FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

English 206 (Technical English)

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

Module 1: Introduction to Technical Writing and Research

Week 3: Sep. 15 - 19

Week 2: Sept. 8- 12

Week 1: Sept. 3 - 5

Course policy, syllabus, and

schedule, & introduction to
blended learning

AnalyzingYour Audience &

Purpose (chap. 5)
HW: Read chaps. 3 & 5
Start cosidering possible
technical problem / issue for
report. Generate one topic
each
Researching Your Subject (chap.
6)
(The research process:
Gathering, evaluating, and
documenting research data for
feasibility study)
Read chap. 16 & 8

HW: Log into Moodle & check

out the course policy,
syllabus and schedule.
Introduce yourself on the
forum and respond to two of
your classmates posts. Read
chapter 1
AnalyzingYour Audience &
Purpose (chap. 5)
Writing Collaboratively (chap.
4)
HW: Choose your research
partners on Moodle groups
and brainstorm for a report
topic
Read chap. 4
Writing Proposals (chap. 16)
Communicating Persuasively Ch. 8
Final deadline for group formation

HW: Prepare your research

proposal (with bibliographic
data on 2 sources dated no
earlier than 2013 Due
Monday Sept. 22 by 7
p.m.

Overview of Technical
Communication: (Chap. 1)
Writing Technical Documents
(Chap.3)
HW: Start cosidering
possible technical
problem / issue for
report. Generate one
topic each
Read chaps. 3 & 5
Writing Collaboratively
(chap. 4)
-Deadline for deciding on a topic
Submit finalized topics
HW: Brainstorm for a report
topic; read chap. 6

Library session: Using the

librarys electronic search facilities
Meeting Place: Antoun
Ghattas Karam EClassroom
in Jafet Library
HW: Prepare your research
proposal (with bibliographic
data on 2 sources dated no
earlier than 2013 Due
Monday Sept. 22 by 7
p.m.
Read chap. 19

Module 2: Written and Oral Reports

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Week 6: Oct. 6 - 10 Oct. 3Week 5: Sept. 29 Week 4: Sept. 22 - 26

Writing Recommendation Reports /

Feasibility Reports (Chap. 19)

Writing Recommendation Reports /

Feasibility Reports (Chap. 19)

- Front matter and end matter

-Audience & Style
Revised research proposal &
outline due

Write and submit your zero draft of

Read chap. 17
research proposal on Moodle
Peer feedback on draft zero of
research proposal on Moodle
Writing Informational Reports (chap. Writing Coherent Documents (Chap. 9) ONLINE
& Writing Effective Sentences (Chap. Practice Writing
17)
10)

reports & Feedback

Read chaps 9 & 10

Graded report to be
submitted Wednesday
October 8 in class
Read chaps 9 & 10

Adha holiday

Writing Coherent Documents (Chap.

9) & Writing Effective Sentences
(Chap. 10)

Organizing Your Information

(Chap. 7) & Designing Documents
and Web Sites (Chap.. 11)
Creating Graphics (Chap. 12)

Graded report to be
submitted Wednesday
October 8 in class
Read chaps 9 & 10

Read chaps 7, 11, & 12

Read chap. 14

Week 8: Oct. 20 - 24

Week 7: Oct. 13 - 17

Module 3: Business Correspondence

Writing correspondence (chap. 14) Writing correspondence (chap. Writing correspondence (chap.
14)
14)

HW: Read chaps. 14

Online Session: Practice

Writing correspondence &
feedback

Read chap. 15
Discussion of contents of mini
report for submission
Designing and formatting
documents (Chap. 5)
Designing and creating visuals
(Chaps 6, 7)

Homework: Preview & skim yourHomework: Preview & skim

sources
your sources
Writing Job-Application MaterialsGraded Business
(chap. 15)
Correspondence in

Antoun Ghattas Karam

E-Classroom
(Jafet Library)
Review Business correspondenceHW: Read chaps 5, 6, & 7
Continue taking notes for your
research report.
Oral progress report on
ONLINE
reports / Writing the report:
Practice writing reports
Taking notes
(focus on design and
Writing summaries,
visuals)
paraphrasing & quoting

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Week 10: Nov. 3 - 7 Week 9: Oct. 27 - 31

Week 11: Nov. 10 - 14

HW: Read chaps 5, 6, & 7

Continue taking notes for your
research report.

Continue taking notes for

your research report.

Ashoura: Holiday
Making Oral Presentations
(chap. 21)

-Practice oral presentations (6-8

min. max per presentation)
[Practicing bids and technical or
sales proposals, progress ,
feasibility/ recommendation &
empirical research reports
- Practice giving and receiving
feedback

HW: Prepare for practice oral

presentation
Work on partial draft
-Practice oral presentations
(6-8 min. max per
presentation) [Practicing bids
and technical or sales
proposals, progress ,
feasibility/ recommendation
& empirical research reports
- Practice giving and
receiving feedback Ashoura:
Holiday

HW: Continue taking

notes for your research
report.
Read chaps. 21

Practice oral presentations

(6-8 min. max per
presentation) [Practicing
bids and technical or sales
proposals, progress ,
feasibility/
recommendation & empirical
research reports
- Practice giving and
receiving feedback
HW: Prepare for practice oral
presentation
Finalize partial draft
Writing the report: Taking
notes
Writing summaries,
paraphrasing & quoting
Submit partial draft on
Moodle by 10 p.m.

HW: Read chap. 20

Week 12:Nov. 17 - 21

Module 4: Instructions
Writing Definitions, Descriptions, and
Instructions (Chap. 20)

Writing Definitions, Descriptions,

and Instructions (Chap. 20)

HW: Chap. 20
Work on report

HW: Chap. 20
Work on report

Feedback on instructions

Graded Instructions in
Antoun Ghattas Karam
E-Classroom (Jafet
Library)

ONLINE
Planning and writing
instructions
With partners, practice
writing a set of instructions
for a commodity (tool,
devise, gadget) or a
procedure, task, etc. and
plan needed visuals. Think
of the needs of your target
readers. & peer feedback
Work on report
Review writing instructions
ONLINE
Work on oral presentation
on report
Submit an E-copy of your
final research report to
Moodle

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Dec,. 1 - 5 Week14: Week 13: Nov. 24 - 28

HW: Review instrcutions

Finalize report

Prepare for your oral

presentations

Oral reports on research

Oral reports on research
Oral reports on research
(group presentations)
(group presentations)
(group presentations)
-15 min. per presentation
-15 min. per presentation
-15 min. per
(approx. 5 min. per speaker)
(approx. 5 min. per
presentation (approx. 5
- 5 min. responding to
speaker)
min. per speaker)
Week 15: Dec. 8 Reflection due Last day of classes December 9 Reading period begins December 10

Online Session
Homework
Holiday

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