| Day | Date | Topic & Notes |
Activity | Exercise | Project Assigned | Project Due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo1 | Jan. 6 |
Introduction,
Background Research Chapter on Reading |
Skimming
a paper (Paper to skim) |
Read handout and book chapter on Reading,
and prepare for class discussion on 7th Jan. Exercise 1. Due 19th Jan. |
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| We1 | Jan. 8 |
Core rules of writing: slides and book chapter. Handout on Passive Voice |
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Find and critique an existing annotated bibliography. Due 13th January. | P1. Annotated
Bibilography |
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| Mo2 | Jan. 13 |
Literature search and review. Michael Bowman, Science Librarian | ||||
| We2 |
Jan 15 |
Core rules of writing, continued. Notes on writing a summary POWER Writing Writing Groups |
Find and fix rule violations (doc, pdf, pages, rtf) Compare annotated Bibliographies. |
Ex 2: Write a 1-page summary. Due 22nd January. | |
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| Mo3 | Jan. 20 |
Martin Luther King
Holiday |
PSU closed — no class |
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| We3 | Jan. 22 | Mechanics (Book Chapter) Using LaTeX. |
Review rule-breaking activity |
Peer review of 1 page summary. | ||
| Mo4 | Jan. 27 |
How
to Cite (book chapter) Writing Math |
Revise mathematics. (LaTeX source) | P2. Rewrite
1 page summary from Ex 3 |
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| We4 | Jan 29 |
Text elements | Compare Proof presentations |
P3. 5 min talk
assigned. |
P1 due | |
| Mo5 | Feb. 3 |
Style Lessons from Proj. 1 |
5 minute talk videos (x, medicine, Archimedes) |
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| We5 | Feb. 5 |
Giving a Talk |
storyboard & drafting templates. David Garlan’s talk |
Read SkillsBook chapter on Presentations. |
P4. First 5 page paper assigned. | P2 due (revised date) |
| Mo6 | Feb. 10 |
The structure of a paper. |
5 minute presentation by guest speaker Feng: video, slides. Nicklaus: video, slides |
Ex 6: Review a
5-minute Talk |
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| We6 | Feb. 12 | Your 5-minute talks |
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Ex 7: Find two graphics. | ||
| Mo7 | Feb. 17 |
Reverse Outlines | Reverse
outline P4 drafts |
Ex 8: Peer review of P4 drafts | P4 draft due | |
| We7 | Feb. 19 |
Figures, Tables and Graphics. | examine student graphics |
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| Mo8 | Feb. 24 | The
Conference & Journal Process Case studies of Journal and Conference Publications |
Ex 9: research a call for papers | |||
| We8 | Feb 26 |
Science
and ethics. |
P4 final version due | |||
| Mo9 | Mar. 2 |
RPE Papers and dissertations | P5. Second 5 page paper assigned. | |||
| We9 | Mar. 4 |
Critique a 15 minute talk by Mark Jones |
Discuss talk using RPE Rubric | P6. 15 min talk assigned | ||
| Mo10 | Mar. 9 |
Studies with Human Participants | Further reading: Usability Evaluation Guidelines for Empirical Research |
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| We10 | Mar. 11 |
Your 15-minute talks |
Upload your slides to Piazza
before 9pm Tuesday |
P5 final version due | ||
| Mo11 (08:00– 09:50) |
Mar 16 |
Your 15-minute talks |
Upload your slides to Piazza before 9pm Sunday |