WRIT 3230 - Writing in the Workplace
Section A, #82099, M/W 2-3:15pm, Newton 2211
Fall 2003
Dr. Janice Walker
jwalker@gasou.edu
Instructor | Course
Description | Required Texts | Required
Materials | Honesty | Attendance
| Grades | Disclaimer |
Assignments
Dr. Janice R. Walker
Department of Writing and Linguistics
Georgia Southern University
P. O. Box 8026
Statesboro, GA 30460
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This course prepares students from all disciplines to be effective communicators
in their chosen professions. Students learn to write and prepare
a variety of documents, including memos, letters, reports, proposals, critical
studies, and recommendations. This section will also focus on modern
communicative needs required by the extensive use of technology in the
workplace. Prerequisite: ENGL 2111 or ENGL 2112 or Consent
of Instructor.
Required Text:
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Lehman, Carol M, and Debbie DuFrene. Himstreet and Baty's Business
Communication Anniversary ed. Cincinnati: South-Western College
Publishing, 2002. ISBN #0-324-03728-7.
Recommended Texts:
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Any good college dictionary.
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Walker, Janice R., and John Ruszkiewicz. writing@online.edu.
New York: Longman, 1999. ISBN #0-321-02699-3.
All members of the academic community recognize the necessity of being
honest with themselves and with others. The integrity of the educational
experience is diminished by cheating, plagiarizing, lying, and employing
other methods of deceit or dishonesty. (See Student Conduct Code
for definitions of Academic Dishonesty, including cheating and plagiarizing.)
The need for honest relations among all members of the community is essential.
Students will be held responsible for academic integrity and honesty in
all work done in this course. The instructor retains the right to
set the minimum academic penalty for dishonesty in the course.
Attendance is required at all scheduled classes and course labs.
My attendance policy is firm: no excuses are allowed. However, missed
assignments may be made up. It is the student's responsibility to
find out any assignments or information missed as a result of tardiness
or absence. Please make arrangements with another student early in
the semester to ensure that, should you need to be absent, you will still
have access to this information. Late assignments will automatically
be lowered one full letter grade, or 10% (again, no excuses).
Grades are assigned as follows:
A
B
C
D
F |
270-300
240-269
210-239
180-209
Below 180 |
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Attendance and Class Participation
Listserv Participation
Quizzes (10 pts. each)
Written Assignments:
Interview (5 pts.)
Claim Letter (10 pts.)
Good News Memo (10 pts.)
Bad News Memo (10 pts.)
Persuasive Message (10pts.)
Résumé (10pts.)
Informal Proposal (10 pts.)
PowerPoint Presentation (10 pts.)
Formal Report
Web Portfolio |
10 pts.
10 pts.
140 pts.
75 pts.
40 pts.
25 pts. |
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All assignments in this syllabus are subject to change, depending on the
instructor's assessment of students' needs. It is the student's responsibility
to obtain missed assignments, handouts, changes to the syllabus, and other
course-related information.
Inappropriate use of computer resources can result in students losing
their accounts, failure of a class, or legal repercussions. Inappropriate
use includes but is not limited to illegal access of information (hacking),
using someone else's account without authorization, tampering with the
settings on Georgia Southern University's writing lab computers, uploading,
downloading, or installing pirated software or files, and viewing or distributing
pornographic or otherwise offensive materials using Georgia Southern's
facilities. If you are unsure whether or not a specific use is allowed,
contact Computer Services.
The schedule of assignments is a tentative
one and is provided only for planning purposes. Students are expected
to check the schedule frequently for changes, and to complete all assigned
readings and coursework as shown by the dates listed. Additional
information on assignments may be added to this site and/or discussed in
class. It is the student's responsibility to find out any assignments
or information missed as a result of tardiness or absence. (See also
Attendance
policy above).
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R. Walker.
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