WRT 3082: Business Writing - Jim Nugent

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W 9/4

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 ."

R 9/5

Begin a short writing assignment.
Over the weekend: study a primer on rhetoric.

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T 9/10

Begin Part II of the short writing assignment.

R 9/12

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

3	M 9/16	Complete the rhetoric quiz by 11:59 p.m.
	T 9/17	Begin the collaborative correspondence exercise. Listen and follow along to the discussion on the Correspondence Examples page.
	R 9/19	Complete the Microsoft Word reviewing tutorial. Continue the collaborative correspondence exercise. Introduction to the correspondence assignment.

4	T 9/24	Continue the collaborative correspondence exercise. For Thursday's peer review, complete a draft of the correspondence assignment.
	R 9/26	Begin the correspondence peer review. Collaborative correspondence exercise. due by 11:59 p.m.

5	M 9/30	Upload your correspondence drafts to the peer review forum by 11:59 p.m.
	W 10/2	Complete the correspondence peer review by 11:59 p.m.
	Sa 10/5	Correspondence assignment due by 11:59 p.m.

6	T 10/8	Begin the resumé critique exercise.
	R 10/10	Introduction to the career documents assignment.

7	T 10/15	Continue the resumé critique exercise.
	R 10/17	Resume critique report due by 11:59 p.m.
	F 10/18–Su 10/20	Fall break—no classes.

8	T 10/22	Begin the career documents peer review.
	R 10/24	Complete the career documents peer review by 11:59 p.m.
	F 10/25	Introduction to the whitepaper project.
	Sa 10/26	Career documents assignment (with reflective report) due to Moodle by 11:59 p.m.

9	T 10/29	Begin the whitepaper project. Explore the whitepaper genre.
	R 10/31	Complete the Microsoft Word styles tutorial. Explore whitepaper strategies.

10	T 11/5	Election Day—go vote! Continue the whitepaper project.
	R 11/7	Review the evaluation criteria for the whitepaper project.

11	T 11/12	Continue the whitepaper project final revisions. Whitepaper draft due for review by 5:00 p.m.
	R 11/14	Begin the proposal project.
	Su 11/17	Whitepaper project due to Moodle by 11:59 p.m.

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T 11/19

Due by 11:59 p.m.:

R 11/21

If required, a revision of your project planning memo is due by 11:59 p.m.

13	R 11/26	Continue working on the proposal project.
	W 11/27–Su 12/1	Thanksgiving recess—no classes.

14	W 12/4	Begin the proposal peer review. Upload your drafts by 11:59 p.m.
	F 12/6	Complete the proposal peer review by 11:59 p.m.

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W 12/11

Due by 11:59 p.m.: