Professional Writing 3180, fall 2018
Updated 11/25/18
This schedule of readings and assignments is tentative. I will make adjustments as needed.
Professional Writing 3180, fall 2018
Updated 11/25/18
This schedule of readings and assignments is tentative. I will make adjustments as needed.
| Day/Date | Assignments due | Readings due | In class |
| Mon, August.13 | Introduction to course Course syllabus On plagiarism |
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Unit 1: Library research tools and source types |
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| Thurs, August 16 | Student
info (online) |
Syllabus quiz (in D2L) Research exercise 1 assigned |
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| Mon, August 20 | Research exercise 1 | Individual project 1 assigned | |
| Thurs, August 23 | Conduct library research | ||
| Mon, August 27 | Individual project 1 | Research exercise 2 assigned Individual project 2 assigned |
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Unit 2: Quality academic research |
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| Thurs, August 30 | Research exercise 2 | Conduct academic research | |
| Mon, Sept 3 | Labor Day holiday | ||
| Thurs, Sept 6 | Individual project 2 | ||
Unit 3: Research and the workplace |
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| Mon, Sept 10 | Workplace Research chapter 1, pp. 1-15 | ||
| Thurs, Sept 13 | Workplace Research chapter 2, pp. 16-36 | Individual project 3 assigned Research exercise 3 |
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Unit 4: Inquiry and preparation |
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| Mon, Sept 17 | Individual project 3 | Workplace Research chapter 3, pp. 37-60 | |
| Thurs, Sept 20 | |||
| Mon, Sept 24 | Workplace Research chapter 4, pp. 61-88 | Research exercise 4 Collaborative project 1 assigned |
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| Thurs, Sept 27 | |||
| Mon, Oct 1 | Collaborative project 1 | Workplace Research chapter 4, pp. 88-115 | |
| Thurs, Oct 4 | Research exercise 5 | ||
Unit 5: Secondary research |
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| Mon, Oct 8 | Workplace Research chapter 5, pp. 116-38 | Individual project 4 assigned | |
| Wed, Oct 10 | Withdrawal deadline | ||
Unit 6: Primary research |
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| Mon, Oct 15 | Workplace Research chapter 6, pp. 139-70 | ||
| Thurs, Oct 18 | Research exercise 6 | ||
| Mon, Oct 22 | Individual project 4 | Workplace Research chapter 6, pp. 170-84 | Collaborative project 2 assigned |
| Thurs, Oct 25 | |||
Unit 7: Data analysis |
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| Mon, Oct 29 | Workplace Research chapter 7, pp. 185-207 | ||
| Thurs, Nov 1 | |||
| Mon, Nov 5 | Collaborative project 2 | Workplace Research chapter 7, pp. 207-22 | Collaborative project 3 discussed |
| Thurs, Nov 8 | Research exercise 8 | ||
Unit 8: Effective deliverables |
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| Mon, Nov 12 | Workplace Research chapter 8, pp. 223-50 | Collaborative project 3 specifics assigned | |
| Thurs, Nov 15 | Research exercise 9 | ||
| Nov 18-25 | Thanksgiving holiday | ||
| Mon, Nov 26 | Individual project 5 assigned | ||
| Thurs, Nov 29 | Research exercise 10 | ||
| Mon, Dec 3 | |||
| FINALS WEEK Fri, Dec 7 by 12:00 noon |
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