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ENGL 410-001: Technical and Report Writing
Fall 2006  George Mason University Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:30-2:45  Innovation Hall 333

All of the information below is subject to change.

WEEK 1 Monday, August 28 and Wednesday, August 30
Introduction to class, classmates, classroom, assignments, procedures, rules, etc., etc. etc.
ASSIGNMENT: Invention of organization
DUE: Resume

WEEK 2
Monday, September 4 NO CLASS

Wednesday, September 6
Press Kit assigned and discussed

WEEK 3 
Monday, September 11
DUE:  Description of organization/company/association
DUE: Examples of press releases (print a few and be sure you know the URLs) and, if possible, press kits

Wednesday, September 13
DUE: Press release (no more than 1 page)
IN CLASS: Discussion of and work on press kit: company backgrounder and industry backgrounder

WEEK 4
Monday, September 18
IN CLASS: Discussion of press release writing issues and perhaps some research orientation

Wednesday, September 20
IN CLASS: Research orientation
DUE: Draft of organization backgrounder

WEEK 5 
Monday, September 25
IN CLASS: Discussion of white papers
IN CLASS: Work on industry/field backgrounders

Wednesday, September 28
DUE: Draft of industry/field backgrounder
IN CLASS: Review of organization backgrounders

WEEK 6
Monday, October 2
DUE: Draft of white paper

Wednesday, October 4
IN CLASS: Discussion of white papers, bios, press kit format

WEEK 7
Wednesday, October 11
ASSIGNED: Recommendation Report

WEEK 8
Monday, October 16
DUE: Complete press kit for provisional grade
IN-CLASS: Informal work on "problem" memo

Wednesday, October 18
Discussion of Recommendation Report
Discussion of audiences for recommendation report

WEEK 9
Monday, October 23
DUE MONDAY: "Problem" memo and explanation of audience for recommendation report

Wednesday, October 25
GROUP MEETINGS: Recommendation report
Press Kits returned (with provisional grade) and discussed

WEEK 10
Monday, October 30
Conferences: Class doesn't meet

Wednesday, November 1
Conferences: Class doesn't meet

WEEK 11
Monday, November 6
DUE: Draft of Recommendation Report and four additional copies

Wednesday, November 8
WORKSHOP: Drafts of Recommendation Reports

WEEK 12
Monday, November 13
ASSIGNED: Power Point presentation and Power Point/Recommendation Report analysis

Wednesday, November 15
Discussion of Tufte

WEEK 13
Monday, November 20
Discussion of found Power Points

Wednesday, November 22 NO CLASS

WEEK 14
Monday, November 27
All-class PowerPoint presentation workshops
DUE (OPTIONAL): Finished Recommendation Report (including revised "problem" memo) for provisional grade

Wednesday, November 29
All-class PowerPoint presentation workshops

WEEK 15
Monday, December 4
All-class PowerPoint presentation workshops

Wednesday, December 6
Last items, end-of-semester arrangements, etc.

WEDNESDAY, December 13 1:30 a.m.
DUE:  1) Final Press Kit  2) Final Recommendation Report, including revised "problem" memo  3) final PowerPoint presentation w/supporting materials 4) PowerPoint/Recommendation Report analysis