Fall 2006Schedule of AssignmentsReadingDoing ScienceFINAL PROJECT (#4)Advanced Technical Communication (CE 389C)Fall 2006Schedule of AssignmentsDate Topic Assignment DueReading- Doing Science - A Guide to Theses and Dissertations 8/30 Introduction:Writing Process andPlanningSection 1 (Guide)Sect. 2 (Guide)9/6 Thesis/Dissertationorganization,ParagraphsOUTLINE w/ non-technicaldescription (ungraded)Sect. 3 (Guide)Chap. 5 (Science), pp. 120-125Sect. 5.1 (Guide)9/119/13Journal PaperSentences & WordsReviewing/CollaborationPEER REVIEWCopy of journal articleDraft of Assign. #1Sect. 6.1 (Science)Sect. 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 (Guide)Chap. 5 (Science), pp.108-1209/189/20ResearchingProposalsTechnical ReportsASSIGNMENT #1 (draft of Introduction)Sect. 7.3 (Science)9/259/27Graphics in DocumentsGraphics in Documents guest lecture: Dr. LawlerChap. 8 (Science)Chap. 9 (Science)Sect. 4 (Guide)10/210/4Oral PresentationsConference Papers/PostersPEER REVIEW Draft of Assignment #2Sect. 7.1 (Science)Sect. 7.2 (Science)10/910/11Oral PresentationsGraphics in PresentationsASSIGNMENT #210/1610/18Format and DesignGlobal Communication Sect. 5.1 (Guide)10/2310/25PEER REVIEWPEER REVIEWOral Progress ReportOral Progress Report10/3011/1PunctuationEditing/Proofing PEER REVIEW Draft of Assignment #311/611/8Presentations: NervesDocumenting Information ASSIGNMENT #311/1311/15Writing about RiskCopyright, Intellectual PropertyChap. 11 (Science)11/2011/22Job-Hunting/ResumesINDIVIDUAL CONFERENCES NO CLASS11/2711/29Publication (guest lecture)In ECJ 4.304 ORAL PRESENTATIONSChap. 5 (Science), pp. 99-108 Sect. 6.2 (Science)12/412/6In ECJ 4.304In ECJ 4.304ORAL PRESENTATIONSFINAL PROJECT (#4)ORAL PRESENTATIONSTexts:- Hart, H. and Lawler, D. 1999. A Guide to the Preparation of Theses and Dissertations in Science and Engineering. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin.- Valiela, I. 2001. Doing Science: Design, Analysis, and Communication of Scientific Research. Oxford University Press (chapters