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ENGL 410-001: Technical and Report Writing
Fall 2005  George Mason University Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30-11:45  Innovation Hall 330

All of the information below is subject to change.

WEEK 1 
Monday, January 23 and Wednesday, January 25
Introduction to class, classmates, classroom, assignments, procedures, rules, etc., etc. etc.
ASSIGNMENT: Invention of organization

WEEK 2
Monday January 30
Press Kit assigned and discussed

Wednesday February 1
DUE: Examples of press releases (print a few and be sure you know the URLs) and, if possible, press kits

WEEK 3 
Monday, February 6
 DUE:  Description of organization/company/association
IN CLASS: Discussion of and work on press kit

Wednesday, February 8
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, February 13
IN CLASS: Discussion of press release writing issues and perhaps some research orientation

Wednesday, February 15
IN CLASS: Research orientation: Kevin Simons, GMU Libraries
DUE: Draft of company backgrounder

WEEK 5 
Monday, February 20
IN CLASS: Discussion of press relases and company backgrounders
IN CLASS: Discussion of and work on press kit:  bios and white paper

Wednesday, February 22
DUE: Draft of industry backgrounder
IN CLASS: Discussion of white papers

WEEK 6
Monday, February 27
DUE: Draft of white paper

Wednesday, March 1
IN CLASS: Discussion of white papers

WEEK 7
 Monday, March 6
ASSIGNED: Recommendation Report

Wednesday, March 8
DUE: Complete press kit for provisional grade
IN-CLASS: Informal work on "problem" memo

WEEK 8 Monday, March 13 and Wednesday, March 15 NO CLASS (Spring Break)

WEEK 9
Monday, March 20 and Wednesday, March 22
DUE MONDAY: "Problem" memo and explanation of audience for recommendation report
Discussion of Recommendation Report
Discussion of audiences for recommendation report
Press Kits returned (with provisional grade) and discussed

WEEK 10
Monday, March 27
GROUP MEETINGS: Recommendation report

Wednesday, March 29
Conferences: Class doesn't meet

WEEK 11
Monday, April 3
Conferences: Class doesn't meet

Wednesday, April 5
DUE: Draft of Recommendation Report and four additional copies

WEEK 12
Monday, April 10
WORKSHOP: Drafts of Recommendation Reports

Wednesday, April 12
ASSIGNED: Power Point presentation and Power Point/Recommendation Report analysis

WEEK 13
Monday, April 17
Discussion of Tufte

Wednesday, April 19  
Discussion of found Power Points 

WEEK 14
Monday, April 24
All-class PowerPoint presentation workshops
DUE (OPTIONAL): Finished Recommendation Report (including revised "problem" memo) for provisional grade

Wednesday, April 26
All-class PowerPoint presentation workshops

WEEK 15
Monday, May 1
All-class PowerPoint presentation workshops

Wednesday, May 3
Last items, end-of-semester arrangements, etc.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 10:30 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