ENGL 2116 sec. 014 Syllabus (Spring 2023)
Assignments
Canvas Access
January 9th: Introduction to the Class
January 11th: More introduction to the Class
Read Isaac Asimov’s “Cult of Ignorance” on Canvas
January 16th: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day–No assignments or readings
January 18th: Audience & Purpose
January 23rd: Résumés and Cover Letters
January 25th: More on Résumés and Cover Letters
January 30th: Achieving a Readable Style
February 1st: Reflection on Workplace Messages
Résumés and Cover Letters DUE
February 6th: Plain Language
February 8th: More Lessons on Plain Language (No new page–same as 2/6)
February 13th: Introduction to User Design
February 15th: Instructions for Users
Prose Revision Assignment DUE
February 20th: The Rhetoric of Technology
February 22nd: Social Constructions of Technology
Set of Instructions DUE
Feb 27th —March 5th: Spring Break
March 6th: Midterm Exam–On Canvas
March 8th: Midterm Exam–On Canvas ***DUE 03/08 at 11:00pm***
March 13th: Introduction to Information Design
March 15th: More on Information Design
March 20th: Reporting Technical Information
March 22nd: Read I, Robot for next week (no new page)
March 27th: The Great I, Robot Analysis
March 29th: More on I, Robot (same as March 27th’s page)
I, Robot Essays DUE on Canvas (3/31)
April 3rd: Research Fun
April 5th: More Research Fun
April 10th: Analyzing Ethics
April 12th: Writing Ethically
April 17th: Ethics Continued
Read Darrel Huff’s “How to Lie with Statistics” on Canvas
April 19th: More on ethics in writing and professional contexts
Ethical Dilemmas DUE on Canvas by Friday, 4/21–new due date
April 24th: Mastering Oral Presentations
April 26th: Proposal, Visual, and Annotated Bibliography DUE
May 1st: Final Portfolios Due on Canvas–last webpage of the semester
May 3rd: Final Presentations Due on Canvas
May 11th: Final Exam on Canvas