Sun Jan 15: No Class

Did you post your research project brainstorm on the forum? Many of you did so, but there are some stragglers ... if you have no idea what this question refers to, please check out Week One in the archive (lower left menu) and look at the assignment for Friday, January 13

Also, have you signed up for a conference? If you haven't already done so, sign up for a conference by visiting the Event Sign-Up link on the left margin of our main coursework site. Sign up for a conference by using the "Indicate Preference(s)" link on Event sign-up. Check your assigned time by using the "view class" link on Event sign-up. If you have not been assigned a conference time within two hours of indicating your preferences online, e-mail me to ensure there has been no Coursework glitch.

M Jan 16: No Class: Martin Luther King Day, Jr., Day

W Jan 18: Starting research; drafting proposals; more rhetoric review

Reading Due (several different types of readings, categorized below):

• Articles: Meg Hourihan, "What We're Doing When We Blog," O'Reilly Network, 6/13/02: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2002/06/13/megnut.html; one of the articles about blogs listed under Group A blogpost readings (whether you're in Group A or not)
• Assignment sheets: Research Proposal Assignment; Research Proposal Presentation Assignment;
• Sample research proposals: Read 3 of the following 5 sample research proposals:
  • sample research proposal #1
  • sample research proposal #2
  • sample research proposal #3
  • sample research proposal #4
  • sample research proposal #5

Assignment Due: Review the different parts of the class website and add it as a favorite to your browser

F Jan 20: OPTIONAL: PowerPoint (basics) Workshop - 12:20pm in Wallenberg 125. Strongly recommended to people who have never used PowerPoint before. Bring your own lunch (there is a cafe -- Olives -- in the basement if you want to buy lunch).

Writing Due: Research Proposal: upload as a .doc file attachment to your Forum folder by 5pm today