Business Writing Syllabus - Summer 2010

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English 307Note:

The course calendar is subject to revision and updates throughout the semester as needed.Updates will be posted on the D2L website. You are responsible for checking the schedule daily.

Please ask for any clarification that you may need.

Shorthand: BWH= Business Writers Handbook

(D2L) = Readings can be found on the D2L website

Date Daily AgendaRead and/or Prepare These Materials Before

You Come to Class

week one

Monday

May 17

Welcome to Engl 307 and classintroductions

Review course policy and calendarUnderstanding the

Interrelationships of Units 1-4

Introduce Memo of Introduction,Memo Checklist, and Reference

Sheet for Formatting

Workshop: Memo of IntroductionPeer response session for Memo of

Introduction

Introduce Unit 1: Job AnalysisMaterials

How to search for jobadvertisements

Read Memos in BWH, pp. 325-27Read Five Steps to Successful

Writing in BWH, pp. xv-xxiiRead Business Writing Style in BWH

pp. 65-6

Read Style in BWH, pp. 516-20

Tuesday

May 18

Quick review: Unit 1 responsibilitiesand goals

Rhetorical analysis and assessing jobadvertisements

Workshop: Scannable RsumPeer response session for Scannable

Rsum

Discuss Professional InventoryWorksheet

Due: Final draft of Memo ofIntroduction

Read Rsums in BWH, pp. 473-90Bring hard copies of 3 job

advertisements that are appealing toyou

Download, print, and bring to class 1hard copy of the Professional

Inventory Worksheet and 1 hard copy

of the Scannable Rsum Checklist

Wednesday

May 19

Discuss Asher readingsPeer response session for Scannable

Rsum

Workshop: Time to work on theitems you will include in your Unit 1

Job Analysis Materials Portfolio

Read Asher, Chapter 8 (D2L)Read Asher, Chapter 13 (D2L)Read Word Choice in BWH, pp. 564-

65

Read Gobbledygook in BWH, p. 245Bring 2 hard copies of your revised

scannable rsum

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Date Daily AgendaRead and/or Prepare These Materials

Before You Come to Class

Thursday

May 20

Introduce Unit 2: Client Researchand Proposal

Select project groups and clients forUnit 2

Discuss client-consultantrelationships and client research

Workshop: Meet team members anddraft Team Agendas for

Collaboration. This is due at the end

of class.

Workshop: Begin conductinginternet research about client and

drafting the Email of Inquiry. Send

your email of inquiry to me by the end

of class today!

Due: Final portfolio for Unit 1 JobAnalysis Materials

Read assignment sheet for Unit 2:Client Research and Proposal (D2L)

Friday

May 21

Discuss interview questions andtechniques

Workshop and Peer Response:Brainstorming interview questions.

Send your interview questions to me

by the end of class today!

Discuss Proposal Guide andproposals as professional, rhetorical

documents

Workshop: Begin drafting yourgroups Proposal Guide. Email this to

me before the beginning of class onMay 24!

Read the Proposal Guide handout onD2L

Read Interviewing for Informationin BWH, pp. 277-80

Read Proposals in BWH, pp. 417-40

week two

Monday

May 24

Workshop: Begin drafting ClientProposal. Email your detailed roughdraft to me before the end of class

today!

Sign-up for conference times

TuesdayMay 25

Conferences: I will meet with eachgroup to discuss your Client

Proposal rough drafts.Workshop: Revising Client

Proposals


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Wednesday

May 26

Introduce Unit 3: Client DeliverableProduction and Product

Introduce Oral Progress ReportDiscuss C.R.A.P. Principles of DesignWorkshop: Begin planning and

drafting your groups Oral Progress

Report

Due: Final draft of Client Proposalhard copy and electronic copyis due

at the beginning of class.

Read assignment sheet for Unit 3:Client Deliverable Production and

Product (D2L)

Thursday

May 27

Workshop: Work towardcompleting your groups Oral

Progress Report

Workshop: Begin working on clientdeliverable(s)

Friday

May 28

Oral Progress Reports: All groupswill give their presentations duringthe first half of class

Workshop: During the second half ofclass, work on client deliverable(s)

Sign-up for conference timesweek three

Monday

May 31Memorial Day, University Holiday No class

Tuesday

June 1

Introduce Unit 4: Reflective Reportand Evaluations

Introduce Unit 5: Job MaterialsPortfolio

Peer response for clientdeliverable(s) during first half of

class

Conferences: During the second halfof class, I will meet with each group

to discuss client deliverable(s)

Rough drafts of your clientdeliverable(s) is due in class for peerresponse and conference

Read assignment sheet for Unit 4:Reflective Report and Evaluations

Read assignment sheet for Unit 5: JobMaterials Portfolio

Read Asher, Chapter 15 (D2L)Read Asher, Chapter 16 (D2L)

Wednesday

June 2

Workshop: Time to work on yourReflective Report for Unit 4

Workshop: Time to work on yourJob Materials Portfolio

Due: Unit 3 Client Deliverable due inhard and electronic copy


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Thursday

June 3

Workshop: Time to work on yourReflective Report for Unit 4

Workshop: Time to work on yourJob Materials Portfolio

Workshop and Peer Response:Complete a rough draft of yourThank You Email for peer response

Friday

June 4

Complete Course EvaluationsWorkshop: Complete a final draft of

Thank You Email. Send this to me

before the end of class!

Turn in Reflective Report for Unit 4Turn in Job Materials PortfolioBe certain you have emailed me your

Peer and Self Evaluations before theend of class.

Due: Reflective Report for Unit 4Due: Job Materials Portfolio (note:

hard copy due in class, electronic

copy due in D2L drop box by class

time)

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Business Writing Syllabus - Summer 2010