1. 01/06/09 Agenda Introduction: Self, class, course Class intro: major, minor, career goal, present job Writing skills Strengths and weaknesses in writing Software skills (wordprocessing, spread sheet, graphics, DTP, web authoring, presentation)

2. 01/06/09 HW: Ch. 1: Communication, Your Career, and This book. – Ch. 19: Managing Client and Service-Learning Projects. – Bring any good/poor samples of technical writing.

3. 01/08/09 Questions on syllabus, assignments Ch. 1: Communication, Your Career, and This book. – Good/poor tech writing samples Ch. 19: Managing Client and Service-Learning Projects. HW: Read Ch. 20: Writing Reader-Centered Correspondence: Letters, Memos and E-mail. Bring a draft of prospectus to class