Writing in labor and employment relations/Content and readings/Weekly Agenda Old Week 7-14 Fall2018

Review

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

Readings

 * '''Magrino, Chapter 6 - The Oral Presentation, pp. 191-209 & Guidelines, p. 209
 * Hill, Andrea et al. "I'm Ambivalent About It: The Dilemmas of PowerPoint, in Magrino, pp. 75-90
 * Discussion questions (small groups), pp. 91-92
 * Review Top Ten Slide Tips, by Garrey Reynolds
 * Review How to Create the Best PowerPoint Presentations with Examples, by Amanda Zantal-Weiner, Hubspot

Watch / Listen

 * Samples of past presentations / Slide Share
 * Presentations, PowerPoint & Proposals
 * Visual Design / Beyond Bullet Points
 * Visual Storytelling: Collect Images; Unsplash, Canva.com, FireShot / ScreenShots; Getty Images / Copyright - continued...

Week 7 Discussion
See: http://wikieducator.org/Writing_in_labor_and_employment_relations/Discussions

Week 7 Activities (in-class)

 * Oral Presentation Assignment (Slides)
 * Alan Alda Video - 3 Ways to Express Your Thoughts So That Everyone Will Understand You (4:56)
 * Relax, De-Stress Before a Presentation
 * Preparation for Your Presentation -
 * Examples - Past Presentations
 * 1) Opioid Epidemic: New Approaches
 * 2) Interview Skills videos (on Youtube)
 * Sign Up Sheet for Oral Presentations (Google Doc) -
 * DRAFT Midterm / Sales Letter Peer Review Workshop
 * Magrino, Peer Review Forms, pp. 185-186

Readings

 * See Readings & Multimedia for Week 8

Activities

 * Initial Sales Letter (FINAL) - Sunday, October 28
 * Sign Up - for Presentations
 * Prepare - Oral Presentations with Peer Evaluations

Helpful Learning Resources / Tips

 * See: http://www.wikieducator.org/Writing_in_labor_and_employment_relations/Assignment_final_paper_sections

Review

 * TBD

Read

 * Magrino, "The Oral Presentation", pp. 191-207
 * Review 10 Powerful Body Language Tips for Your Next Presentation, SOAP Presentation on LinkedIn, 2013
 * Magrino, "The Project Proposal", pp. 211-216 - Get a head start - begin reading and also skim the "Sample Papers", beginning on p. 217

Week 8 Discussion
See: http://wikieducator.org/Writing_in_labor_and_employment_relations/Discussions

Week 8 Activities (in-class)

 * Mini-Introductions (30-45 secs) + Feedback - with Posture, Tone, Timing Checks
 * Review of Presentation Parts
 * Review of Project Proposal Parts

Readings

 * See Readings & Multimedia for Week 9

Activities

 * Oral Presentations with Peer Evaluations
 * DRAFT Content - Cover Letter & Title, Abstract and Table of Contents, Table of Figures
 * Project Proposal for Peer Review Workshop I, pp. 253-254

Helpful Learning Resources / Tips

 * http://www.wikieducator.org/Writing_in_labor_and_employment_relations/Assignment_final_paper_sections

Read

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

Watch / Listen

 * * Bernie Sanders Explains Unions to Young People, YouTube, (9:10)
 * Discussion

Week 9 Discussion
See: http://wikieducator.org/Writing_in_labor_and_employment_relations/Discussions

Week 9 Activities (in-class)

 * The Project Proposal
 * Oral Presentations - Guest Speaker?
 * Oral Presentation Evaluation, Magrino, p. 209
 * Project Proposal for Peer Review Workshop I, Magrino, pp. 253-254

Readings

 * See Readings & Multimedia for Week 10

Activities

 * See Activities for Week 10

Review

 * TBD

Readings

 * Oral Presentation Evaluation, p. 209
 * Project Proposal for Peer Review Workshop II: Executive Summary, pp. 259
 * Alred, Chapter 7 - Design and Visuals - pp. 204-236 (helpful cheat sheet on p. 235)

Week 10 Discussions
See: http://wikieducator.org/Writing_in_labor_and_employment_relations/Discussions

Week 10 Activities (in-class)

 * Oral Presentations

Readings

 * See Readings & Multimedia for Week 11

Activities

 * See Activities for Week 11

Week 11 Readings & Multimedia

 * TBD

Readings

 * Oral Presentation Evaluation, p. 209

Week 11 Activities (in-class)

 * Oral presentations


 * Project Proposal for Peer Review Workshop III: Introduction and Literature Review, pp. 265-266

Week 11 Discussions
See: http://wikieducator.org/Writing_in_labor_and_employment_relations/Discussions

Readings

 * See Readings & Multimedia for Week 12

Activities

 * Project Proposal for Peer Review Workshop IV: Plan, Budget and Discussion, pp. 271-272

Review

 * TBD

Read

 * Project Proposal for Peer Review Workshop IV: Plan, Budget and Discussion, pp. 271-272

Week 12 Discussions
See: http://wikieducator.org/Writing_in_labor_and_employment_relations/Discussions

Week 12 Activities (in-class)

 * Oral Presentations with Peer Evaluations
 * Peer Evaluations

Readings

 * See Readings & Multimedia for Week 13

Activities

 * FINAL PAPER (5-7 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

 * See http://www.wikieducator.org/Writing_in_labor_and_employment_relations/Assignment_final_paper_sections

Read

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

Week 13 Discussion

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

Week 13 Activities (in-class)

 * Oral presentations with peer evaluations (Remaining)

Read

 * Read Your Paper Diligently - No Mistakes

Activities

 * 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 Evaluation (in-class)

Helpful Learning Resources / Tips

 * Read Your Paper Diligently - No Mistakes