Course description

Course Description

Writing in Labor and Employment Relations offers students a unique opportunity to practice writing for a business or professional audience as they develop, research, and revise an independent project. The purpose of the class is to prepare students to think as managers capable of putting information to practical use. All students are welcome and a wide range of proposals (with a connection to labor and employment relations) are possible for the class. Proposals must provide an academically- researched rationale for a (fundable) project designed to address a specific problem. In the course of the term, students complete assignments intended to help them develop and expand their projects.

Students begin by:

• Working on the resume and cover letter - as professional documents and as examples of presenting information to a specific audience.

Then:

• Each student chooses a topic / project of interest - usually proposing a topic from business, labor, sports management, education, government, or entrepreneurial initiatives. (Labor Topics can be found in Rutgers SMLR E-List Archives (search by month)
  • The topic is analyzed through the lens of the 6Ps - Patron; Population; Problem; Paradigm (Models of Success); Plan; & Price
• Each student develops a Final Paper (various parts / sections)
  • These sections undergo several revisions and continuous and iterative improvement during the course - resulting in a strongly-argued, viable and professional Final Paper (or Project Proposal)