Introduction to Professional Writing
English 290
Syllabus for Spring 2001

Policy Statement

Handouts

Week 1   
January 16 and 18
Topic: Course Overview; Communication/Publishing Protocols
Writing: UNM email and web accounts; 290 listserv, practice uploading and retrieving text and html files.
Assignment Handout 1 — UNM account
Assignment Handout1.2  —  Listserv instructions

Week 2
January 23 and 25

Topic: Resumes and Zines

Tuesday Reading: job sites
Tuesday Writing: biographical data chart, printout of job description
Assignment Handout 2—Job Description and biographical information

Thursday Reading:
www.unm.edu/~pencity
 www.unm.edu/~english/writing/professional/
Thursday Writing: Listserv discussion of zine and resume ethos and design
Assignment Handout 2.2  —   ProPenCity Discussion
 

Week 3
January 29 and February 1

Topic: Principles of Visual Design
Reading: Robin Williams
Writing: Redesigned ad; Williams quizzes
Assignment Handout 3   —  Redesign of an Ad and Quiz

Week 4
February 6 and 8

Topic: Resumes and Cover Letters
Reading: Harty
Writing: Print and ASCII resumes, cover letter draft
Assignment Handout 4   —  Resumes and Cover Letters

Week 5
February 13 and 15

Topic: Catching Up, Planning Ahead
Writing: Final Resume Packet

Week 6
February 20 and 24

Topic: Writing on the Job
Reading: Harty: Chase, Zinsser, Siegel, U of Wisconsin, and Maggio
Writing: plain language
Assignment Handout 5 —  On-the-Job Writing Packet

Week 7
February 27 and March 1

Topic: Writing on the Job
Reading: Harty: Forbes, Lewis, Glatthorn, Swift, Fielden & Dulek, Killingsworth, and Mathes & Stevenson.
Writing: business genres
Assignment Handout 5 —  On-the-Job Writing Packet

Week 8
March 5 and 8

Topic: Technical Writing
Reading: Savage and Sullivan
Writing: listserv reports on readings and ProPenCity application letter
Assignment Handout 6 —  Speaker Reports
Assignment Handout 7 —  What is technical writing? Report

Week 9
March 13 and 15

 SPRING BREAK

Week 10
March 20 and 22

Topic: Technical Writing
Reading: Savage and Sullivan
Writing: definition of technical writing

Week 11
March 27 and 29

Topic: Propencity Project Planning
Writing: contracts
Assignment Handout 9 — Writing your contract

Week 12
April 3 and 5

Topic: More ProPenCity Plans
Writing: contracts
Assignment Handout 10 — Contract Template

Week 13
April 10 and 12

Topic: ProPenCity
Reading:
Writing:

Week 14
April 17 and 19

Topic: ProPenCity
Reading:
Writing:

Week 15
April 24 and 26

Writing: ProPenCity Work Due

Week 16
May 1 and 3

Topic: Winding Up