Writing for business and professions/Readings and activities/Fall 2012 two classes per week
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Contents
- 1 Weekly Agenda (Preliminary)
- 1.1 Week 1: Jan 17, 20
- 1.2 Week 2: Jan 24, 27
- 1.3 Week 3: Jan 31, Feb 3
- 1.4 Week 4: Feb 7, Feb 10
- 1.5 Week 5: Feb 14, Feb 17
- 1.6 Week 6: Feb 21, Feb 24
- 1.7 Week 7: Feb 28, Mar 2
- 1.8 Week 8: Mar 6, Mar 9
- 1.9 Week 9: Mar 20, Mar 23
- 1.10 Week 10: Mar 27, Mar 30
- 1.11 Week 11: Apr 3, Apr 6
- 1.12 Week 12: Apr 10, Apr 13
- 1.13 Week 13: Apr 17, Apr 20
- 1.14 Week 14: Apr 24, Apr 27
Weekly Agenda (Preliminary)
Week 1: Jan 17, 20
- Tuesday: Introduction to course
- Friday: pages 1-6
Week 2: Jan 24, 27
- Newspaper exercise, page 7
- Six P’s exercise, page 9
- Friday 1/27 meet in Douglass Library: finding a problem
Week 3: Jan 31, Feb 3
- Cover letter and resume assignment - chapter 3--peer review Tuesday
- Friday 2/3 meet in Douglass Library: research
Week 4: Feb 7, Feb 10
- DUE: Cover letter and resume assignment – final draft
- Chapter 2 Introduction and Thomas Kuhn, “The Essential Tension,” pages 11-22
- Malcolm Gladwell, “Designs for Working,” pages 23-30
- Research and APA format – Chapter 4
Week 5: Feb 14, Feb 17
- Judith Hooper, “A New Germ Theory,” pages 31-45
- White paper assignment (1 to 1 1/2 pages) – Chapter 4
Week 6: Feb 21, Feb 24
- Daniel Sarewitz and Roger Pielke, Jr. “Breaking the Global Warming Gridlock,” pages 47-59
- Midterm paper guidelines and samples - Chapter 5
Week 7: Feb 28, Mar 2
- Annotated bibliography, pages 101-103
- Midterm assignment – Chapter 5
Week 8: Mar 6, Mar 9
- Ian Parker, “Absolute PowerPoint,” pages 61-69
- SPRING BREAK - MARCH 13 -16 - NO CLASSES
Week 9: Mar 20, Mar 23
- Oral presentation guidelines - Chapter 6
- Video of past oral presentations
Week 10: Mar 27, Mar 30
- Plan for the project proposal and review final proposal samples – Chapter 7
Week 11: Apr 3, Apr 6
- DUE: Oral presentations with peer evaluations
- Peer revision workshops of project proposals (cover letter, title page, abstract, table of contents, table of figures)
Week 12: Apr 10, Apr 13
- DUE: Oral presentations with peer evaluations
- Peer revision workshops of project proposals (introduction, literature review)
Week 13: Apr 17, Apr 20
- DUE: Oral presentations with peer evaluations
- Peer revision workshops for project proposals (plan, budget, discussion)
Week 14: Apr 24, Apr 27
- DUE: Oral presentations with peer evaluations
- Peer revision workshops for project proposals (references, visual aids, appendix)
- DUE: Submit final project proposal at last class meeting