ENGL 5106/Fall 2023/Schedule: Difference between revisions

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'''''Directions''': For each lesson, follow the links and complete the assignments. Each week will have you the major assignment and wiki training. Be sure you complete both before the due dates.''{{refn|A note on due dates: Please communicate with me if you need additional time on assignments. Your success in the course depends on completing ''every'' assignment; opting not to finish all work is a losing strategy. If you have difficulties, please [[ENGL 5106/Fall 2023/Instructor|reach out to me]].}}
'''''Directions''': For each lesson, follow the links and the assignments. Each week will have a
lesson on writing and wiki training. Be sure you both before the due dates.''{{refn|A note on due dates: Please communicate with me if you need additional time on assignments. Your success in the course depends on completing ''every'' assignment; opting not to finish all work is a losing strategy. If you have difficulties, please [[ENGL 5106/Fall 2023/Instructor|reach out to me]].}}


{{mbox|type=speedy|title=Online Statement|text=All assignments are due '''Tuesday evenings at 11:59 pm'''. '''Procrastination and posting at the last minute will earn you lower grades.''' Please read ahead each week to know what is expected. I recommend doing a little work for the class each day. Do your best not to get behind.}}
{{mbox|type=speedy|title=Online Statement|text=All assignments are due '''Tuesday evenings at 11:59 pm'''. '''Procrastination and posting at the last minute will earn you lower grades.''' Please read ahead each week to know what is expected. I recommend doing a little work for the class each day. Do your best not to get behind.}}
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====Course Orientation====
====Course Orientation====
{{A note}} It is imperative that you have this orientation complete by the end of the first week of class. Failure to do so will have you reported as a no-show, and you will be removed from the class. If this happens, '''you will not be readmitted'''.
{{A note}} It is imperative that you have this orientation by the end of the first week of class. Failure to do so will have you reported as a no-show, and you will be removed from the class. If this happens, '''you will not be readmitted'''.
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   |Read the syllabus carefully and completely.
   |Read the syllabus carefully and ly.
   |Register for [https://blog.techwriting.digital/ the course blog]. See [[ENGL 5106/Research and Process Journal|the instructions]].
   |Register for [https://blog.techwriting.digital/ the course blog]. See [[ENGL 5106/Research and Process Journal|the instructions]].
   |Register for a [[LitWiki]] account. Be sure to activate it so that you can edit pages by verifying your email.{{refn|You may also want to or need to create a Wikipedia account, though that is not a requirement of this course. All evaluated work, including your collaborative wiki project, will be completed on LitWiki.}}
   |Register for a [[LitWiki]] account. Be sure to activate it so that you can edit pages by verifying your email.{{refn|You may also want to or need to create a Wikipedia account, though that is not a requirement of this course. All evaluated work, including your collaborative wiki project, will be d on LitWiki.}}
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====Intro to Technical Writing, Web Literacy & Wikipedia====
====Intro to Technical Writing, Web Literacy & Wikipedia====
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   |Complete [[CompFAQ/WritDM#1: Understanding Technical Writing in the Digital Age|Lesson 1: Understanding Technical Writing in the Digital Age]].
   | [[CompFAQ/WritDM#1: Understanding Technical Writing in the Digital Age|Lesson 1: Understanding Technical Writing in the Digital Age]].
   |Complete [[CompFAQ/WritDM/Wikipedia Training#1: Introduction to Wikipedia and MediaWiki|1: Introduction to Wikipedia and MediaWiki]].
   | [[CompFAQ/WritDM/Wikipedia Training#1: Introduction to Wikipedia and MediaWiki|1: Introduction to Wikipedia and MediaWiki]].
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====Digital Literacy and Skills====
====Digital Literacy and Skills====
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   |Complete [[CompFAQ/WritDM#2: Digital Literacy and Skills|Lesson 2: Digital Literacy and Skills]].
   | [[CompFAQ/WritDM#2: Digital Literacy and Skills|Lesson 2: Digital Literacy and Skills]].
   |Complete [[CompFAQ/WritDM/Wikipedia Training#2: Wikipedia’s Core Principles|2: Wikipedia’s Core Principles]].
   | [[CompFAQ/WritDM/Wikipedia Training#2: Wikipedia’s Core Principles|2: Wikipedia’s Core Principles]].
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====Digital Writing Style====
====Digital Writing Style====
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   |Complete [[CompFAQ/WritDM#3: Style and Tone in Digital Writing|Lesson 3: Style and Tone in Digital Writing]].
   | [[CompFAQ/WritDM#3: Style and Tone in Digital Writing|Lesson 3: Style and Tone in Digital Writing]].
  | [[CompFAQ/WritDM/Wikipedia Training#3: Collaborative Writing and Wiki Markup|3: Collaborative Writing and Wiki Markup]].
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====Remediation====
====Remediation====
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   |Complete [[CompFAQ/WritDM#4: Digital Documents and Remediation|Lesson 4: Digital Documents and Remediation]].
   | [[CompFAQ/WritDM#4: Digital Documents and Remediation|Lesson 4: Digital Documents and Remediation]].
  | [[CompFAQ/WritDM/Wikipedia Training#4: Writing with a Neutral Point of View (NPOV)|4: Writing with a Neutral Point of View (NPOV)]].
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====Design and Users====
====Design and Users====
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   |Complete [[CompFAQ/WritDM#5: User-Centered Design and Information Architecture|Lesson 5: User-Centered Design and Information Architecture]].
   | [[CompFAQ/WritDM#5: User-Centered Design and Information Architecture|Lesson 5: User-Centered Design and Information Architecture]].
  | [[CompFAQ/WritDM/Wikipedia Training#5: Sourcing and Citations|5: Sourcing and Citations]].
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====Usability====
====Usability====
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   |Complete [[CompFAQ/WritDM#6: Usability, Accessibility, and SEO|Lesson 6: Usability, Accessibility, and SEO]].
   | [[CompFAQ/WritDM#6: Usability, Accessibility, and SEO|Lesson 6: Usability, Accessibility, and SEO]].
  | [[CompFAQ/WritDM/Wikipedia Training#6: Talk Pages and Collaboration|6: Talk Pages and Collaboration]].
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====Reflection and Revision====
====Reflection and Revision====
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   |Complete [[CompFAQ/WritDM#7: Citing Sources and Effective Use of Links|Lesson 7: Citing Sources and Effective Use of Links]].
   | [[CompFAQ/WritDM#7: Citing Sources and Effective Use of Links|Lesson 7: Citing Sources and Effective Use of Links]].
  | [[CompFAQ/WritDM/Wikipedia Training#7: Creating a Wikipedia Article|7: Creating a Wikipedia Article]].
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====Wrap Up====
====Wrap Up====
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   |Collaborative Project Due
   |[[ENGL 5106/Collaborative Wiki Project|Collaborative Project]] and final journal posts Due.
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Revision as of 15:55, 2 October 2023

This schedule represents the ideal outline for our study this semester. Yet, like all best-laid plans, we may not be able to keep up with our agenda. Please be flexible and try to look and read ahead whenever possible.

We will do our best to stick by this schedule, but I will inform you verbally, via an email, and/or a literal change to the schedule below whenever there is a deviation. Getting these updates is solely your responsibility. Therefore, this schedule is tentative and subject to change contingent upon the needs of the students and the professor, and dictated by time and other constraints which may affect the course. For face-to-face classes, this schedule reflects only an overview of the assigned reading and other major course assignments. It may not indicate specific class session assignments or activities. Specific in-class assignments may not be reflected on the schedule.

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Directions: For each lesson, follow the links and the assignments. Each week will have a lesson on writing and wiki training. Be sure you both before the due dates.[1]

Week Date Assignments
1 Oct 4–10

Course Orientation

 note: It is imperative that you have this orientation by the end of the first week of class. Failure to do so will have you reported as a no-show, and you will be removed from the class. If this happens, you will not be readmitted.

Intro to Technical Writing, Web Literacy & Wikipedia

2 Oct 11–17

Digital Literacy and Skills

3 Oct 18–24

Digital Writing Style

4 Oct 25–31

Remediation

5 Nov 01–07

Design and Users

6 Nov 08–14

Usability

7 Nov 15–28

Reflection and Revision

8 Dec 1

Wrap Up



notes

  1. A note on due dates: Please communicate with me if you need additional time on assignments. Your success in the course depends on completing every assignment; opting not to finish all work is a losing strategy. If you have difficulties, please reach out to me.
  2. You may also want to or need to create a Wikipedia account, though that is not a requirement of this course. All evaluated work, including your collaborative wiki project, will be d on LitWiki.
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