Eng229

English 229--Technical and
Professional Writing
with Scott Kassner

Contents of this Web Site

Course Syllabus Links for English 229	Links to Course COW (Conferencing on the Web) Sites
Instructor and Course Information	Links to Technical and Professional Writing Resources
Links to Course Materials	Link to Sweetland Writing Center Help Page

Instructor and Course Information

Office: 3141 Angell Hall	Mailbox: 3161 Angell Hall
Phone: 647-6778	E-mail: skassner@umich.edu
Office Hours: MW 1:30-2:30, Markley Hall; T 4:00-5:00, Th 1:30-2:30, Angell Hall, and also by appt.	Course Web Site (this Web page): http://www-personal.umich.edu/~skassner/Eng229.html

Course Syllabus Links for English 229

COURSE OVERVIEW	TEXTS
COURSE OBJECTIVES	SCHEDULE
COURSE POLICIES	GRADE COMPONENTS
ASSIGNMENTS PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENTS Portfolio Contents Short Assignments Collaborative Project Evaluating the Portfolio	COWs ASSIGNMENTS IN CLASS ASSIGNMENTS

Links to Course COW
(Conferencing on the Web) Sites:

Link to COW Access Site	Link to COW Tutorial
Link to "Day 2--COW Instructions"--Class Outline	Link to "Waiting and Still Waiting" (NYT article used for Sample COWs Assignment)

Links to Course Materials:

Contexts and Discourse Communities Scott's Version of "Context of Technical Documents" Killingsworth's and Gilbertson's Pragmatic Taxonomy of Discourse Communities	Woolever's Academic Discourse vs. Technical Discourse Woolever's Process Questions for Technical Writers Woolever's Sample Introductions
Genres of Technical Writing
Reports: an Overview	Proposals: an Overview
Instructions: an Overview
Correspondence Correspondence Strategies	Personality and Tone for Correspondence
Employment Messages Employment Messages and Letters of Self-Promotion: Résumés: Styles, Strategies and Features Personal Statements	General Discourse Strategies Application Letters Thank You Letters
Presentations: Develop the Presentation With Your Purpose in Mind Develop an Audience Centered Presentation	Performing Presentations: Adopting a Role, Developing a Style and a Tone
Class Activities Discourse Strategies Activity Report of the Accountability Review Boards on the Embassy Bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam on August 7, 1998	Collaborative Project: Description, Context, and Tentative Schedule

Links to Technical and Professional Writing Resources: