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Weekly Agenda

(Comment.gif: Subject to change and revision as term progresses. Students will be notified of changes in class or by Canvas)

Week 1: Course Intro / Review Syllabus

Getting Ready for the Course

You may wish to read the following articles:

Week 1 Readings & Multimedia

Read

Watch / Listen

Week 1 Discussion

Week 1 Activities (in-class)

Week 1 Homework - Article / Video, etc.

Readings

  • See Readings & Multimedia for Week 2

Activities

  • See Activities for Week 2

Helpful Learning Resources / Tips

  • To use Google Docs - There are 2 files in the Google Drive Folder: (1) the Professor's Mini-Bio; and (2) a Mini-Bio Template for you to MAKE A COPY. Right-click your mouse; scroll down the menu and make a copy of the file. Be sure to Rename the File with your First Name and Last Name (i.e., Mini-Bio John Doe.
  • Looking for topics / proposal ideas, see - SMLR E- List Archives. There are other sources including the Library and Employment Research Centers but this is a great start!
  • Bookmark - http://wikieducator.org/Writing_in_labor_and_employment_relations/Assignment_instructions
  • Use RefWorks 3 to properly cite / document your research sources. (We use Chicago NOT MLA). RefWorks 3 is available online for free from the Rutgers Library - https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/refworks.
  • Digital Portfolio - The Project / Proposal will become part of your Digital Portfolio
  • Plagiarism - Never plagiarize and always, always cite your resources and quote properly
  • Need A Business Writing Tutor? (5 week program). Sign up early in the semester at: http://writingctr.rutgers.edu

Week 2: SMLR E-List Archives Article / Newspaper Exercise & 6Ps

Review

  • Welcome to new people - introduce yourself; (New students - meet Instructor after class)
  • Review Course (Syllabus) Changes - http://wikieducator.org/Writing_in_labor_and_employment_relations/Syllabus_changes
  • Course includes: research, analyzing, synthesizing ideas; assignments
  • Ground rules for working together - no criticism, judgment, supportive environment
    • "What Works Well" (WWW) and "What Could Work Better" (WCWB)
  • Preparing for 1st time activity - use 3-5 bullet points (instead of paragraphs).
  • Course tweaks, adjustments, modifications + improvements (experimentation)

Week 2 Readings & Multimedia

Read

  1. Problem - What are the main Problems that need to be addressed? How could research shed light on these problems (i.e., scale, scope, significance). What sources of info would Patron be most interested about the Problem
  2. Population - Who does Problem affect? Who has a stake in seeing there is a solution to Problem? Does your population have same interests as Patron?
  3. Patron (Funder) - Who would be willing to fund this project? Why would they want to fund it?

Watch/Listen

  • Podcast - Universal Basic Income (Sam Harris interviews Andrew Yang - 2020 Presidential candidate and entrepreneur) - https://wakingup.libsyn.com/130-universal-basic-income - (Comment.gif: Start at 4:00 minutes)
    • Waking Up with Sam Harris: #130 — Universal Basic Income - wakingup.libsyn.com )Join neuroscientist, philosopher, and best-selling author Sam Harris as he explores important and controversial questions about the human mind, society, and current events.)

Week 2 Discussion

Week 2 Activities (in-class)

  • Instructor Lecture - 6Ps
  • Newspaper Exercise (SMLR Article) & Class Discussion p. 7 (Comment.gif: Keep an electronic and printed copy of the article - and submit it as requested.)
    • Choose one (1) of the SMLR articles, prepare answers to two (2) questions in the Newspaper Exercise (Magrino, p. 7). (Comment.gif: Save an electronic / PDF copy and/or take a photo of the article for the future.)
    • Individually, complete the worksheet. Discuss in groups, then report to class (plenary).
  • Discuss two (2) Proposal Ideas / Topics / Research + Conduct Six (6) P’s Exercise w/ Class Discussion (Magrino, p. 9)

Week 2 Homework - Article, Videos, etc.

Read

  • See Readings & Multimedia for Week 3

Activities

  • Write 3-5 Substantive Bullet Points for each discussion question for Joel Barker's "Defining a Paradigm", pp. 17-21); Discussion questions, pp. 23-24 (we will collaborate in groups, to discuss questions in detail).
  • Find a job posting / advertisement that you want to apply to. Save the job posting / advertisement in an electronic format (PDF) and/or take a photo - and bring it to class.
  • (Comment.gif: Bring a PRINTED / HARD COPY of the appropriate Peer Review Workshop Form to class.)
    • Complete the form and add your name and the date. Take a photo of the form if you need an e-copy.)
    • Refer to the corresponding Grading Criteria for each assignment.
  • Write DRAFT Cover Letter / Resume - for Peer Review.
  • Bring in two (2) possible Project Ideas / Titles to discuss next class.
  • Complete Mini-Bio (have headshot / pix ready) - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1whjxIT-RRHQKfT1cJY4QK_u7pvywLaiB?usp=sharing

Helpful Learning Resources / Tips

Week 3: Paradigm, Cover Letter & Resume

Review

Week 3 Readings & Multimedia

Read

  • Barker, Joel, "Defining a Paradigm", pp. 17-21
    • Group Discussion, pp. 23-24
  • Peer Review Workshop - DRAFT Cover Letter / Resume (Magrino, p. 133)
  • Pirson, Michael and Lawrence, Paul, "Humanism in Business: Towards a Paradigm Shift?", pp. 33-46
    • Discussion questions, pp. 47-48
  • Magrino, Chapter 3, The Cover Letter and Resume - pp. 125-137.
  • Alred, Chapter 9, Job Search and Applications - Application Cover Letters, pp. 260-272.
  • Alred, Chapter 9, Job Search and Applications - Resumes, pp. 282-300.
  • Wordiness - Part 1 - "I am currently employed" / Bonsai tree example

Watch / Listen

Week 3 Discussion

Week 3 Activities (in-class)

  • Problem PPT
  • Paradigm - PPT
  • Cover Letter & Resume PPT
  • Seven (7) Tips for Big Improvements in Your Writing (see below)

Week 3 Homework - Articles, Videos, etc.

Readings

  • See Readings & Multimedia for Week 4

Activities

  • Complete FINAL Cover Letter / Resume (include the job posting / advertisement)

Helpful Learning Resources / Tips

Seven (7) Tips for Big Improvements in Your Writing

  1. Show: Alignment between Job Description, Resume & Cover Letter (or, for any document)
  2. Share: Accomplishments / Achievements vs. Responsibilities
  3. Remove: Extraneous / Redundant Content
  4. Break: Run-On Sentences into Smaller Sentences
  5. Delete: Orphan / Widow Text (i.e., tighten up the sentence and save a line)
  6. Use: Active vs. Passive Sentences (i.e., past vs. present tense)
  7. Attention to Detail: Grammar, Punctuation & Formatting

(Comment.gif: You will get good background/overview info from CQ Researcher and specialized/general online encyclopedias, for ideas to research. Also, be Look at the videos for useful tips to find and narrow topics.)

Week 4: White Paper, Annotated Bibliography & References

Review

  • What did I learn from last week? Outstanding Questions?
  • Researching the Patron, Problem and Paradigm (Magrino, pp. 141-144)

Week 4 Readings & Multimedia

Read

  • Magrino, "Researching the Problem (Topic)", pp. 139-163
  • Magrino, White Paper Assignment, pp. 145-155
  • Magrino, Sample Annotated Bibliographies, pp. 155-163
  • Alred, "Outlining" and "Paragraphs", pp. 23-29
  • Peek, CJ et. al), The 5Rs of Conducting Relevant Research, pp. 93-104
    • Discussion questions, pp. 105-106
  • Huffman, Stephanie, Missing Link: Lack of Citations and Copyright Notices in Multimedia Presentations pp. 115-122
    • Discussion questions, pp. 123-124
  • Alred, Brusaw, and Oliu. The Business Writer’s Companion, 8th edition (2017), Bedford/St. Martin’s, Chapter 5, Job Search and Applications - Research - pp. 167-173

Watch / Listen

Week 4 Discussion

Week 4 Activities (in-class)

  • Proposal Titles
  • Review White Paper Assignment (2 pages - 500 words per page)
    • Requires: 4 sources (i.e., 2 scholarly OR 2 popular OR 4 scholarly) + 1 original source through fieldwork (i.e., phone / in-person interview)
  • Review Annotated Bibliography (100-150 words per entry)
    • 2 references that are related to your definition of the Problem; and
    • 2 references related to the Paradigm (i.e. your literature review regarding ways of solving the problem).
  • Explain Visual Storytelling: The Emotional and Persuasive Power of Images

Week 4 Homework - Articles, Videos, etc.

Readings

  • See Readings & Multimedia for Week 5

Activities

  • Complete DRAFT White Paper (NEW: White Paper Peer Review Workshop Form)
  • Complete DRAFT Annotated Bibliography for Peer Review Workshop
  • (Comment.gif: Bring a PRINTED / HARD COPY of the appropriate Peer Review Workshop Form to class.)
    • Complete the form and add your name and the date. Take a photo of the form if you need an e-copy.)
    • Refer to the corresponding Grading Criteria for each assignment.

Helpful Learning Resources / Tips

Week 5: Plagiarism; Visual Storytelling; White Paper & Annotated Bibliography (Peer Review Workshops)

Review

Week 5 Readings & Multimedia

Read

  • Alred, Chapter 4 - Proposals to Quotation Marks - p. 120-136
  • Alred, Chapter 6 - Formal Reports - pp. 176-202
  • Alred, Chapter 10 - Style and Clarity
    • "Business Writing to Loaded Arguments", pp. 306-319;
    • Tone to You", pp. 328-334.
  • Alred, Chapter 11 - Grammar
    • "Dangling Modifiers, p. 349
    • "Person", p. 360
    • "Sentence Construction to Sentence Fragments", pp. 370-377
    • "Tense, Verbs and Active Voice", pp. 377-385
  • 'Alred, Chapter 12 - Punctuation and Mechanics, pp. 388-423

Watch / Listen

Week 5 Discussion

Week 5 Activities (in-class)

  • Grammar, Wordiness, Better Writing Construction - Refer to this Week's Readings - into Next Week
  • Midterm Guidance: Plagiarism
  • Fieldwork: Tips & Techniques
    • Future: Mini-Survey Workshop (see following week)
  • Visual Storytelling Slides (i.e., Pix from USAID) ; What "Problem" do Images Convey? - continued from Week 4 (Visual Storytelling folder on Scarlet Drive)
  • DRAFT White Paper Peer Review Workshop (pairs)
  • DRAFT Annotated Bibliography Peer Review Workshop (pairs)
    • Peer Review Workshop Form, p.163
    • Prof. Fisher - Go Around Class - Call for Responses to the following:
  1. Source - Name one (1) Source + Explain it
  2. Theory Identified in the Source - applicable to your proposal
  3. Paradigm - which Paradigm you are using?
  • FUTURE: Mini-Workshop (Survey Development)

Week 5 Homework - Articles, Videos, etc.

Reading

  • See Readings & Multimedia for Week 6

Activities

  • Complete FINAL White Paper
  • Complete FINAL Annotated Bibliography

Helpful Learning Resources / Tips

Week 6: Initial Sales Letter; Wordiness & Dangling Modifiers

Review

  • What did I learn from last week? Outstanding Questions?
  • Feedback on Assignments
    • Note Learning from Last Week - Key Points - Grammar, Active & Specific Language, and Connection / Alignment btw: CL, Resume and JD (Writing Course)
  • Surveys, Questionnaires?
  • Submit FINAL Versions of White Paper and Annotated Bibliography on Canvas
    • ALSO - Remember Naming Convention - White Paper_First Name_Last Name

Week 6 Readings & Multimedia

Read

  • Magrino, Chapter 5, Midterm / Initial Sales Letter guidelines and samples (Magrino, pp. 169-184)
  • Miller, Jane. "Organizing Data in Tables and Charts", in Magrino, pp. 107-111 (Discussion questions: 113-114)
  • 5 R's Research & Citations in Multimedia Presentations - pp. 93-104

Watch / Listen

Week 6 Discussion

See: http://wikieducator.org/Writing_in_labor_and_employment_relations/Discussions

Week 6 Activities (in-class)

  • Greatest Pep Talk from Oprah magazine
  • Miller, Discussion questions, pp. 113-114 - Prepare answers for Questions 5 & 6
  • 5Rs, Discussion questions, pp. 105-106 - (Pay attention to Table 2 + Prepare answers for Questions 1, 4 and 5) answers for Questions 1, 4 and 5
  • Wordiness & Misplaced, Dangling Modifiers
  • Midterm / Initial Sales Letter guidelines

Week 6 Homework - Articles, Videos, etc.

  • See Readings & Multimedia for Week 7

Activities

  • Write an Initial Sales Letter DRAFT (4 pages) - single spaced, not including the list of works cited (Chicago style).

Helpful Learning Resources / Tips

Week 7: Course Revision; WP & AB Feedback & Paradigm Review

Review

  • What did I learn from last week? Outstanding Questions?
  • Review of White Paper & AB
  • Review of Paradigm

Week 7 Readings & Multimedia

Readings

Watch / Listen

  • TBD

Week 7 Discussion

See: http://wikieducator.org/Writing_in_labor_and_employment_relations/Discussions

Week 7 Activities (in-class)

Week 7 Homework - Articles, Videos, etc.

Readings

  • See Readings & Multimedia for Week 8

Activities

  • Review of WP & AB - Instructor and Peer Feedback
  • Paradigm Revisited / Explained
  • Mini-Assignment - Revised Paradigm (1 page) - due Friday @ 11:59 pm - not graded (complete / incomplete)
Helpful Learning Resources / Tips

Week 8: Paradigm Review; Originality; Revised WP & AB; Sales Letter

Review

  • Paradigm process (revised)

Week 8 Readings & Multimedia

Read

  • Magrino, Chapter 7, "The Project Proposal", pp. 211-278

Watch / Listen

Week 8 Discussion

See: http://wikieducator.org/Writing_in_labor_and_employment_relations/Discussions

Week 8 Activities (in-class)

  • Quick Ways to Write: (1) Write in Your Head; (2) Bullet Points (flow); (3) Short Sentences
  • Review of Paradigm (1-pager)
  • Originality

Week 8 Homework - Articles, Videos, etc.

Readings

  • See Readings & Multimedia for Week 9

Activities

  • Resubmit REVISED WP & AB
  • Mini-Assignment - Plan (1 page) - due Friday @ 11:59 pm - not graded (complete / incomplete)
    • Who, What, Where, Why, When & How

Helpful Learning Resources / Tips

Week 9: Plan Review; Sales / Pitch Letter

Review

  • Plan (and Mini-Assignment Plan - 1 pager)
  1. Who - who is the plan for? Population
  2. What - what is the plan? (next classes - also consider costs / expenses; partnerships, assumptions, etc.)
  3. How - how is the plan going to work? How will you know it is working / on target? ((Comment.gif: This is NOT about how your App / Software works or the Features, or a description - but the PLAN, the Benefits and an in-depth analysis)
  4. Why - why is the plan going to work? Show alignment between plan, population, resources, etc.
  5. Where - where will be the plan be implemented?
  6. When - when will the plan be implemented?

Week 9 Readings & Multimedia

Read

  • Magrino, Chapter 7, "The Project Proposal", pp. 211-278
  • Project Proposal for Peer Review Workshop IV: Plan, Budget and Discussion, pp. 271-272

Watch / Listen

Week 9 Discussion

See: http://wikieducator.org/Writing_in_labor_and_employment_relations/Discussions

Week 9 Activities (in-class)

  • Review Plan
    • Who, What, Where, Why, When & How

Week 9 Homework - Articles, Videos, etc.

Readings

  • See Readings & Multimedia for Week 10

Activities

  • Mini-Assignment - Budget (1 page) - due Friday @ 11:59 pm - not graded (complete / incomplete)
  • Write a draft of your Budget - 1 page 
    • Create a table with your line items (in descending order - highest cost first).
    • Identify and explain your Assumptions in a section under the table.
    • We will review this in class.

Helpful Learning Resources / Tips

Week 10: Budget Review; Sales / Pitch Letter

Review

  • Budget, Risks & Assumptions & Contingencies (Mini-Assignment - 1 pager)

(i.e., top down, bottom up, funded / research / evidence-based from prior quarter / year

Week 10 Readings & Multimedia

Readings

  • Magrino, Chapter 7, "The Project Proposal", pp. 211-278
  • Project Proposal for Peer Review Workshop IV: Plan, Budget and Discussion, pp. 271-272
  • Alred, Chapter 7 - Design and Visuals - pp. 204-236 (helpful cheat sheet on p. 235)

Watch / Listen

Week 10 Discussions

See: http://wikieducator.org/Writing_in_labor_and_employment_relations/Discussions

Week 10 Activities (in-class)

  • Initial Sales Letter (FINAL) - NOVEMBER 14 (See: Midterm / Sales Letter Peer Review Workshop, Magrino, Peer Review Forms, pp. 185-186)
  • Budget (and Mini-Assignment - 1 pager)
    • Assumptions
  • Video: Project Cost Management Tips: Keeping Your Project Budget Under Control (6:16)
    • Activity: Identify Risks to Project - how will it affect Budget Estimates / Calculations
    • (Reframing? - “if we don't do X, 31 percent would just not accept (a job offer) - what does this really mean?)
  • From Research (Scholarly) to Evidence (Year 1 esp, Year 2)

(Comment.gif: I Show adequate demand. Year 1 - Keep costs low, and seek to engage population for program / intervention use. This will demonstrate to Funder that your Population WILL actually use the proposed intervention. This will generate additional evidence that you can build on in Years 2 and 3.)

  • Partnerships + Risks (discussion)
  • Partner Feedback / Insights

Week 10 Homework

Readings

  • Partners & Risks (1-page)
    • There are two (2) sections for this 1-pager (each one is 1/2 page).
    • Use bullet points for each section.
  1. Explain your choice of Partners for your Proposal - 1/2 page.
    1. What is the rationale for your selection; what will you be offering to them and receiving in return; and what is it about this particular partner that makes it worth pursuing?
  2. Identify and explain the risks to the success of your proposal - 1/2 page
    1. What are the risks and how can they impact your success?
  • We will review both sections in class.
  • See Readings & Multimedia for Week 11

Activities

  • See Activities for Week 11

Helpful Learning Resources / Tips

  • Project Proposal for Peer Review Workshop III: Introduction and Literature Review, pp. 265-266
  • Project Proposal for Peer Review Workshop IV: Plan, Budget and Discussion, pp. 271-272

Week 11: Partnerships & Risks; Labor Relations & Discussion

Review

  • Partnerships + Risks (1 pager)

Week 11 Readings & Multimedia

  • TBD

Readings

  • Magrino, Chapter 7, "The Project Proposal", pp. 211-278

Watch / Listen

  • TBD

Week 11 Activities (in-class)

Naomi R Williams (PhD University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2014) is a historian of the United States focusing on working-class and labor history of the late-20th century. She joined the Rutgers School of Management and Labor Relations in fall 2018.  Her research interests include urban politics, race and society, working-class history, and the broader history of capitalism.  Currently, she is revising a book manuscript, tentatively titled “Workers United: Race, Labor, and Coalition Building in Deindustrialized America,” on the transformation of class identity and politics in the second half of the twentieth century. Naomi teaches 201: U.S. Labor and Work before the End of Reconstruction in the Labor Studies department.

She will talk briefly about collective bargaining and labor relations; workers’ agency; and Department of Labor – labor standards and regulations. She will be be happy to answer questions about students’ projects and labor issues related to them. Finally, she will provide a brief list of resources for you. Naomi R Williams, PhD

Week 11 Discussions

See: http://wikieducator.org/Writing_in_labor_and_employment_relations/Discussions

Week 11 Homework - Articles, Resources

Readings

  • TBD

Activities

  • Prepare Labor Implications & Discussion (1-pager)
    • There are two (2) sections for this 1-pager (each one is 1/2 page). You can use bullet points. We will review both sections in class.
  1. Identify and describe the Labor Issues in your proposal
  2. What are the implications and how will you address them? 

Helpful Learning Resources / Tips

  • TBD

Week 12: Evaluation & Reporting; Review Parts of Final Paper

Review

  • Labor Issues & Implications (1-pager)
  • Iterative learning, feedback loops, continuous improvement

Week 12: Readings & Multimedia

Read

  • Magrino, Chapter 7, "The Project Proposal", pp. 211-278
  • Project Proposal for Peer Review Workshop IV: Plan, Budget and Discussion, pp. 271-272

Watch / Listen

Week 12: Discussions

See: http://wikieducator.org/Writing_in_labor_and_employment_relations/Discussions

Week 12: Activities (in-class)

  • Project Proposal for Peer Review Workshop I, Magrino, pp. 253-254
  • Project Proposal for Peer Review Workshop II: Executive Summary, pp. 259
  • Cover Letter & Title, Abstract and Table of Contents, Table of Figures

Week 12: Homework - Articles, Videos, etc.

Readings

  • See Readings & Multimedia for Week 13

Activities

  • Write DRAFT Evaluation & Reporting & Building Readiness section (1-pager)
    • Write a draft of of how you intend to (1) Evaluate the Proposal; and (2_ Disseminate (Share) it with your stakeholders. You may use bullet points for both sections. We will review this in class.
  • Continue Writing FINAL PAPER (7 pages inclusive; 500 words per page), single-spaced. Cited Works double spaced - Chicago Style).
    • Leadership statement that puts information into action by proposing a research-justified solution to a well-defined problem

Helpful Learning Resources / Tips

Week 13: Final Paper; Course Evaluation

Review

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Tip: Perform a full review and copy edit of your Final Paper. Excellent grammar makes a big difference to the success of your proposal and your grade.


Week 13 Readings & Multimedia

Read

  • Project Proposal: Peer Review Workshop Evaluation, pp. 277-278

Watch / Listen

Week 13 Discussion

Week 13 Activities (in-class)

Week 13 Homework - Articles, Videos, etc.

Read

  • Read Your Paper Diligently - No Mistakes

Activities

  • Review Evaluation & Reporting & Building Readiness (1-pager)
  • Continue working on Final Project - FINAL DRAFT (5-7 pages; 500 words per page) - (single-spaced. Cited Works double spaced - Chicago).
    • Leadership statement that puts information in action by proposing a research-justified solution to a well-defined problem
  • Peer Review Workshop Evaluation (sheet)
  • Course & Instructor Evaluation (in-class)

Helpful Learning Resources / Tips

  • Review All Criteria in detail
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