21W.780 | Fall 2001 | Undergraduate

Communicating in Technical Organizations

SES # TOPICS
1 Introductions

Student Introductions

Class Requirements

Examples of Past 780 Projects

Formulate Project Groups
2 Discussion of Project Group Ideas

Workshop Resumes / Letters

Brief (3 Minute Per Group) Oral Presentations on Statement of Projects

Workshop on Resumes and Letters

Presentation on Style and Graphics

Brief Discussion on Peer Review Techniques
3 Oral Proposals

Project Groups Formally Propose their Projects (20 Minute Group Presentation)
4 Peer Review Workshop on Written Proposals

Review Videotape of Oral Presentations
5 Individual Conferences
6 Discussion of Tufte Literature Review

In-class Viewing of Videotape of Prof. Widnall’s Discussion of NASA Columbia Disaster

Discussion of Elements of Progress Reports
7 Elements of Progress Reports
8 Oral Progress Reports

Oral Progress Reports Presented in class Followed by Discussion of the Elements of Final Reports
9 Workshop Final Report Draft
10 Workshop Final Report Draft
11 Final Presentations

Final Oral Presentations (20 min. max.)
Class Evaluations

Final Reports

Course Info

As Taught In
Fall 2001
Learning Resource Types
Presentation Assignments
Written Assignments