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Monday, October 1
- buy textbooks for the course
- select one of the quotations
about engineering and write a one-paragraph response: bring
it printed out for cutting up into individual sentences, and have
an electronic version ready to work on in the computer lab
Wednesday, October 3
- make revisions to your quotation response paragraph
- read Beer & McMurrey, Chapter 1: “Engineers
and Writing”
- read Florman, “Introduction” and “The
Civilized Engineer” (in Writing 2E Course Reader)
- choose your topic for the Technical Report assignment
Monday, October 8
- write a one-paragraph response to Florman,
and have an electronic version ready to work on in the computer
lab
- read Postman, “The Judgment of Thamus”
- read Beer & McMurrey, Chapter 2: “Some
Guidelines for Good Engineering Writing”
Wednesday, October 10
- read Rosen, “Our Cell Phones, Ourselves”
- read Gordon, “The Engine of Liberation”
Monday, October 15
- read Rainie, “Internet: The Mainstreaming
of Online Life”
- read Jones, “Let the Games Begin”
Wednesday, October 17
- read Rosen, “The Age of Egocasting”
- read Edwords, “How Biotechnology is Transforming
What We Believe and How We Live”
- compile at least 4 sources for your Research Essay;
write a summary of each source, and bring 4 copies of each summary
to class on Monday, 10/22
Monday, October 22
- write a tentative introduction, thesis, and outline
for your Research Essay; bring 4 copies to class on Wednesday,
10/24
Wednesday, October 24
- revise your introduction and thesis; bring
4 copies to class on Monday, 10/29
- read Beer & McMurrey, Chapter 3: “Eliminating
Intermittent Noise in Writing”
Monday, October 29
- write a complete draft of the Research Essay and
bring 4 copies of this draft to class on Wednesday, 10/31
Wednesday, October 31
- finish the Research Essay
- read Csikszentmihalyi,, “Engineering Politics”
- read Beers & McMurrey, “Recommendation
Reports”: Chapter 5 (pp. 114-120)
Monday, November 5
Research Essay Due
- read Beers & McMurrey, Chapter 6: “Writing
an Engineering Report”
- read Beers & McMurrey, Chapter 7: “Constructing
Tables and Graphics”
Wednesday, November 7
- write a draft of one section of the body of your
Technical Report, including at least one graphic; bring 3 copies
of this draft to class on Wednesday, 11/14
- bring URLs for three websites that you can use
as resources for your Technical Report
- finish the Perfect Paragraph
Monday, November 12
Veterans Day Holiday—no class
Wednesday, November 14
Perfect Paragraph Due
- write the introduction of your Technical Report;
bring 3 copies to class on Monday, 11/26
- revise the point-by-point comparison section that
you drafted
- write a draft of one more point-by-point comparison
section
Monday, November 19
Wednesday, November 21
Monday, November 26
- write a draft of another section of the body of
your Technical Report, including at least one graphic; bring 3
copies of this draft to class on Wednesday, 11/28
Wednesday, November 28
- write a complete draft of the Technical Report;
bring 2copies to class on Monday, 12/3
- read Beer & McMurrey, Chapter 9: “Engineering
Your Presentations” (pp. 187-208)
Monday,
December 3
- finish the Technical Report
Wednesday, December 5
Technical Report Due
- prepare your oral presentation (due on Wednesday,
12/12)
Final Oral Presentations:
Wednesday, December 12: 12:00-3:00
Gaviota Lab (PC)—Phelps 1529
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