WRT 3082: Business Writing - Jim Nugent

1	M 5/5	Introduction to the course, course polices, Moodle, etc. By tomorrow: read "The Key to Success in College Is So Simple, It’s Almost Never Mentioned ."
	T 5/6	By 11:59 p.m. tomorrow, log in to Moodle and complete a short writing assignment.
	W 5/7	Study a primer on rhetoric. Introduction to Google docs.
	R 5/8	Complete part II of the short writing assignment by 11:59 p.m. tomorrow. By Sunday, complete the rhetoric quiz. Introduction to correspondence.
	F 5/9	Complete part II of the short writing assignment by 11:59 p.m.
	Su 5/11	Rhetoric quiz due by 11:59 p.m.

2	M 5/12	Begin the collaborative correspondence exercise.
	T 5/13	Continue the collaborative correspondence exercise.
	W 5/14	Introduction to the correspondence project. Review the evaluation criteria for the correspondence project.
	R 5/15	Collaborative correspondence exercise due at 11:59 p.m. Prepare your correspondence assignment drafts for tomorrow's peer review
	F 5/16	Review the sample response collaborative correspondence exercise (PDF).
	Sa 5/17	Begin the correspondence peer review. Upload your documents for review by 11:59 p.m.

3	M 5/19	Finish the correspondence peer review. Post your reviewed documents back to the author by 12:00 noon today.
	T 5/20	Correspondence assignment due to Moodle by 11:59 p.m.
	W 5/21	Begin the career documents unit.
	R 5/22	Begin the resumé critique activity.

4	M 5/26	Memorial Day—take a break!
	T 5/27	Continue the the resumé critique activity. Introduction to the career documents assignment.
	W 5/28	Watch a video presentation on the visual rhetoric of resumés
	R 5/29	Complete the resumé critique activity by 11:59 p.m. Review the evaluation criteria for the career documents project.
	Sa 5/31	Begin the career documents peer review. Upload your drafts to your reviewers by 11:59 p.m. tonight.

5	M 6/2	Finish the career documents peer review. Send your documents back to the author by 12:00 noon today.
	T 6/3	Career documents assignment due by 11:59 p.m. Begin the proposal project.
	W 6/4	Project planning memos due by 11:59 p.m.
	R 6/5	If required, submit a revision of your project planning memo by 11:59 p.m. Review the proposal project evaluation criteria.

6	M 6/9	Complete the Microsoft Word styles tutorial.
	T 6/10	Discuss proposal strategies.
	W 6/11	Begin the proposal peer review.
	R 6/12	Complete the proposal peer review, by the end of the day.
	F 6/13	Begin the research report assignment. Proposal project due by 11:59 p.m.

7	M 6/17	Discuss research and citation. Discuss ethics.
	T 6/18	Discuss editing.
	R 6/19	Summing up.

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W 6/25

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