Introduction to Professional Writing

English 290
Susan Romano
HUM 362
Office Hours W 1-3
sromano@unm.edu
Syllabus for Spring 2002

Student Pages   Syllabus Policy Handouts ProPencity Romano Home

 

  

Week 1
January 15 and 17

Assignment 1
Clarity and Concision Project Part I
Due January 29
Handout Listserv Instructions
Handout UNM account

 

Week 2
January 22 and 24

Work on assignment

  

Week 3
January 29 and 31

Assignment 2
Clarity and Concision Project Part II
Due February 12 (change of plan)

  

Week 4
February 5 and 7

Assignment 3
Visual Design Makeover Part I
Due February 19 (change of plan)
Reading: Robin Williams pp. 11 - 72.

  

Week 5
February 12 and 14

Assignment 4
Visual Design Part II--Makover
Due February 28

  

Week 6
February 19 and 21

  

Week 7
February 26 and 28

Assignment 5
Paper on Technical Communication/Professional Life
Due April 2
Specific readings and response papers due each week. See assignment for schedule.

 

Week 8
March 5 and 7

Assignment 6
Resume Packet
Due April 11
Biographical chart and "real job" description due March 19.
See assignment for other details.

  
Week 9
SPRING BREAK

 
Week 10
March 19 and 21
  

Week 11
March 26 and 28

Salaries for Technical Communicators

  

Week 12
April 2 and 4

  

Week 13
April 9 and 11

In-class work on assignments
Resume Packet (Assignment 6) Due April 11

  

Week 14
April 16 and 18

Document on What is Technical/Professional Writing (Assignment 5) Due April 18
 CSEL visit

Assignment 7: Article Review: Professional Literature (line ytk)
Select Article; email title and short description to instructor for approval.

 

Week 15
April 23 and 25

April 23: Bring photocopy of approved article to instructor.

April 25: Guest speakers Bob Brewer and Alison Grieggs from
Los Alamos National Laboratry, speaking on their book The Cerro Grande Fire.

April 25: Draft of Article Review Due.

Cerro Grande Fire Link

Link to Downloading Site for WS_FTP

  
Week 16
April 30 and May 2

Review (Assignment 7) Due