Week One:
Day 1
- Course Introduction
Day 2
- Video: How to Read A Scholarly Journal Article
- Read and annotate scientific paper
Week Two:
Day 3
- Rhetorical Analysis in the Real World: A Useful Thinking Tool
- Introduce Rhetorical Analysis Assignment
Day 4
- Breaking Down an Image
- The Visual Rhetoric in Public Awareness Print Advertising toward
Malaysia Perceptive Sociolculture Design
Week Three:
Day 5
Day 6
- Draft of Rhetorical Analysis (Peer Review)
Week Four:
Day 7
- Video: Why Noise Pollution is More Dangerous than We Think
- How to work well in groups
- Decide on a topic for the rest of the semester
Day 8
- It’s Time to Be Honest About Seafood
- Final Rhetorical Analysis Due
Week Five:
Day 9
- Synthesizing Your Research Findings
- Introduce Literature Review Assignment
Day 10
Week Six:
Day 11
Day 12
- Literature Review Rough Draft (Peer Review)
Week Seven:
Day 13
- Meet with groups for collaborative research project
- Introduce Collaborative Research Project
Day 14
- Final Literature Review Due
- Meet with groups for collaborative research project
**Week Eight:
Day 15
Day 16
- Meet with groups for collaborative research project
Week Nine:
Day 17
- Conferences on Group Projects
Day 18
- Conferences on Group Projects
Week Ten:
Day 19
- Draft Collaborative Research Project Due/Peer Review
Day 20
Week Eleven:
Day 21
Day 22
- Meet with groups for collaborative research project
Week Twelve:
Day 23
Day 24
- Final Collaborative Research Project Due
Week Thirteen:
Day 25
- Presentation Workshop
Day 26
- Group Presentations
Week Fourteen:
Day 27
- Group Presentations
Day 28
- Group Presentations
Week Fifteen:
Day 29
- Portfolio Workshop
Day 30
- Reflective in-class exercise and e-portfolio workshop
**Readings for weeks 8-13 will vary based upon the final project. Recommended readings for each project choice are available on the “Other Readings and Resources” page.
