Course+Calendar

TENTATIVE COURSE CALENDAR - Please be aware that this calendar is only a basic outline for the semester. With each unit’s handout will be more specific details of assignments, readings, and due dates. This calendar is also tentative and subject to change at my discretion.

Week 1 M Jan 7 - Introductions, Syllabus, the wiki and your page //*homework: read Ch. 1// W Jan 9 - Rhetoric Overview:, researching, online discussion of Ch. 1 F Jan 11 -, [|video] and discussion, Unit 1 //*homework: read Ch. 8, 479-494//

Week 2 M Jan 14 - Document design, //*homework: read Ch. 8, 494-512// W Jan 16 - Layout, Images //*homework: read Ch. 8, 512-519// F Jan 18 - Representation of Information //*homework: read Ch. 8, 519-523//, //Read all of Ch. 10 on Field Research// **Research Proposals Due on Wiki**

Week 3 M Jan 21 - MLK Day - No Class W Jan 23 - Color//,// [|Color Analysis] Evaluation Paper (due Monday) //*homework: read Ch. 8, 524-527// F Jan 25 - Typefaces and Fonts, [|Avril] vs. [|Christina]

Week 4 M Jan 28 - Begin Unit 1 Part 2 - PowerPoint, **Project 1 Part 1 due in Moodle** W Jan 30 - Work time F Feb 1 - Work time

Week 5 M Feb 4 - Intro Unit 2 - googledocs, Presentations W Feb 6 - Presentations F Feb 8 - Presentations *//homework: Read Ch. 3 or 4, 104-174// **Research Completed**

Week 6 M Feb 11 - Writing a Report or a Profile, setting up googledocs *//Homework: Read// //"////"// and //"////// **, Unit 1 Part 2 due in Moodle, Journals due** W Feb 13 - Collaborative Writing, online discussion of "Strategies", collaborative project. *//Homework: Skim Chapters 2 and 3 on Profiles and Reports: decide which one you as a pair/group want to do and then read the appropriate chapter.// F Feb 15 - Collaborative Writing

Week 7 M Feb 18 - Collaborative Writing W Feb 20 - Collages - Fireworks Exercise F Feb 22 - Pamphlets **Annotated Bib due in Moodle**

__Winter Break__

Week 8 M Mar 4 - Work time F Mar 8 – Work time, Project 2 Part 1 due in Moodle
 * W Mar 6 - Work time

Week 9 M Mar 10 - Presentations, *Homework: Read Chapter 5 or 6. W Mar 12 – Presentations F Mar 14 - Unit 3: Writing a Proposal or Instructions,

Week 10 M Mar 17 - Work time Project 2 Part 2 due in Moodle, Journals due W Mar 19 - Web design - [|Web Design] F Mar 21 - Good Friday - no class

Week 11 M Mar 24 – Movies, Work time****, Project 3 part 1 due in Moodle** F Mar 28 - Work time
 * W Mar 26 - Work time

Week 12 M Mar 31 - Presentations W Apr 2 - Presentations F Apr 4 - Presentations, *Homework: Read ?, Project 3 part 2 due in Moodle, Journals due

Week 13 M Apr 7 - Digital Identity W Apr 9 - Work time F Apr 11 - Work time

Week 14 Final Exam Week Digital Portfolios due by 5:00 pm Wednesday**