Monday

For Next Meeting

• Read Powerpoint on White Paper Format and Composition (below)
• Start posting to Research and Work(b)log (four sources by Wednesday)

Tuesday 

• Further White Paper Discussion: Analyze White Papers from a convention standpoint (what are required 'parts' of a white paper)[white paper ppt, attached].
• Discuss White Paper Design (see attachment)
• Group work--looking for sources, discussing ideas that came up from sources, etc...

For Next Meeting

• Research! Go! Find Stuff!
• Create a Detailed Outline of your White Paper for Thursday July 3.
  • What sections are you going to include in white paper (e.g. executive summary, previous approaches, proposed solutions, etc.)
  • What will be the content of EACH of those sections of the white paper.
  • What sources will you use to help make your arguments for each of the sections (quotes from those sources, tables, statistics, etc.)
  • What sources have you identified for use in the white paper (make a list of works cited in MLA format to attach to the outline)

Wednesday

• Group Meeting: Research on white paper outline:http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/544/03/

 Thursday

For Next Meeting

• Read in PWOnline: In Style and Editing:
  • "Proofreading"
  • "Proofreading for Reports"

Week 5

Monday: Due: Outline of White Paper

Tuesday: Work in Groups

Wednesday: Design of White Paper-see the attachment

                        Final Check of the White Paper-see the attachment

Thursday: Group Meeting

Friday

 DUE!!! White Paper Draft (full version, with design elements)

• Posted to the WHITE PAPER DRAFT FORUM
• PEER REVIEW TWO group's white papers

For Next Meeting

• More PowerPoint Discussion
• Presentation Guidelines Negotiation
• Revision Plan (in class group work)
• Work Time

 Resources for Creating Powerpoint:

• Resource 1: Developing Your Powerpoint Presentation (UT-Austin)

• Resource 2: Ten Commandments of Powerpoint

• Resource 3: Examples of Bad Slides from Bill Gates himself

• Resource 4: Annoying Powerpoint Elements Survey

• Resource 5: Presentation Zen - Blog on Good Powerpoint Presentations

• Resource 6: The Cost of Bad Powerpoints

• Resource 7: Powerpoint is Evil - Comments from Edward Tufte