NO CLASS-Labor Day

See the samples of Employment Documents in PW Online and the materials available at Purdue's Online Writing Lab.

Additional Employment Project resources:
Jobomagic
http://www.google.com/ 
Center for Career Opportunities
PWOnline resources

Discussion of Newsweek articles

Answer Syllabus questions and email it to me as an attachment before class on Friday, 9/5.
Syllabus Questions

PWOnline Site map
Document samples

Discussion of E-mail Etiquette-I will check in class.

Technology Checklist is due. Technology Checklist

Groups to discuss potential jobs

Company research

Sample and skill set expectations of Step 1.

Sample

Company Research:
Wall Street Research Network
The Big Book
Corporate Information

 Review skills list on Purdue's OWL

Discuss resume strategies. Have a copy of your resume or select a template. Peer review is Monday, 9/22

Company worksheet due in print

Sample resumes:
Purdue's Online Writing Lab
Scannable Resume

OWL Objective statements

Resume Workshop (OWL Powerpoint)

Discuss the rhetoric for cover letter and resume

Discussion of the cover letter expectations. Due for peer review, 9/24.

Return company worksheet

Discussion of cover letter rhetoric Purdue's Online Writing Lab

In PW Online, read these sections in the Overview Chapter
Samples

Sample cover letters

 Review skills list on Purdue's OWL

Drafts of resumes are due for peer review in class.

 Each reviewer should address the questions on the Resume Checklist Reviewer's Sheet by downloading the Word document, responding, then printing or emailing the checklist back to the writer.

Draft of Job Application Letter is due for a workshop. Each team member should receive two peer responses to the draft of the cover letter. Teams can decide F2F who will respond to which letters.

Equal Opportunity worksheet

Lafayette Human Relations Commission

Complaint Example
Swift example

OWL: Memo Format

Equal Opportunity Exercise. Committee respond with a recommendation memo in print by the end of class.

The "committees" will meet in class and are assigned by me.

OWL: Memo Format

Lafayette Human Relations Commission

Indiana Civil Rights Commission
Answers to worksheet questions are in the State's general brochure, Eight Step Guide,
Publications and Training Materials
Federal Government sample:
EEOC

PWOnline Resource:
Intercultural Communication

All steps of the Employment Project 1 are due in print by the end of class

Community Writing Project (CWP)
Project Proposal

Tippecanoe County Not-for-Profit Organizations

Select one discussion topic area and answer the four questions. We will discuss in class on Friday

Community Writing Project Preview resources:
Project Proposal, Step 1

Proposal , sample

PWOnline:

Discussion topics:

Ownership
Graphics and Trademark
Fair Use
Recycling Work

NO CLASS-October Break

Community Writing Project Preview resources:
Project Proposal, Step 1

Client Criteria
Tippecanoe County Not-for-Profit Organizations

NO CLASS

Community Writing Project (CWP)
Project Proposal workshop

Send me an email about the client you are going to propose no later than Friday, Oct. 24.

Purdue Library

Resource for citing online sources

Landmark Citation Machine

Employment Project wrap-up

Thank You Letter

Client possibilities

Project Proposal begin Wednesday, Oct. 29

Client Research Guidelines

Team Strategies worksheet is due in print and for discussion.

Early Project Proposal presentations, if needed.

Teams Do's and Don'ts

First meeting

PWOnline: Managing Projects

Presentation (pitch) of your Project Proposal for the Community Writing Project (CWP) is due. You must also give me a print copy of the proposal-see sample

Complete Project Proposals and vote

Project Proposal expectations
Proposal Sample
Proposal Sample 2

Team meeting to norm goals and write a confirmation memo

CWP research workshop

Team logs

Complete confirmation memo. I must check the memo before it is sent to the client.

General project expectations and annotated bibliography expectations

Annotated Bibliography sample

Community Writing Project

Sample first draft versions of projects of web site reports:

Sample Report 1
Sample Report 2
Sample Report 3
Sample Report 4
Sample Report 5
Sample Report 6

OWL Power Point

Citing internet sources and evaluating the authenticity of a web site for research.

Purdue Library resource evaluation

Workshop for research. Annotated Bibliography is due in print to share with class on Wed, Nov. 19

PWOnline: Online Reseach

Written Report expectations

Annotated Bibliography due in print. Please provide one copy for each team and for me.

Sample Progress Memo
due on Friday,.

Oral Progress Report and Research Summary Memo discussed.

Purdue Library

Resource for citing online sources

Landmark Citation Machine

Purdue's OWL

Brochure Written Report Samples:
Sample Report 3
Sample Report 4
Sample Report 5
Sample Report 6

NO CLASS

NO CLASS

Workshop on Written Report

Discuss worksheet on Wordy Sentences and Passive Voice

PWOnline:
Constructing Visuals: Graphics

Designing and Writing Instructions

Each team must have one copy of the written report, the product and instructions for peer review.  You may provide the review team with a print copy or an electronic copy.

Peer Response for Written Report

Your report will be returned to you for final edits.

Workshop on Written Report and product

Workshop on Written Report and product

No Final Exam

ENGL 420-Business Writing

Last modified 8/19/08