Tentative Course Schedule

TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE

This schedule will evolve as the class progresses. Changes will be announced both on our blog and on FerrisConnect. Full instructions for the items on this list, including page numbers will be posted as they become available. Unless otherwise noted, all weekly writing assignments and discussion questions will be assigned on Monday and due by Sunday. All readings unless noted will be provided in handout form/online at our blog and on FerrisConnect.


1.12 Wk 1
Course intro, Getting started (Blogger/FerrisConnect)

• Discussion online
• Intro assignment (on blog)


1.19 Wk2

• Discussion online
• Website evaluation assn. (in your field of study)


1.26 Wk3

• Discussion online
• Professional Journals Assignment (field of study)


2.2 Wk4

• Discussion online
• Literature Review (Rough Draft)


2.9 Wk 5

• Peer Review Groups (on discussion board) Literature Review
• Action/Revision plan Lit. Review.


2.16 Wk 6
LONG ANALYTICAL REPORT assigned

• Discussion online
• Literature Review (Final Draft) DUE
• Long Analytical Report proposals


2.23 Wk 7

• Discussion online
• Summary of Crisis (Part of Rogerian Essay)

3.2 Wk 8

• discussion online
• Persuasive Plan for Rogerian Argument Essay, using Toulmin Model


MARCH 9-13 SPRING BREAK – NO “CLASS”


3.16 Wk 9

• Discussion online
• Rogerian Argument Essay (Rough Draft)


3.23 Wk 10

• Peer Workshops (discussion board groups), Rogerian Argument essay
• Progress Report and Brief Annotation Due (Long Analytical Report)


3.30 Wk 11
APA style, Documentation of sources, Revision
READ: handouts forthcoming

• Discussion online
• Rogerian Argument Essay (Final Draft)


4.6 Wk 12


• Discussion online
• Long Analytical Report, Rough Draft Due


4.13 Wk 13

• PEER workshop GROUPS Long Analytical Report (Rough Draft on discussion board)


4.20 Wk 14
Discussion conference w/ me (last Q’s about final Paper)
• Final Draft, Long Analytical Report DUE (4.26)


4.27 Wk 15
Course Wrap up

• Discussion online
• Semester “process” writing DUE