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DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
ENG 1112 C ~Fall 2015~
Class structure:
The class is divided into two main parts: lecture and workshop. Lectures cover assigned readings from both
required textbooks as well as related topics not in the textbooks. Workshops are based on practical exercises
for correction and improvement as well as preparatory work for quizzes, assignments, and the final report.
For the lectures, the whole class is together every Thursday morning in CBY B205, from 8:30 to 10:00 am.
For the workshops, the class divides into groups, in different rooms, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am.
Your workshop will either be with me, or with our teaching assistant, Jenn Macquarrie.
Report on sources
Report on a problem
Progress report + visual
Final report (take-home final exam)
Quizzes, Short Writing Tasks, and Attendance
10%
15%
15%
30%
30%
October 6/7
November 10/11
November 24/25
December 10 (NO EXTENSIONS)
ongoing (must be in class to receive grades)
* * Please note: Students must hand in Assignments 1, 2, and 3 and must also maintain an average of
50% on quizzes and short writing tasks in order to be eligible to hand in the final report. All
preparatory work for the final report must be submitted in order for the final report to be accepted.
Students must submit the final report on time in order to pass the course. There can be no exceptions to
these requirements.
Attendance policy:
Regular class attendance is essential. Active, thoughtful participation in lectures and workshops helps ensure
success in the course. Please note that the quizzes and short writing tasks cannot be made up outside of class
except in case of an absence covered by a medical certificate or equivalent official excuse. Some of the
questions on the quizzes could come from topics explained in lectures but not found in the textbooks.
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SCHEDULE
# (Date)
Topics
Readings
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1. Sept. 10
Course introduction
(none yet)
Technical writing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DGDs Sept 15/16:
Diagnostic writing exercise
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2. Sept. 17
Communication for engineers
Beer 1-11
Purpose and audience
Beer 40-43
Memos
Beer 82- 84 (See fig. 4-4 & 4-5)
Documentation
Beer 133
Honest Research
Beer 235-238 top
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DGDs Sept 22/23
Grammar
Buckley 305-331
Planning and drafting
Buckley 1-24
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3. Sept. 24
Readability
Beer 44-61
Sources of technical information
Beer 154-177
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DGDs Sept 29/30
Fragments and comma splices
Buckley 334-345
APA style
Buckley 211-256
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READING WEEK October 2531: No classes, but a good time to read ahead or plan your major paper
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DGDs Nov 3/4
Semicolons, colons, apostrophes
Buckley 412-422
Wordiness
Buckley 464-468
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8. Nov. 5
Progress reports
Beer 105-109
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------DGDs Nov 10/11
Quotation marks and other marks
Buckley 422-439
Problems with modifiers
Buckley 394-400
Shifts and mixed constructions
Buckley 442-450
Usage
Buckley 469-488