IF YOU MISS CLASS, YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR MATERIAL COVERED IN CLASS, CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS, HANDOUTS, AND CLASS ASSIGNMENTS.

IV. EXAMS:

EXCEPT FOR EXTRAORDINARY REASONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, RESEARCH PAPERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER DUE DATE. IN OTHER WORDS, NO LATE RESEARCH PAPERS!!!

NOTE: PLAGIARISM IS A SERIOUS OFFENSE. IF YOU SUBMIT A PAPER THAT IS NOT YOUR WORK, FOR EXAMPLE ONE DOWNLOADED FROM THE INTERNET, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN AUTOMATIC F GRADE FOR THE COURSE. ANY TIME YOU USE INFORMATION FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES FOR YOUR PAPERS’ CONTENT, THAT INFORMATION MUST BE CITED USING INTERNAL DOCUMENTATION.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

You should read the following daily/weekly:

Editorial/Opinion of the Day

Logical Fallacy of the Day

Article/Essay of the Week

Issue of the Week

These can be found on the homepage of my web site under My Daily Picks.
Expect pop quizzes.

X. INCOMPLETES AND WITHDRAWALS:

 RESEARCH PAPER TOPIC

  WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR RESEARCH PAPER
Minimum of seven sources in correct style.

  LETTER TO EDITOR, FIRST DRAFT

 1500-2000 WORD ESSAY
This essay must be turned in with your research paper.

  RESEARCH PAPER

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ENGLISH I

SUMMER SESSION 2009

I. REQUIRED TEXTS: None. Reading assignments and exercises will come from handouts and the Internet. Note: Access to Internet is not required, but desirable.

II. INSTRUCTOR:

R.H. Moody

Office: 211C

Phone: 246-6588

E-mail: reg65@charter.net

Web Site: http://matcmadison.edu/rmoody

Conference Hours: Directly after class meets or by appointment.

III. ATTENDANCE:

Unless an adequate explanation is provided, a student who is absent from class for one week after the last class attended will be withdrawn from that class. A student who is absent without an adequate explanation 25% or more of the total scheduled class periods may be withdrawn from the class . . .Official withdrawals are not granted during the final exam week.

-- Student Handbook

If, for any reason, you intend to withdraw from or drop this class, please notify me. Do not just stop coming to class.

IF YOU MISS CLASS, YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR MATERIAL COVERED IN CLASS, CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS, HANDOUTS, AND ASSIGNMENTS GIVEN ON THE DAY/S YOU MISSED.

IV. POP QUIZZES:

Expect several pop quizzes ( to encourage you to keep up with assigned readings ). They will be based on the content of the assigned readings, rhetorical terms and concepts, and vocabulary. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped. Quiz grades will be averaged together and will count as one essay grade.

V. ASSIGNMENTS:

Five 500 word essays

One 1000 word essay

Letter to the editor ( Capital Times )

Research paper

This letter should be 250-500 words long, typed. The final draft must be turned in AMS business letter format, along with a stamped, addressed envelope. The final draft is due two class periods after the return of your working draft.

You have the option of revising and re-writing your essays and letter as often as you wish. The grade on your last revision will stand as that essay’s grade. Revised essays must be turned in no later than the second class period following the return of the last draft. The last graded draft must be included with your latest or current revision.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE TYPED OR WORD PROCESSED AND SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE FIRST PAGE:

Name

Assignment Title

Double space and leave a 1 1/2 inch on sides and bottom. NUMBER YOUR PAGES.

Your research paper should deal with a topic of current interest, something that most people would want to or need to know about. The more relevant the topic is to you , the better.

Histories, biographies, and arguments, and how-to instructions are not acceptable topics for a college-level research  paper.

8-15 pages, typed and double spaced.

Minimum of five sources in documentation. At least five of your sources must be journal articles and/or books. Other sources can be from the Internet. Paper must be documented using internal documentation ( MLA ). Failure to do this will result in a D or F grade on your research paper. A " Works Cited " page listing all sources cited in your paper should be included using the standard bibliography format/style.. Encyclopedias and pamphlets are not acceptable sources.

Pages of research paper should be stapled together. Do not use folders or binders.

Except for extraordinary reasons and circumstances, research papers will not be accepted after due date. In other words, NO LATE RESEARCH PAPERS.

NOTE: NOTE: PLAGIARISM IS A SERIOUS OFFENSE. IF YOU SUBMIT A PAPER THAT IS NOT YOUR WORK, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE DOWNLOADED FROM THE INTERNET, YOU WILL RECEIVE AN AUTOMATIC F GRADE FOR THE COURSE. ANY TIME YOU USE INFORMATION FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES FOR YOUR PAPERS’ CONTENT, THAT INFORMATION MUST BE CITED USING INTERNAL DOCUMENTATION.

VI. CLASS DISCUSSION:

Participation in class discussion is not required, but I do strongly encourage it. If you participate in class discussion, it will improve your grade point average. However, not participating will not hurt your grade.

VII. GRADE DISTRIBUTION:

Essays and quizzes 3/4

Research Paper 1/4

VIII. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This is a basic college level composition course that focuses on expository writing or writing that explains. This is the most common type of writing done in college and on the job. the principle objective of this course is to develop clear, usable, every-day prose that expresses adequately supported logical points.

The readings and exercises in the handouts help you to understand the basic writing concepts of focus, organization, unity, coherence, style, and tone. They also serve as a reference source for understanding and correcting common writing problems. You will also find sections on writing your research paper. The essays serve several purposes. First, they provide models of professional writing in which authors use language effectively to achieve a definite purpose. Second, they give you practice in critical reading. Third, the essays can stimulate you to fresh insights and reflections about your own experiences. Finally, the essays provide models of writing for you to analyze to find out what strategies writers use to produce effective prose.

An essay can be grammatically correct, coherent, and well organized, and yet say nothing of any significance or importance, or merely state the obvious and that which we all already know. Therefore, we will place strong emphasis on content and substance, on saying something worthwhile.

David Bartholomy, in his "guide to interesting writing" entitled Sometimes You Just Have To Stand Naked, offers this important tip:

"Questions you should ask yourself while you’re working on a writing and after you think it’s finished--

If this were some one else’s writing, would I read it?

Would I find it interesting?

If the answer is ‘No’, figure out what to do to make it interesting."

USING OUTSIDE SOURCES FOR 500 WORD ESSAYS: Use outside sources for specific content such as names, dates, places, statistics. . .for "hard " data that you might need to look up. Do not use outside sources for your reasons, points, ideas, opinions, general content. The content of your papers should be your content, what you think and what you know, not what someone else thinks and knows.

LATE ASSIGNMENTS: With the exception of the research paper, you can be up to a week late with one of your assignments without a grade penalty. After that, other assignments turned in late will not be accepted. Assignments are due on the due date during class, not after class, not the next day.

UNREAD ESSAYS: Essays will be returned to you unread unless you do the following:

Include your name

Include assignment title

Include a title (the title you give your paper )

Underline your thesis statement

Underline each topic sentence

Include a purpose statement on a separate page.

Your purpose statement should be worded this way:

My purpose is to ___________ so that my reader/s _____________.

In the second part of your purpose statement, avoid these words: know, see, understand, realize, comprehend, be aware of, be informed about. Obviously, you want your reader/s to understand what you’ve just said. Why are you giving them this information? If you explain in writing how to charge a dead battery, then you want your reader/s to be able to do it. Always ask, "What do I want from my readers?" "Why am I giving my reader/s this information?"

BRIEF COURSE OUTLINE

I . BRIEF REVIEW OF SOME GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION.

II . POLISHING SENTENCE STRUCTURE AND STYLE

( continued throughout semester )

A. Word Choice ( diction )

B. Sentence Form and Clarity ( syntax )

III . DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXPOSITORY PARAGRAPH

A. Topic Sentence

B. Coherence

C. Unity

D. Development

IV. CRITICAL READING AND THE EXPOSITORY ESSAY

  A. Identifying the main idea

  B. Identifying supporting details

  C. Reading like a sponge & reading like a filter

V. DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXPOSITORY ESSAY

A. Parts

B. Focus and Unity

C. Order of Development

1. Direction

2. Patterns of Development

D. Coherence

E. Emphasis

F. Patterns of Exposition

G. Supporting Generalizations

H. Revising

IV. WRITING THE RESEARCH PAPER

  A. Summarizing
 
  B. Paraphrasing

  C. Citation and Documentation
  
   D. Using and Evaluating Internet Resources

LIMITED FOCUS TOPIC FOR RESEARCH PAPER: JUNE 16

LETTER TO EDITOR, FIRST DRAFT: JUNE 25
 

RESEARCH PAPER: JULY 15

I. REQUIRED TEXTS: None. Reading assignments and exercises will come from handouts and the Internet. Access to the Internet is not required, but desirable.

Recommended--One of the following dictionaries:

Webster’s New World

II. INSTRUCTOR:

R.H. Moody

Office: 211C

Phone: 246-6588

E-mail: reg65@charter.net    Web site: www. moodystudents.info

Conference Hours: M-W-F  11:30-12:30    Other Times By Appointment

III. WITHDRAWAL POLICY:

It is your responsibility to formally withdraw from your classes if you need to drop a class or transfer to another section. Instructors will not withdraw you for attendance or for any issue or reason. Instructors will not give a W for a grade to any student for any reason. This means that if your name is still on the class student roster at the end of the semester and you haven’t formally withdrawn from the course, you will get a grade based on what you’ve done (or haven’t done) so far in that class.

Lack of attendance will not directly or automatically affect your course grade.

If, for any reason, you intend to withdraw from or drop this class, please notify me. Do not just stop coming to class.

IF YOU MISS CLASS, YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR MATERIAL COVERED IN CLASS, CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS, HANDOUTS, AND ASSIGNMENTS GIVEN ON THE DAY/S YOU MISSED.

IV. POP QUIZZES:

Expect several pop quizzes ( to encourage you to keep up with assigned readings ). They will be based on the content of the assigned readings, rhetorical terms and concepts, and vocabulary. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped. Quiz grades will be averaged together and will count as one essay grade.

V. ASSIGNMENTS:

Five 500 word essays

One 1000 word essay

Letter to the editor ( Capital Times )

Research paper

The 1000 word essay will deal with some limited aspect or concern of your research paper, Using internal documentation ( at least two ), refer to at least two sources. Correctly list those sources on a separate page entitled " Works Cited ". Do not use direct quotes from your sources. Instead, summarize and paraphrase ( put in your own words ) information from your sources. This essay must be turned in with your research paper.

This letter should be 250-500 words long, typed. The final draft must be turned in business letter format, along with a stamped, addressed envelope. The final draft is due two class periods after the return of your working draft.

You have the option of revising and re-writing your essays and letter as often as you wish. The grade on your last revision will stand as that essay’s grade. Revised essays must be turned in no later than the second class period following the return of the last draft. The last graded draft must be included with your latest or current revision.

ALL ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE TYPED OR WORD PROCESSED AND SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF THE FIRST PAGE:

Name

Class Hour

Assignment Title

Double space and leave a 1 1/2 inch on sides and bottom. NUMBER YOUR PAGES.

Your research paper should deal with a topic of current interest, something that most readers would want to or need to know more about. The more relevant the topic is to you, the better.

8-15 pages, typed and double spaced.

Minimum of five sources in documentation. At least five of your sources must be journal articles and/or books. Other sources can be from the Internet. Paper must be documented using internal documentation. Failure to do this will result in a D or F grade on your research paper. A " Works Cited " page listing all sources cited in your paper should be included using the standard bibliography format. Encyclopedias and pamphlets are not acceptable sources.

Pages of research paper should be stapled together. Do not use folders or binders.

Except for extraordinary reasons and circumstances, research papers will not be accepted after due date. In other words, NO LATE RESEARCH PAPERS.

NOTE: IF YOU SUBMIT A PAPER/ESSAY THAT YOU DID NOT CREATE, THAT WAS WRITTEN BY SOMEONE ELSE OR MOSTLY WRITTEN BY SOMEONE ELSE, YOU WILL GET AN AUTOMATIC F FOR A COURSE GRADE.

VI. CLASS DISCUSSION:

Participation in class discussion is not required, but I do strongly encourage it. If you participate in class discussion, it will improve your grade point average. However, not participating will not hurt your grade.

VII. GRADE DISTRIBUTION:

Essays and quizzes 2/3

Research Paper 1/3

VIII. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This is a basic college level composition course that focuses on expository writing or writing that explains. This is the most common type of writing done in college and on the job. the principle objective of this course is to develop clear, usable, every-day prose that expresses adequately supported logical points.

The readings and exercises in the handouts help you to understand the basic writing concepts of focus, organization, unity, coherence, style, and tone. The essays serve several purposes. First, they provide models of professional writing in which authors use language effectively to achieve a definite purpose. Second, they give you practice in critical reading. Third, the essays can stimulate you to fresh insights and reflections about your own experiences. Finally, the essays provide models of writing for you to analyze to find out what strategies writers use to produce effective prose.

An essay can be grammatically correct, coherent, and well organized, and yet say nothing of any significance or importance, or merely state the obvious and that which we all already know. Therefore, we will place strong emphasis on content and substance, on saying something worthwhile.

David Bartholomy, in his "guide to interesting writing" entitled Sometimes You Just Have To Stand Naked, offers this important tip:

"Questions you should ask yourself while you’re working on a writing and after you think it’s finished--

If this were some one else’s writing, would I read it?

Would I find it interesting?

If the answer is ‘No', figure out what to do to make it interesting."

USING OUTSIDE SOURCES FOR 500 WORD ESSAYS: Use outside sources for specific content such as names, dates, places, statistics. . .for "hard " data that you might need to look up. Do not use outside sources for your reasons, points, ideas, opinions, general content. The content of your papers should be your content, what you think and what you know, not what someone else thinks and knows.

LATE ASSIGNMENTS: With the exception of the research paper, you can be up to a week late with one of your assignments without a grade penalty. After that, other assignments turned in late will not be accepted. Assignments are due on the due date during class, not after class, not the next day.

UNREAD ESSAYS: Essays will be returned to you unread unless you do the following:

Include your name

Include your class hour

Include assignment title

Include a title (the title you give your paper )

Underline your thesis statement

Underline each topic sentence

Include a purpose statement on a separate page.

Your purpose statement should be worded this way:

My purpose is to ___________ so that my reader/s _____________.

INCOMPLETES AND WITHDRAWALS:

BRIEF COURSE OUTLINE

I . BRIEF REVIEW OF SOME GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION.

II . POLISHING SENTENCE STRUCTURE AND STYLE

( continued throughout semester )

A. Word Choice ( diction )

B. Sentence Form and Clarity ( syntax )

III . DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXPOSITORY PARAGRAPH

A. Topic Sentence

B. Coherence

C. Unity

D. Development

IV. CRITICAL READING AND THE EXPOSITORY ESSAY

V. DEVELOPMENT OF THE EXPOSITORY ESSAY

A. Parts

B. Focus and Unity

C. Order of Development

1. Direction

2. Patterns of Development

D. Coherence

E. Emphasis

F. Patterns of Exposition

G. Supporting Generalizations

H. Revising

IV. WRITING THE RESEARCH PAPER
      A. Using the Internet and Traditional Sources
      C. Summarizing and Paraphrasing
      B. Documentation and Citation

DUE DATES

RESEARCH PAPER TOPIC: 

LIMITED FOCUS FOR RESEARCH PAPER: 

LETTER TO EDITOR, FIRST DRAFT: 

1000 WORD ESSAY:

RESEARCH PAPER:

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WRITTEN COMMUNICATION

SEMESTER I 2009

· YOUR NAME

· CLASS TIME AND DAYS

· DATE

· ASSIGNMENT NAME

CAREER RESEARCH PROJECT
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
SEMESTER II 2009

How much do you really about your chosen career? Do you know the salary range? Do you know what the salary range is for an entry-level position? Do you know, in general, what your responsibilities will be (job description) in an entry-level position? What is the specific job description for a specific business or institution where you might like to work? What about chances for advancement/promotion? What are the chances of your job being outsourced? What are the positive aspects of your career? What are the negative aspects? How ‘bout job opportunities in the area where you want to live and work? Are there some other things about your career you should know? Your answers to these questions need to be thorough and specific for you to have a good understanding of your chosen career.

This project has several goals:

1. To give you a better understanding of your career.
    
2. To give you some research practice, especially practice in using the Internet for research.
    
3. To give you additional practice with the writing concerns and concepts covered in this class.
    
4. To give you practice writing a researched report using internal documentation

 Make sure the parts of your report are coherently and smoothly connected. Don’t merely provide a list of answers.

 

 

REQUIREMENTS:

5-8 pages, typed/word processed, double-spaced (MLA Format)

Minimum of 6 sources. Sources can come from journals/magazines, newspapers, personal interviews, and the Internet. At least 3 sources should be from the Internet. Encyclopedias and pamphlets are not acceptable sources.

Sources documented using internal documentation.

Works-cited page that uses standard bibliography format.

 

DUE DATE:

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ORAL/INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

SEMESTER II 2010

I. REQUIRED TEXT:

Business Communication: Process and Product by Mary Ellen Guffey  6th edition

Recommended--One of the following paperback dictionaries:

II. INSTRUCTOR:

R. H. Moody

Office: 211C

Office Phone: 246-6588

E-mail: reg65@charter.net

Web site: www.moodystudents.info

Conference Hours: Mon-Wed-Fri. 11:30-12:30  

Other times by appointment.

III. WITHDRAWL POLICY:

It is your responsibility to formally withdraw from your classes if you need to drop a class or transfer to another section. Instructors will not withdraw you for attendance or for any issue or reason. Instructors will not give a W for a grade to any student for any reason. This means that if your name is still on the class student roster at the end of the semester and you haven’t formally withdrawn from the course, you will get a grade based on what you’ve done (or haven’t done) so far in that class.
 

Lack of attendance will not directly or automatically affect your grade.

If, for any reason, you intend to withdraw from or drop this class, please notify me. Do not just stop coming to class.

IF YOU MISS CLASS, YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR MATERIAL COVERED IN CLASS, CLASS ASSIGNMENTS, CLASS HANDOUTS, AND CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS.

IV. ASSIGNMENTS AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS:

Written assignments, most of which will consist of practice in writing various types of business communication, will be due during the semester.

If time and class size permit, you will also give two 10-12 minute oral presentations, one informative and the other persuasive.

You can turn in one assignment a week late without a grade penalty. After that, I will not accept other assignments that are late.

If you fail to show up on the day you reserved for your oral presentation, you will receive a one letter grade penalty on your presentation.

ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE TYPED OR WORD PROCESSED. They should contain the following information in the upper right-hand corner:

Name

Course title

Course days and time

Assignment title

V. CLASS DISCUSSION:

Participation in class discussion is not required, but I do strongly encourage it. If you participate in class discussion, it will help your grade.

VI. GRADE DISTRIBUTION:

Written assignments and oral presentations count equally.

VII. COURSE OBJECTIVES:

To help you develop the ability to write clear, concise, effective memos, business letters, and proposals.

To help you develop the ability to write an effective cover letter, resume, and interview follow-up letter.

To help you develop your job interview skills.

To make you aware of the importance of communication skills in coping effectively with office politics.

To develop your awareness of psychological appeals in business communication to develop better reader and listener rapport.

To help develop your ability to deliver brief, informal oral presentations.

To help you develop clear, concise prose that is gender inclusive and free of cultural bias, sexism, and stereotyping

VIII. INCOMPLETES AND WITHDRAWALS:

A grade of Incomplete (I) will be given only for extraordinary reasons such as a prolonged illness or family tragedy. Do not ask near the end of the semester for an Incomplete unless you have a strong, valid reason.

If you decide to quit a class, officially withdraw from that class in the registration office so that you are not still listed as attending that class. If you simply stop coming to this class and if registration has not notified me that you withdrew, meaning my records indicate that you are still enrolled in my class, then I will give you a semester grade based on the work you have submitted.

Read the above two paragraphs one more time!

 

OTHER CONCERNS

WEATHER-- If I cancel classes because of weather, I will post a cancellation notice on my home page of my Web site by 7:00a.m. I follow two guidelines: If the Madison Public Schools are closed, I will cancel classes. If motorists are being warned by law enforcement to stay off the roads unless it’s an emergency, I will cancel classes. Use your common sense. If it’s heavy snow and/or blizzard conditions, stay home.

TEACHER ABSENCE-- If a teacher is absent, that teacher will notify his/her division office. It is then the appropriate administrator’s responsibility to find a substitute teacher, not the absent teacher’s responsibility. In other words, if you teacher is absent and no one is there to cover the class, don’t blame your teacher.

STUDENT COMPLAINTS-- If you feel that you have a legitimate concern/complaint about or against one of you teachers, try to work it out one-on-one with that teacher before going to an administrator. Otherwise, it looks as if you’re trying to get that teacher in trouble rather than resolve a concern or solve a problem.

E-MAILING ASSIGNMENTS—My e-mail address for assignments is reg65@charter.net. E-mail assignments only if you can’t attend class on the assignment’s due date. The assignment must reach me on or before the due date.

Send the assignment as an attachment. Do not type it out on the e-mail’s page.

Make sure the subject line contains in ALL CAPS the following: ASSIGNMENT: (TITLE OF ASSIGNMENT). For example, ASSIGNMENT: COMPARISON/CONTRAST ESSAY or ASSIGNMENT: TEXT PAGE 40, #13.

Please do not abuse this option. It takes time for me to download and print out e-mailed assignments.

 

 

I. IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY

II. OVERCOMING COMMUNICATION BARRIERS

III. CHARACTERISTICS OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATION
 A. Technology and the workplace
 B. Diversity in the workplace  
 C. Teams and quality circles  
      

IV. PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS

A. Writing for readability

1. Selecting the right words

a. Conciseness

b. Clarity

c. Concreteness

d. Bias free

2. Writing effective sentences

a. Modifier placement

b. Emphasis

c. Active and passive voice

d. Parallelism

3. Writing coherent paragraphs

B. Establishing rapport with readers

1. Determining readers’ needs

2. Establishing the right tone

3. Psychological appeals

C. Selecting and organizing ideas

V. WRITING LETTERS AND MEMOS

A. Direct requests

B. Routine and good messages

C. Bad news messages

D. Persuasive messages

VI. PROPOSAL STRATEGIES:

A. Internal proposals

B. External proposals

VII. SHORT REPORT STRATEGIES

VIII. E. COMMERCE SITES AND THE WEB

IX. THE RESUME AND JOB INTERVIEW

X. GIVING ORAL PRESENTATIONS

A. Purpose

B. Audience

C. Support for ideas

D. Audio/visual aids

E. Organization

F. Delivery

G. Vocal and visual considerations

H. Practicing

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TECH REPORTING

SEMESTER II 2000

Technical Writing, by John Lannon

Recommended--One of the following paperback dictionaries:

R. H. MOODY

Office: 211c 246-6588

Conference Hours: Tu-Th 10:30-12:30

Other times by appointment

Unless an adequate explanation is provided, a student who is absent for two weeks after the last class attended will be withdrawn from that class. A student who is absent without an adequate explanation 25% or more of the total scheduled class periods may be withdrawn from that class. . . . No official withdrawals are granted during final exam period.

--Student Handbook

Lack of attendance will not directly or automatically affect your grade. However, if you miss no more than three classes, your course grade will increase by half a letter grade( for example, from B to AB ). Your grade will not decrease if you miss more than three classes.

If you intend to withdraw from or drop this class, please notify me. Do not just stop coming to class.

IF YOU MISS CLASS, YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR MATERIAL COVERED IN CLASS, CLASS ASSIGNMENTS, CLASS HANDOUTS, AND CLASS ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Participation in class discussion is not required, but I do strongly encourage it. If you participate in class discussion, it will help your grade; if you do not, it will not hurt your grade.

Written assignments, most of which will consist of practice in writing various types of business and technical communication, will be assigned during the semester. These assignments should be turned in on loose leaf, standard size paper, written in ink or typed. They should contain the following information in the upper right-hand corner of the first page:

NAME

COURSE TITLE

COURSE TIME

DAYS COURSE MEETS

ASSIGNMENT TITLE

LATE ASSIGNMENTS: You have the option of turning in one assignment a week late without a

grade penalty. Thereafter, I will not accept other assignments that are

late. It’s due when it’s due.

If class size and time permit, you will give one, possibly two, oral presentations. These presentations will be based on your written reports. The first presentation will be informative and the second presentation will be persuasive. Presentations should be 10-12 minutes long.

Written assignments and oral presentations will count equally.

This course stresses written business and technical communication. Included are units on comprehension and evaluation of technical and business communication, bibliography and research, as well as development and presentation of formal and informal reports. When doing these reports, the use of visual aids/graphic illustrations is stressed along with audience analysis.

TECHNICAL REPORTING

BRIEF COURSE OUTLINE

I. Importance of Learning to Communicate Effectively

II. Characteristics of Technical Writing

III. Preliminary Considerations

A. Purpose

B. Audience

C. Format

D. Evidence

E. Organization

IV. Letters and Memos

A. Direct Requests

B. Routine and Good News Messages

C. Reader Rapport

D. Bad News Messages

E. Readability

1. Word Choice

2. Effective Sentences

3. Coherent Sentences and Paragraphs

V. Proposals

A. External

B. Internal

VI. Technical Descriptions

A. Appearance

B. Function

VII. Short and Long Technical Reports

VIII. Oral Presentations

A. Content

B. Delivery

IX. Job Search

A. Resume and Cover Letter

B. Interview and Interview Follow-Up Letter

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E-MAIL COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS:

.