WRT 3082: Business Writing - Jim Nugent

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W 9/6

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 ."
By tomorrow at 11:59 p.m., log in to Moodle and complete a short writing assignment.

R 9/7

Over the weekend: study a primer on rhetoric.

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T 9/12

Begin Part II of the short writing assignment.

R 9/14

Introduction to Google Docs.
Begin the rhetoric quiz.
Complete Part II of the short writing assignment by 11:59 p.m.

3	M 9/18	Complete the rhetoric quiz by 11:59 p.m.
	T 9/19	Begin the collaborative correspondence exercise. Listen and follow along to the discussion on the Correspondence Examples page.
	R 9/21	Complete the Microsoft Word reviewing tutorial. Continue the collaborative correspondence exercise. Introduction to the correspondence assignment.

4	T 9/26	Continue the collaborative correspondence exercise. For Thursday's peer review, complete a draft of the correspondence assignment.
	R 9/28	Begin the correspondence peer review. Collaborative correspondence exercise. due by 11:59 p.m.
	Sa 9/30	Upload your correspondence drafts to the peer review forum by noon.

5	T 10/3	Complete the correspondence peer review by 11:59 p.m.
	R 10/5	Begin the resumé critique exercise. Correspondence assignment due by 11:59 p.m

6	T 10/10	Continue the resumé critique exercise.
	R 10/12	Introduction to the career documents assignment.

7	T 10/17	Resume critique report due by 11:59 p.m. Begin the career documents peer review.
	R 10/19	Continue the career documents peer review.
	F 10/20–Su 10/22	Fall break—no classes.

8	M 10/23	Complete the career documents peer review by 11:59 p.m.
	T 10/24	Career documents assignment (with reflective report) due to Moodle by 11:59 p.m. Begin the whitepaper project.
	R 10/26	Explore whitepaper strategies.

9	T 10/31	Continue the whitepaper project.
	R 11/2	Complete the Microsoft Word styles tutorial.

10	T 11/7	Continue the whitepaper project.
	R 11/9	Whitepaper draft due for review by 5:00 p.m.

11	T 11/14	Continue the whitepaper project final revisions.
	R 11/16	Begin the proposal project.
	Su 11/19	Whitepaper project due to Moodle by 11:59 p.m.

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T 11/21

Due by 11:59 p.m.:

W 11/22–Su 11/26

Thanksgiving recess.

13	M 11/27	If required, a revision of your project planning memo is due by 11:59 p.m.
	T 11/28	Continue working on the proposal project. Whitepaper participation reports due by 11:59 p.m.

14	T 11/28	Final proposal strategies.
	R 11/30	Summing up.

15	T 12/5	Begin the proposal peer review. Upload your drafts by 12 noon.
	R 12/7	Complete the proposal peer review by 12 noon.

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W 12/13

Due by 11:59 p.m.: