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All class meetings, whether in ProNoun or f2f, will be held during our scheduled class time of 3:00-4:15. In other words, being late to or missing either f2f or ProNoun meetings will be recorded in relationship to the course attendance policy.

On the calendar below, "white" days denote f2f meetings in LAEB B274 or my office HH 303E; "blue" days denote ProNoun meetings in PHYS 014; "maroon" days denote ProNoun meetings which can be attended from any computer that can access our course MOO space.

week one Return to Top
date	class meeting	for next meeting
t 01.11	Introductions. Review Syllabus & Schedule. Introduce ProNoun. Introduce Student Information Sheet.	Read all of the Project 1 materials. Complete and email me an attachment of your Student Information Sheet from a PUCC computer. Using the "Subscribing to our Classlist" documentation, subscribe to our class listserv. Send a test message to the course listserv after you have subscribed. Make sure that the "To:" line of your message reads engl4210701992-class@purdue.edu Bring your ProNoun Information Sheet. If you need another copy, here is a downloadable back-up of the ProNoun Information. Next Class Meeting is in PHYS 014 computer lab.
r 01.13	In-class ProNoun Meeting (PHYS 014). Introduce Project 1: Documentation Project.	Continue working on your Technology Checklist due at the beginning of class on Thursday, January 20th. Read the Considerations for Documentation and Formatting Reference. If you need another copy, here is a downloadable back-up of the Situation/Response for ProNoun.
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date	class meeting	for next meeting
t 1.18	Brief review of Documentation Resources for Project 1: Considerations for Documentation and Formatting Reference. Guest Lecture by Dr. Glenn Broadhead to Introduce Document Design & Formatting Principles for Documentation Project. Assign Teams.	Review and rank list of potential processes to document and be prepared to discuss your ranking of these processes in ProNoun Meeting. Complete the Technology Checklist before our next class meeting. Review the Considerations for Documentation for Drafting your Documentation Project. Next Class Meeting is in PHYS 014 computer lab.
r 1.20	*At the Beginning* of class, turn-in your Completed Technology Checklist.** In-class ProNoun Meeting (PHYS 014) to Discuss Ranking of Processes for Documentation. Begin your Individual Process Notes.	Each team member takes notes concerning process steps and potential screen shots. Email me a copy of your individually drafted process notes as an attachment & be prepared to share and discuss your individual notes with your team. Please be advised your notes are a participation grade and will not be accepted unless sent to me as a successful email attachment!
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date	class meeting	for next meeting
t 1.25	Workshop Day: Share and discuss your individual notes on process steps and screen shots for your selected process. Referencing the Considerations for Documentation, your team begins composing documentation for its process. Sign-up for Team Conferences.	Referencing the Considerations for Documentation, your team continues composing documentation for its process. You must complete and email me a two-page polished draft of your documentation including steps, results, and visuals by 7pm on Wednesday, January 26th. Test logging into ProNoun from the machine that you will be using for future ProNoun meetings. To note your ProNoun test visit, use the MOO mail instructions to send a pleasant hello message to me. Required Team Meetings are in HH 306 conference room.
r 1.27	Required Team Conference Day in Heavilon Hall 306. Remember to email me your team's polished two-page draft of the documentation project including steps, results, and visuals by 7pm on Wednesday, January 26th.	Bring two hard-copies of your team's documentation to class for user-testing. Review the User-testing Worksheet. Review Project 2: Analyzing Professional Contexts materials. Review Interview Materials.
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t 2.1	Introduce Project 2: Analyzing Professional Contexts Introduce Interview component. User-test assigned exchange team's documentation. Complete and email as an attachment User-testing Grid.	Based upon User-testing feedback, begin revising your documentation. Contact Potential Interviewee and Schedule your 45-minutes to an hour some time between Tuesday, 2.1 and Wednesday, 2.9. Draft your six Potential Interview Questions. Consult the Example Interview Transcript to help guide your question writing. Be prepared to discuss your interview questions in ProNoun meeting.
r 2.3	During scheduled class time, meet in ProNoun to discuss interview questions.	Based upon User-testing feedback, complete your documentation. Before the beginning of the next class, email your polished draft of completed documentation as an attachment to me. Be certain to include your team's name in the subject line of your message. Conduct Interview and complete Interview Transcript by Thursday, 2.10 (Bring your transcript with you to class on that day). Review Observation and Data Coding materials.
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t 2.8	Before the beginning of class, email your polished draft of completed documentation as an attachment to me. Be certain to include your team's name in the subject line of your message. Introduce Observation & Field Notes Transcript. Introduce Data Coding.	Schedule your 45-minute to hour observation for sometime between Wednesday, 2.9 and Monday, 2.14. Read over the "Considerations for your Role as Observer" & "Considerations for Observation" sections to prepare for ProNoun team meetings. Begin Data Coding your Interview.
r 2.10	During scheduled class time, meet in ProNoun to discuss your chosen observation site.	Review Contextual Analysis Plan & Report materials. Conduct Observation and complete Field Notes transcript by Monday, 2.14. Continue Data Coding your Interview Transcript. Bring Interview Transcript and progress on Data Coding Grid. For help with the Data Coding process, please review the data coding example node.
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t 2.15	Introduce Contextual Analysis Plan & Report. Data Coding Workshop.	Continue Data Coding your Interview & Field Notes Transcripts due before our next class meeting. Begin drafting Contextual Analysis Plan and be prepared to discuss your progress in ProNoun meeting.
r 2.17	During scheduled class time, meet in ProNoun to discuss translating your data coding into your Contextual Analysis Plan.	Complete your Contextual Analysis Plan. Email me as attachments your coded Interview and Field Notes Transcripts, your completed Data Coding Grid, and Contextual Analysis Plan before next class meeting. Read Project 3: Client Web Project materials.
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t 2.22	Briefly Introduce Project 3: Client Web Project and Client Criteria for Project 3. Peer Response to Contextual Analysis Plan. Email completed Peer Response to your team member & me by the end of class.	Based upon peer feedback on Plan, begin drafting Contextual Analysis Report. Re-read Project 3: Client Web Project materials. Begin contacting Potential Clients for Project 3 and be prepared to discuss your Project 3 plans in ProNoun.
r 2.24	During scheduled class time, meet in ProNoun to discuss Potential Clients for Project 3 and tentative plans for the Project.	Continue drafting Contextual Analysis Report. Bring an electronic copy of your drafting progress to class for Contextual Analysis Report Workshop. Based upon your team's discussion in ProNoun, continue contacting Potential Clients for Project 3.
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t 2.29	Introduce Project 3: Client Web Project. Review Client Criteria. Introduce Client Field Research. Contextual Analysis Report Workshop.	Continue drafting Contextual Analysis Report. Continue contacting Potential Clients for Project 3.
r 3.2	Optional Conferences for Contextual Analysis Report or Project 3 Guidance in Heavilon Hall 303E.	Contact and get firm commitments from 2 potential clients. Using information collected about your 2 potential clients draft an email message to me addressing the following prompt: Who are your two potential clients? Who are your contact persons for each client? What are the phone #s, addresses, email addresses (if applicable), and web addresses (if applicable)? Based upon your initial contacts and the client criteria, explain which client is most feasible for this project? Explain your initial assessment of the this client's needs.
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t 3.7	Introduce Oral Progress Report & Considerations for OPR. Draw Numbers for Oral Progress Report Presentation times. Check Research Plan.	Continue drafting Contextual Analysis Report. Begin Client Field Research and be prepared to talk about your progress in ProNoun.
r 3.9	During scheduled class time, meet in ProNoun to discuss Client Field Research Progress.	Begin Client Field Research.
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date	class meeting	for next meeting
t 3.14	Spring Break--No class meeting.	Continue Client Field Research.
r 3.16	Spring Break--No class meeting.	Continue Client Field Research. Bring any materials necessary to work on your Oral Progress Report during class time. Email me as an attachment your completed Contextual Analysis Report before class.
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t 3.21	Email me as an attachment your completed Contextual Analysis Report before class. Introduce Recommendation Report. Oral Progress Report Workshop.	Continue Drafting your Oral Progress Report.
r 3.23	Teams Meet on their own to Complete and Practice the Oral Progress Report. Send me an email explaining your team's progress on the Oral Progress Report--where did you meet? for how long? what did you accomplish? what do you have left to do toward your OPR? etc.	Complete and Practice Oral Progress Report for your team's scheduled presentation time.
week twelve Return to Top
date	class meeting	for next meeting
t 3.28	Oral Progress Report Presentations: 3:00-3:15 Team 3 3:15-3:30 Team 5 3:30-3:45 Team 1 Type up your team's comments on the OPR's and email them to the class listserv.	Begin drafting Recommendation Report if your team has presented its Oral progress Report. Next Class Meeting is in PHYS 014 computer lab.
r 3.30	Meet in PHYS 014 computer lab. Oral Progress Report Presentations: 3:00-3:15 Team 2 3:15-3:30 Team 4 Type up your team's comments on the OPR's and email them to the class listserv.	Begin or continue drafting Recommendation Report.
week thirteen Return to Top
date	class meeting	for next meeting
t 4.4	Workshop Recommendation Report.	Continue drafting Recommendation Report.
r 4.6	During scheduled class time, meet in ProNoun to discuss Recommendation Report.	Continue drafting Recommendation Report.
week fourteen Return to Top
date	class meeting	for next meeting
t 4.11	No class--Continue drafting your Recommendation Report.	Continue drafting Recommendation Report.
r 4.13	No class--Continue drafting your Recommendation Report.	Continue drafting Recommendation Report.
week fifteen Return to Top
date	class meeting	for next meeting
t 4.18	Workshop Recommendation Report. Your Assigned Peer Response Teams: Team 1 email draft to Team 2 Team 2 email draft to Team 5 Team 5 email draft to Team 4 Team 4 email draft to Team 3 Team 3 email draft to Team 1	Continue drafting Recommendation Report. Complete and email 1st Draft of Recommendation Report to me and all members your assigned peer response team by 7:00pm tomorrow, Wednesday, 4.19. NOTE: Each team member should read your assigned exchange team's draft and individually complete the downloadable Peer Response Sheet for tomorrow's ProNoun meeting.
r 4.20	During scheduled class time, meetings in ProNoun to discuss Peer Feedback for 1st Completed Draft of Recommendation Report.	Revise Recommendation Report based upon peer comments. Before class on Tuesday, April 25th, complete Peer Response Sheet individually for your assigned exchange team and email copy to the team and me: Team 1 Report to be Read by Team 2 Team 2 Report to be Read by Team 5 Team 3 Report to be Read by Team 1 Team 4 Report to be Read by Team 3 Team 5 Report to be Read by Team 4
week sixteen Return to Top
date	class meeting	for next meeting
t 4.25	*Before class on Tuesday, April 25th*, complete Peer Response Sheet individually for your assigned exchange team and email copy to the team and me: Team 1 Report to be Read by Team 2 Team 2 Report to be Read by Team 5 Team 3 Report to be Read by Team 1 Team 4 Report to be Read by Team 3 Team 5 Report to be Read by Team 4 Complete Course Evaluations. Workshop Revisions to Recommendation Report.	Email completed Recommendation Report to me by 7pm on Thursday, 4.27.
r 4.27	No class meeting--Email completed Recommendation Report to me by 7pm on Thursday, 4.27.	Thanks for a great semester!

note: The schedule is subject to revisions and updates throughout the semester; you are responsible for checking the schedule daily. Please ask me for any clarifications that you may need.

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