| Class | Date | Topic | Due |
| 1 | 8/22 | Course Introductions The Rhetorical Situation |
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| 2 | 8/24 | Introducing Assignments 1, 5 and 6
Planning Business Messages – Choosing Your Approach |
Reading: BCE Chapters 1 and 3 |
| 3 | 8/29 | Writing Business Messages | Reading: BCE Chapter 4 |
| 4 | 8/31 | Completing Business Messages | Reading: BCE Chapter 5 |
| 5 | 9/5 | Writing Proposals Writing with Clarity and Conciseness. |
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| 6 | 9/7 | Introducing Assignment 2: Business Correspondence.
Peer Review |
Writing: Rough drafts of Assignment 1: Topic Approval Proposal |
| 7 | 9/12 | Writing Routine and Positive Messages | Reading: BCE Chapter 7
Writing: Assignment 1: Topic Approval Proposal |
| 8 | 9/14 | Writing Negative Messages | Reading: BCE Chapter 8 |
| 9 | 9/19 | Writing Persuasive Messages | Reading: BCE Chapter 9 |
| 10 | 9/21 | Peer Review | Writing: Rough Drafts of Business Correspondence. |
| 11 | 9/26 | Introducing Assignment 3: Job Application Documents
Writing Resumes |
Reading: BCE Chapter 13
Writing: Assignment 2: Business Correspondence |
| 12 | 9/28 | Writing Resumes, continued | Bring Job Ad(s) |
| 13 | 10/3 | Application Letters | Reading: BCE Chapter 14 |
| 14 | 10/5 | Follow Up Documents, Interviewing | |
| 15 | 10/10 | Peer Review | Writing: Rough Drafts of Entire Assignment 3, including Cover Memo |
| 16 | 10/12 | Review Assignments 4: Progress Report and Assignment 6: Formal Analytical Report
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Writing: Assignment 3: Job Application Packet |
| 17 | 10/17 | Writing Informative Reports | Reading: BCE Chapter 10 |
| 18 | 10/19 | Peer Review | Writing: Rough draft of Assignment 4, including outline of formal report. |
| 19 | 10/24 | Introducing Assignment 5: Social Media Profile
Workshop: Setting Up Websites |
Writing: Assignment 4: Progress Report
Reading: BCE Chapter 6 |
| 20 | 10/26 | Personal Branding | Viewing: Personal Branding Basics, Lynda.psu.edu. (all videos). |
| 21 | 10/31 | Writing For the Web | Viewing: Writing For The Web, Lynda.psu.edu. (all videos).
(Exercises recommended, but not required) |
| 22 | 11/2 | Copyright and Your Website
Peer Review |
Writing: Rough drafts of 3 online articles |
| 23 | 11/7 | Peer Review | Writing: Revised rough drafts of 3 online articles, plus rough drafts of your bio (long form) and your personal website |
| 24 | 11/9 | Review Assignment 6: Formal Analytical Report
Peer Review |
Writing: Rough drafts of your entire social media profile, including link to at least one fully optimized social media platform and three online articles.
Review: BCE Chapter 10 |
| 25 | 11/14 | Writing and Completing Reports and Proposals; Organization, Emphasis, Tone | Reading: BCE Chapter 11
Writing Due: Assignment 5: Social Media Profile |
| 26 | 11/16 | Writing and Completing Reports and Proposals; Parts, Cohesion, Mechanics | |
| Thanksgiving Break November 19-25 | |||
| 27 | 11/28 | Graphics and Report Design | |
| 28 | 11/30 | Peer Review | Writing: Rough drafts of introduction, body and conclusion, including visuals. |
| 29 | 12/5 | Peer Review | Writing: Rough drafts of cover, title, transmittal, exec sum, bibliography, appendix. |
| 30 | 12/7 | Peer Review | Writing: Rough Drafts of Entire Report, including Prefatory and Supplemental Parts Writing Due: Assignment 6: Formal Analytical Report |
