English 2053: Technical Writing
Syllabus

Instructor

Carl Brucker

Phone

(479) 968-0484

Office Hours

M-F: 9-10; 1-3

E-mail Address

cbrucker@atu.edu

Required Text, Prerequisites, and Objectives
Brucker, Carl. Arkansas Tech Writing. 13th edition. Arkansas Tech University, 2012. The text is available from the Arkansas Tech University Bookstore . An online version of the 13th edition is available by clicking on this link. Rectangular boxes on the online version's table of contents are hyperlinks that you can use to jump to sections of the text. Click here to review the course's prerequisites and objectives.

Assignment Due Dates
The reports and responses below should be completed in order; however, you should begin working on Assignment # 15: Formal Research Report early in the semester to be sure that you have time to gather resources. Most of these due dates are flexible, and except in a few instances (assignments #2 and #7), there is no penalty for late work, but if you do not keep close to this schedule you are unlikely to be able to complete the course successfully.

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Aug
29

Assignment # 1: Subjective Description


Sep

5

Assignment # 2: Grammar and Mechanics

Sep

12

Assignment # 3: Classification Report

Sep

 19 Assignment # 4: Proposal Letter

Sep

26

Assignment # 5: Instruction Set

Oct

3

Assignment # 6: Questionnaire
Oct 7

Assignment # 7: Graphics

Oct

17

Assignment # 8: Process Analysis

Oct

24

Assignment # 9: Analytic Report

Oct

28

Assignment # 10: Decimal Outline

Nov

 4

Assignment # 11: Informative Abstract

Nov

9

Assignment # 12: Documentation

Nov

14

Assignment # 13: Objective Description

Nov

21

Assignment # 14: Job Application and Résumé

Nov

 30

Assignment # 15: Formal Research Report

Dec

10

Assignment #16: Final Examination

Grade Computation

Email me at cbrucker@atu.edu to receive an update of your grade status anytime during the semester.

Assignments # 1, 3-5, 8-11, 13-14

100 points each

50%

Assignments # 2, 7, 12

40 points each
6%

Assignment # 6

80 points

4%

Assignment # 15

500 points

25%
Final Examination 300 points
15%

100%

Important Notes!

Please read the online assignment pages carefully. Several online assignments differ in important ways from those described in the text or those used in the in-class sections of this course. If you haven't looked already, review Some Tips That Will Help You Successfully Complete This Course.

Be careful to avoid plagiarism. Review avoiding plagiarism to refresh your understanding of what constitutes plagiarism and suggestions on how to avoid it.

If you need technical help accessing materials in this course contact the Help Desk at 479-968-0646 of http://www.atu.edu/etech

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updated: December 5, 2012