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Mon
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Wed
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Fri
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Week 1
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8/25
Introduction to Course, Syllabus
Distributed; Technical
and Creative Writing
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8/27
Web 2.0
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8/29
Technology Tools
Explained
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Week 2
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9/1
Labor Day
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9/3
Tech Comm
Blogs
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9/5
Tech Tools
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Week 3
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9/8
Doc Plans and Project Management; Schedule Charts
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9/10
Tech Tools
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9/12
Deliverables
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Week 4
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9/15
Workshop for Doc Plans
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9/17
Tech Tools
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9/19
Estimating Work
Projects
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Week 5
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9/22
DUE: Doc Plans
Copyright, Creative Commons
Licensing
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9/24
Tech Tools
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9/26
Work for Hire
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Week 6
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9/29
Audience and Personas
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10/1
Tech Tools
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10/3
Minimal Manuals; White Papers
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Week 7
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10/6
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10/8
Tech Tools
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10/10
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Week 8
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10/13
DUE: Progress Reports
Minimal Manuals; White Papers
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10/15
Tech Tools
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10/17
Single-Sourcing and Modularity; XML; DITA
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Week 9
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10/20
Product Liability and Hazard Communication
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10/22
Tech Tools
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10/24
Graphics 102; Incorporating Animation/Video; Communicating
with Artists, SMEs, Legal Dept
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Week 10
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10/27
Web Design—Home Pages and Pathway Page ; Usability
and Testing
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10/29
Tech Tools
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10/31
Writing Procedures; Online Help
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Week 11
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11/3
Tables of Contents; Introductions; Glossary Writing
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11/5
Tech Tools
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11/7
Indexing, Cross-Referencing
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Week 12
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11/10
DUE: Progress Reports
Style Guides and Standards; ISO
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11/12
Tech Tools
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11/14
Production Editing; Virtual Teams
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Week 13
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11/17
Theme/Reme; Grammar &
Style Issues
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11/19
Tech Tools
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11/21
Editing Workshop
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Week 14
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11/24
Grant Writing; Publication Completion
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11/26
Thanksgiving Break
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11/28
Thanksgiving Break
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Week 15
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12/1
Workshop—Final Revising, Editing, Proofreading,
Binding
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12/3
Tech Tools
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12/5
Workshop—Final Revising, Editing, Proofreading,
Binding
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Week 16
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12/8
DUE: Final Presentations
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