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	Course Overview
	Grading and Attendance Policies
	Daily Schedule
	Business Letter Assignment
	Career Inventory Assignment
	Resume/Cover Letter Assignment
	Instruction Manual Assignment

Course Description:

The purpose of this course is to acquaint you with the fundamental of business/technical/professional writing and to introduce you to several areas of technology, the Internet, e-mail, scanning, etc., that will be required o you throoughout the remainder of your work at the University and in the workplace. By the end of this course, you should feel more comfortable approaching on-the-job writing tasks and projects, and you should be able to work better with others.

Course Requirements:

• Complete four main projects and some minor ones.
• Read and discuss assigned material.
• Use the Internet as a learning tool.

Assumptions:

• Your writing is at least on the junior level.
• You can proofread--well.
• You have a beginner's knowledge of e-mail, the Internet, and Word.

Expectations:

• You will come to class having completed the assignmed readings and/or projects.
• You will come to class prepared to discuss what you have read.
• You are willing to work and cooperate with me and your classmates.

Attendance and Participation

As with any college course, you are expected to attend class each time it meets. You may miss a maximum of two classes before it counts against you. After the third absence, your final course grade will be lowered by one-third. In other words, at your fourth absence, your A will be lowered to an A-, at your fifth absence to a B+ and so on. YOU ABSOLUTELY CANNOT MISS A DAY ON WHICH AN ASSIGNMENT OR PRESENTATION IS DUE. IF SO, THAT ASSIGNMENT OR PRESENTATION WILL BE START OUT AS A C. IF YOU MISS THE LAST DAY OF CLASS YOUR GRADE FOR THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL WILL BE AN F.

Since much of this class involves the interaction of students with each other and with me, class participation is an important component of your final grade. This participation takes the form of being prepared for class, answering in-class questions, and contributing to group work. Your final grade can be lowered or raised at my descretion in terms of the amount and quality of your in-class and out-of-class participation.

Grading

Business Letter 20%

Career Inventory Assignment 20%

Resume/Cover Letter 20%

Instruction Manual 40%

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