Writing in labor and employment relations/Readings and activities

= Weekly Agenda =

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

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)

Readings DUE

 * Magrino, Chapter 1, The Project Proposal from the Ground Up, pp. 1-14.
 * 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.

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.

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)

Assignments
Assignment Instructions
 * 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 )
 * 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

Readings DUE

 * Alred, "Outlining" and "Paragraphs", pp. 23-29.
 * Hooper, Judith. “A New Germ Theory,” (Google Doc) Handout pp. 31-45

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

Readings DUE

 * Sarewitz, Daniel and Pielke Jr., “Breaking the Global Warming Gridlock,” pages 47-59 (PDF in Google Docs}, pp. 55-65.
 * Chapter 5, Midterm paper guidelines and samples

Assignments

 * TBD

Readings DUE

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

In-Class Activities

 * TBD

Assignments

 * Midterm assignment – Chapter 5

Readings DUE

 * Parker, Ian. “Absolute PowerPoint,” pages 61-69 (New Yorker magazine) - http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/05/28/absolute-powerpoint
 * Other - 91

In-Class Activities

 * None

Assignments

 * TBD

Readings DUE

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

In-Class Activities

 * Oral Presentations

Assignments

 * TBD

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

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)

Readings DUE

 * TBD

In-Class Activities

 * TBD

Assignments

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

Readings DUE
TBD

In-Class Activities

 * TBD


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

Assignments

 * TBD

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)

Additional & Interesting Readings

 * Grant Reviewer's Perspective - Lessons from the Other Side: My Experience as a Federal Grant Reviewer, April 21, 2011