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Note to all English 303 Internet Students: By the first class day, email Dr. Minor so that he will have your e-mail address. If that address changes, email the new address. Any communication that is about your grades must be sent either to your University email address or if to another email address, by a password-protected email attachment. Such attachments can be sent in either Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect. Check your email at least once per day. If you will be traveling, consider getting an email service that you can access from anywhere, such as Microsoft Hotmail or Netscape Webmail or email from Excite or Yahoo. To go to a lengthy alphabetical list of free web-based email services, click here. Dr.
Minor's E-mail
Address: dminor@latech.edu
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2004-2005 Catalog Description of English 303:
ENGL 303: Technical Writing. 0-3-3. Preq. English 102. Development of technical writing skills and styles; various technical writing assignments, including a technical report.
Necessary Skills:
Basic writing skills, including knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, and organization; basic knowledge of a scientific or technical field.
Topics to be Covered:
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English 303 over Internet has several benefits for the student:
But, this on-line course may present some difficulties for you, the student:
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COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS
Students must have access to the Internet and the WorldWide Web, with a Windows-based, Macintosh, or comparable computer system and Web-browsing software, such as Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer. Also, students must have access to Email; some of the assignments will be sent as Email attachments, and it is possible that some of the assignmented papers may be submitted via Email.
It is assumed
that students will have
access to a word processing
program
and printer that will allow them to handle the formatting of technical
documents. Commonly-used word processors are WordPerfect and Microsoft
Word. If you do not have a wordprocessing program compatible with
Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect, you may download a freeware
program called AbiWord that is compatible with Microsoft Word (it will
read files created in Microsoft Word and will create .doc files that
can be read by Microsoft Word). To get that program, click HERE
for a Zip version or HERE
for an .exe version.
You will have to save the program to your hard drive and then install
it by clicking on the program name and following the installation
instructions.
There are two computer labs open to students in Wyly Tower. Also, the computer lab in Madison Hall Room 165 is open to all Tech students. There are many other computer labs used in the individual academic units of Louisiana Tech University.
TEXTBOOKS
Primary Textbooks:
Markel,
Mike. Technical
Communication: Situations
and Strategies. 7th Edition. New
York: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004.
(Available at the Tech bookstore) The Bedford/St. Martin's web site has a section on this textbook; whick included information about the chapters, self-study quizzes, and additional projects, exercises, and study cases. Click here to go to this web site. . |
The Technical Writing Course Packet is now required for all English 303 classes at Louisiana Tech. It is available at the Louisiana Tech Bookstore (see Book store link below the textbooks). The Course packet gives information about many aspects of technical writing, and includes information about using Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, and Microsoft PowerPoint. Inside the packet is a sheet entitled "Plagiarism Statement," which must be read and signed and returned to Dr. Minor either in person or by mail. |
Supplemental Textbook:
This
supplemental
textbook is optional; it gives good advice
about technical
writing, from types of papers to points of grammar and
punctuation.
There will be no specific assignments about this book. If you
will
do a lot of writing on your job, this book or a similar handbook are
valuable
reference tools.
Brusaw, Alred, and Oliu. Handbook of Technical Writing, (6th Edition). New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000. (Available at the Tech bookstore) |
Link to Louisiana Tech Book Store -- to order books online
Link to some
representative online book
stores:
ASSIGNMENTS
A syllabus is available from the English 303 Web site. In general, reading assignments will be made from the appropriate sections of the textbook to prepare the student for the upcoming assignment. The specific assignments will be sent to each student via E-mail. The assignments will be submitted either by hard copy or by a completely-formatted word processing file by the date due. Because much of this course discusses organization and page layout/design for technical papers, papers sent in via e-mail or as a paper copy will need to be fully formatted by the student to ensure that all text formatting instructions were followed.
I
have both Microsoft Word and
Corel WordPerfect; both of
these
word processors will convert from other word processing programs.
However,
I will not re-format papers submitted as computer files because I will
not be able to evaluate each student's formatting ability if it is
necessary
for me to help format a paper. We will use the ungraded homework
assignments
to check our e-mail and word processing compatibilities.
Probable Assignments:
Assignment: Value: Comparison . . . . . . .
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Grading Equivalents:
F . . . 0-55 (depending on
errors) |
Final Grading Scale:
0-59 =
F |
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