Monday
- Introduce Technical Description Project
- Lecture: Technical Descriptions
- Activity: Planning and Researching for Technical Description of Purdue Memorial Union
- Begin drafting technical description of Purdue Memorial Union
Before Tuesday complete:
- Finish draft of technical description of Purdue Memorial Union.
- Read pgs. 555-561 in Technical Communication Today
- Read "Revision Challenge" on pgs. 563-4 in Technical Communication Today. Begin preparing to complete this challenge.
Tuesday
- Lecture: Designing Technical Descriptions
- Introduce Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop for creating Technical Descriptions
- Prepare design outline for technical description of Purdue Memorial Union
Before Wednesday complete:
- Continue work on technical description of Purdue Memorial Union
- Complete "Revision Challenge" on pgs. 563-4 in Technical Communication Today. Post your response/answer to the class website under "Reading Responses - Week 2"
- Read Chapter 11 in Technical Communication Today
- Review pgs. 534-55 in Technical Communication Today
Wednesday
- Lecture: Process Descriptions
- Activity: Distinguishing technical descriptions of places and processes
- Begin drafting process description of using Purdue's SSINFO
For Thursday:
- Finish draft of process description of Purdue's SSINFO
- Locate visuals to use in technical description of Purdue Memorial Union and process description of SSINFO. Thursday will be a design workshop day for your technical descriptions of the Purdue Memorial Union and SSINFO
Thursday
- Peer Review of SSINFO technical description
- Design workshop for technical descriptions
For Friday:
- Incorporate visuals in drafts of Purdue Memorial Union and SSINFO technical descriptions - Completed drafts of these two technical descriptions are due at the beginning of Peer Review Workshops on Friday
- Post both descriptions to the class website under "PMU" and "SSINFO" headings. When posting your descriptions include a note in the blog text box regarding what specifically you want your reviewer to pay particular attention to and explain why.
Friday
- Peer Review Workshops - Using four levels of editing
- All peer reviews must be completed by midnight on Friday, May 23
For Tuesday, May 27:
- Reminder: No class on Monday, May 26 - Memorial Day holiday
- Read Chapter 18 in Technical Communication Today for Tuesday, May 27
