Fall 2017 one class per week

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Weekly Agenda

Week 1: Sept 6

Course Introduction / Review Syllabus

Readings DUE

  • Magrino and Goeller. Effective Business and Professional Writing: From Problem to Proposal, 3rd Edition (2016), Kendall/Hunt, Table of Contents, pp. iii-iv
  • Magrino, Chapter 1, The Project Proposal from the Ground Up, pp. 1-14. (6Ps - Six Parts of the Project Proposal)
  • Magrino, Blog Post. Read and discuss a recent blog post written for Kendall Hunt:

https://he.kendallhunt.com/blog/six-p%E2%80%99s-importance-real-world-significance-professional-writing (Students: access the blog on your personal devices)

In-Class Activities

  • Attendance, Participation and contributions
  • Newspaper article (6Ps)

Assignments

  • Review 1 newspaper articles (print or online) for 6 Ps analysis / review. (Magrino, p. 7)

Week 2: Wednesday, Sept 13

Review / Discuss the Six P's

Readings DUE

  • Magrino, Chapter 1, The Project Proposal from the Ground Up, pp. 1-14. (Comment.gif: Pay attention to the 6Ps - Six Parts of the Project Proposal)
  • 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
  • Rutgers Library Tutorials

In-Class Activities

  • Newspaper Exercise, Magrino, p. 7
  • Six P’s Exercise, Magrino, p. 9
  • Library visit? Local research.

Assignments

  • None.

Week 3: Sept 20

Cover Letter and Resume

Readings DUE

  • 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.

In-Class Activities

  • Lecture: Cover Letter and Resume - TBD
  • Library visit? (local research)

Assignments

  • Cover Letter - Rough DRAFT / Peer Review - next week.
  • Resume - Rough DRAFT / Peer Review - next week.

Week 4: Sept 27

Paradigms

Readings DUE

  • Chapter 2 Introduction and Thomas Kuhn, “The Essential Tension,” page 3, pp. 11-22.
  • Malcolm Gladwell, “Designs for Working,” pages 23-30
  • Chapter 4, Researching Your Topic, Magrino, pp. 139-152. (Pay attention to APA Format)
  • Annotated Bibliography, Magrino pp. 155-167

In-Class Activities

  • Peer Review - Cover Letter - Magrino, p. 133
  • Peer Review - Resume - Magrino, p. 133
  • Lecture: Annotated Bibliography, Magrino, pp. 155-167.
  • Lecture: White Paper Assignment (problem definition / justification)


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Assignments

  • Reading - Chapter 2: Introduction and Thomas Kuhn, “The Essential Tension,” pages 11-22
  • Write a paragraph on Question 1 1 (First paragraph only) and QUESTION 5. We will discuss the rest of the questions in class so please be prepared. (Chapter 2, pp. 21-22 )

Assignment Instructions

  • Read Malcolm Gladwell's "Designs for Working" (Magrino, pages 23-28) and answer question 2 (page 29) in a paragraph or two.
  • Include at least one APA-style parenthetical citation. (Refer to page 99-100 in the Magrino text or to one of the online guides listed under Resources. )
  • Explain and post Annotated bibliography
  • Tuesday: Cover letter and resume assignment – final draft due

Week 5: Oct 4

Researching Your Topic

Readings DUE

In-Class Activities

  • Lecture on Plagiarizing; Guidance for Midterm Paper

Assignments

  • White paper assignment (1 to 1 1/2 pages) – Chapter 4
  • DUE: Cover letter and resume assignment – Final DRAFT

Week 6: Oct 11

Topic TBD

Readings DUE

In-Class Activities

Assignments

  • TBD

Week 7: Oct 18

Topic TBD

Readings DUE

  • Magrino, Sample Annotated Bibliographies, pp. 155-163

In-Class Activities

  • TBD

Assignments

  • Midterm assignment – Chapter 5

Week 8: Oct 25 - THANKSGIVING BREAK

Presentations and PowerPoint

Readings DUE

In-Class Activities

  • None

Assignments

  • TBD

Week 9: Wednesday, Nov 1

Oral Presentations

Readings DUE

  • Chapter 6, Oral presentation guidelines
  • Video of past oral presentations

In-Class Activities

  • Oral Presentations


Assignments

  • TBD

Week 10: Nov 8

Project Proposal - Plan & Review of Samples

Readings DUE

  • Magrino, Chapter 7, The Project Proposal, pp. 211-278
  • Verbiage: Plan for the project proposal and review final proposal samples

In-Class Activities

  • TBD

Assignments

  • TBD

Week 11: Nov 15

Oral Presentations with Peer Evaluations

Readings DUE

  • Giving Feedback

In-Class Activities

  • TBD

Assignments

  • 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: Nov 22

Oral Presentations with Peer Evaluations

Readings DUE

  • TBD

In-Class Activities

  • TBD

Assignments

  • DUE: Oral presentations with peer evaluations
  • Peer revision workshops of project proposals (introduction, literature review)

Week 13: Nov 29

Oral Presentations with Peer Evaluations

Readings DUE

TBD

In-Class Activities

  • TBD
  • DUE: Oral presentations with peer evaluations
  • Peer revision workshops for project proposals (plan, budget, discussion)

Assignments

  • TBD

Week 14: Dec 6

Wrap-Up, Final Assignments DUE

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


Readings DUE

None.

In-Class Activities

  • TBD


Assignments

  • 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
  • DUE: Course Evaluation (in-class)



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