reference specific principles from Chapter 25 to analyze the design of your brochure. Explain how this document will influence your own design on the service learning project.
- Read and comment on your group member responses.
By Friday, July 13, at midnight
- Service Learning Project Step 1 Due. Post your Gantt chart to one blog called "Gantt Chart" in the "Service Learning Gantt chart" category. Reference the sample Gantt charts attached below as your group completes Step 1. They are student samples updated July 11.
- Post individual work blog giving a detailed summary of your contribution to the team. Post work blogs in the "Work blogs" category.
- Don't forget to send an activity report to the instructor on Sunday. Activity reports are due every Sunday until the end of the semester.