Tues, Mar. 14:

ASSIGNMENTS:

Read: Guffey, Chapter 13

• Find and bring to class at least one job ad that interests you and for which you are qualified

IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES:

• Introduction to class and to each other
• BlackBoard POSTING: Letter of introduction; description of professional interests                                                        
• Analysis of language in job ads/audience
• Sarah Ramer, “It’s More Than the Economy, Stupid” (hand-out)
• Introduction to résumés and cover letters

Tues., Mar. 21: 

ASSIGNMENTS:

• ROUGH DRAFTS FOR RESUME AND COVER LETTER DUE
• Read: Guffey, Chapter 14
• POST: Communication for Employment

IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES:

• Sample student applications
• Sample professional applications
• Lobo, “Résumé Reading 101” (hand-out)
• Introduction to job interviews; setting up of interview schedule
• Movie: “Interviewing for Employment”
• Peer review session

Tues., Mar. 28: 

ASSIGNMENTS:

• PORTFOLIO # 1 DUE
• Read: Guffey, Chapter 6
• POST: Responding to Claims

 IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES:

• IN-CLASS JOB INTERVIEWS
• Audience and business correspondence
• Routine and Good News letters

Tues., Apr. 4:                         

ASSIGNMENTS:

• ROUGH DRAFTS FOR ROUTINE AND GOOD NEWS LETTERS DUE
• Read: Guffey, Chapters 7 and 8
• POST: Multicultural Communication

IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES:

• Persuasive and Sales messages
• Bad News Letters
• Peer review session

Tues., Apr. 11:                       

ASSIGNMENTS:

• ROUGH DRAFTS FOR PERSUASION AND BAD NEWS LETTERS DUE
• Read: Guffey, Chapter 10
• POST: Judging the Reliability of On-Line Sources                   

IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES:

• Proposals for formal research projects
• On-line research; reliability of on-line sources                                              
• Peer review session

Tues., Apr. 18:                       

ASSIGNMENTS:

• PORTFOLIO # 2 DUE
• BRING HARD COPY OF PROPOSAL TO CLASS
• Read: Guffey, Chapter 12
• POST and DISCUSS: Oral Presentations

IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES:

• Sample research projects
• Oral Presentations in the Business World
• Movie: “Oral Presentations”
• Peer review session

Tues., Apr. 25:                       

ASSIGNMENTS:

• ROUGH DRAFT FOR RESEARCH PROJECT DUE

IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES:

• How to design presentations for the Business World
• Using Power Point Software (bring CD or disk to class)
• Peer review session

Tues., May 2:                         

ASSIGNMENTS:

• PORTFOLIO # 3 DUE
• POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS

IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES

• POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS