WRT 3082: Business Writing - Jim Nugent

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R 9/3

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 ."
- Listen to "A Tiny Little Sermon."

F 9/4

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

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T 9/8

Begin Part II of the short writing assignment.

R 9/10

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

3	M 9/14	Complete the rhetoric quiz by 11:59 p.m.
	T 9/15	Begin the collaborative correspondence exercise. Listen and follow along to the discussion on the Correspondence Examples page.
	R 9/17	Complete the Microsoft Word reviewing tutorial. Continue the collaborative correspondence exercise. Introduction to the correspondence assignment.

4	T 9/22	Continue the collaborative correspondence exercise. For next week's peer review, complete a draft of the correspondence assignment.
	R 9/24	Collaborative correspondence exercise. due by 11:59 p.m.

5	M 9/28	Begin the correspondence peer review. Upload your correspondence drafts to the peer review forum by 11:59 p.m.
	W 9/30	Complete the correspondence peer review by 11:59 p.m.
	Sa 10/3	Correspondence assignment due by 11:59 p.m.

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

7	T 10/13	Continue the resumé critique exercise.
	R 10/15	Resume critique report due by 11:59 p.m.

8	T 10/20	Begin the career documents peer review.
	R 10/22	Complete the career documents peer review by 11:59 p.m.
	F 10/23–Su 10/25	Fall break—no classes.

9	T 10/27	Career documents assignment (with reflective report) due to Moodle by 11:59 p.m. Begin the whitepaper project.
	R 10/29	Explore the whitepaper genre. Explore whitepaper strategies.

10	T 11/3	Continue the whitepaper project. Complete the Microsoft Word styles tutorial.
	R 11/5	Review the evaluation criteria for the whitepaper project.

11	T 11/10	Whitepaper draft due for review by 5:00 p.m.
	R 11/12	Continue the whitepaper project final revisions.

12	T 11/17	Complete final revisions of the the whitepaper project.
	R 11/19	Whitepaper project due to Moodle by 11:59 p.m.

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T 11/24

Whitepaper participation report due at 11:59 p.m.
Begin the Revision and the Writing Process assignment

R 11/26–Su 11/29

Thanksgiving recess—no classes.

14	T 12/1	Discuss revision strategies.
	R 12/3	Wrapping up.

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W 12/9

Due by 11:59 p.m.: