COURSE
SCHEDULE 109 ST
M/W
Girv
1115
Winter 2007
(Tentative, changes will be announced in class)
Bring reader with you to every class session
Week 1
M 1/8 Introductions
Review of syllabus
Course Overview
Discuss Assignment #1: Email Instructor a short autobiography (3%)
Signups for reviews
Homework for Wed:
Email instructor a short autobiography (3%)
Obtain
Reader from AS Notes
Read for
Wed: Emails; Resumes and CVs
W 1/10 Email due (3%)
APT writing; audience, purpose, tone
Analyzing audiences
Discuss Assignment #2: Resume/cv (4%)
Article/website
review:
Homework for Wed:
Draft of Resume/CV (bring 3 copies for peer review)
Read
Cover letters and interviews
Week 2
M 1/15
W 1/17 Written Correspondence: letters
Job interviews
Non-verbal language
Discuss Assignment #3 Cover Letter (3%)
Peer review of resumes
Article/Website
Review
Homework for Mon:
Draft of cover Letter due (bring 3 copies for peer review)
Read Writing in the sciences:
Week 3
M 1/22 How to analyze a scientific paper
Scientific method
Memoranda (memos)
Discuss Assignment #4 Analytic summary (4%)
Discuss Assignment #5 Proposal Memo (4%)
Peer review cover letter
Article/Website
Review
W 1/24 Library orientation
Homework
for Mon:
Analytic Summary (4%) 1 page
Final Resume/CV (4%)
Final Cover Letter (3%) 1-2 pages)
Read: Interviewing scientists; Science that explains
Comment: These
readings deal with scientists and technologists. We will discuss how a focus on the scientist
brings out the essence of the science and helps the reader identify with the
subject matter. We will also look at the
role of scientific notes and letters in journals. These occupy a special niche in science by
providing commentary and feedback for ongoing research.
Week 4
M 1/29 Final
Resume/CV due (4%)
Final Cover Letter due (3%)
1-2 pages
Analytic Summary due (4%)
1 page
Expository Writing
Instructional and how-to articles
Discuss Assignment #6 Interview Assignment
Discuss Assignment #7 Explanatory Article
Article/website reviews
Homework
for Wed:
Proposal memo (4%) 1 page
Read: Scientific Letters and Notes; Peer review
W 1/31 Proposal Due (4%) 1 page
Sources and citation
Plagiarism
Scientific letters and notes
Peer refereeing of
scientific articles and editorial boards
Article/website reviews
Homework
for Mon:
Draft of conference paper (5-7 pages; 3
sources)
Read: Technical
Writing
Comment: Up
until now, we have merely had an introduction to citation styles; here we will
focus on them. We will also learn how to
use headings to better organize written material. Finally, we will form into editorial committees
by subject.
Week 5
M 2/5 DROP DEADLINE
Peer Draft Due
(5-7 pages, 3 sources)
Technical writing
Sourcing and citation
Plagiarism
Word Choice and conciseness
Discuss oral presentation
assignment (20%); signups
Peer refereeing of paper drafts
Article/website reviews
W 2/7 Working with headings
Visual organizers
Representing numeric information graphically
Gender neutral language
Article/website reviews
Homework
for Mon
Explanatory Article (4%)
Read
Science and humanity
Week 6
M 2/12
Explanatory article due (4%) 1-3 pages
The role of creative non-fiction and reflection in science
Science poetry
Discuss #8 Reflective Essay
Article/website reviews
Homework for Wed:
Read: Book Reviews
W 2/14 Book Reviews
Article/Website review
Homework for Wed:
Draft of paper (10%), 7-10 pages, 7 sources
Alternative Essay (4%) 1-3 pages
Read: New Media
Week 7
M 2/19
W 2/21 Conference
Paper Draft due (10%) 7-10 pages, 7
sources
Alternative Essay due (4%) 1-3 pages
New Media
Article/website review
Homework for Conference:
Interview (4%) 1-3
pages
Week 8 CONFERENCE WEEK—INTERVIEW
DUE DURING CONFERENCE
M 2/26 Conferences in my office Girvetz 1310
See signups for times
W 2/28 Conferences in my office Girvetz 1310
See signups for times
Week 9
M 3/5 Presentations
See signups for presenters
W 3/5 Presentations
See signups for presenters
Homework for Mon:
Finish Conference paper (20%),
12-15 pages, 10 current, varied sources , cover letter
Week 10
M 3/12 Conference Paper Due (20%) 12-15 pages, 10 current, varied sources,
cover letter
Presentations
See signups for
presenters
W 3/14 Presentations
See
signups for presenters
W 3/21 12-3
(for
Sat 3/24 12-3
(for