Spring 2013 MWF 11:00am

ENGLISH 3003.06
Writing for the Professions
Assignment Summary Report Informational Report 1 Draft Informational Report 1 Revision Informational Report 2 Draft Informational Report 2 Revision Oral Presentation 1 Analytical Report Draft Analytical Report Revision Proposal for Oral Presentation 2 & Presentation Recommendation Report Draft Recommendation Report Revision Proposal for Research Report and Draft Research Report Revision Group Proposal and Presentation Peer & Self Evaluation Website/E-Portfolio Participation TOTAL Points 10

Instructor: Jami Barnett E-Mail: jami-barnett@utulsa.edu Phone: 631-3413 Office: Zink Hall 326 Office Hours: M & W 10-11am/12-1pm

Due Date 1/18 1/25 1/28 1/25 1/28 1/28 & 1/30 2/1 2/4 2/8 & 2/18, 20, 22 3/6 3/8 3/13 & 4/1 4/8 4/12 & 4/19, 22, 24, 26 4/29 4/29 -----------

20 Pass/Fail 20 20 Pass/Fail 20 10 20 Pass/Fail 20 30 20 Pass/Fail 20 40 Pass/Fail 40 60 10 100 40 500

The policies included here are specific to this section. For university wide policies see Student Guide to ENGL 3003: Writing for the Professions Business. Tardy Policy I understand that tardiness is occasionally unavoidable. However, frequent tardiness will not be tolerated. If you continually arrive late, your grade will be negatively affected. Attendance You must sign the attendance sheet during each class period. If you do not sign the sheet, I will count you as absent even if you attended class. It is your responsibility to sign the sheet. The following is a breakdown of how absences will affect your grade. This policy applies to all Writing Program courses. 4 absences loss of one letter grade 6 absences loss of two letter grades 8 absences grounds for an F Late Work Policy The purpose of this class is to prepare you for writing in a professional environment. In such an environment, failure to complete a task on time can have negative consequences for your career. Therefore, I will not accept any late work. The point of this policy is to help you prepare for the challenge of meeting strict deadlines. Revision Policy Writing is a process, and producing clear, error-free documents requires work. However, sending a poorly written document to a supervisor, even if it is only an early draft, can make a negative impression. To balance the importance of revising and the importance of first impressions, writing for this class will take place in three stages: drafts, revisions, and final copies. Drafts will be peerreviewed. Think of them as documents that you would show a colleague before submitting them to a supervisor. On the due date for the draft, you must come with a document that meets the required page minimum. If you do not bring a complete draft, you will receive a zero for the draft portion of the assignment. You will peer review the document in class. If you are not present for peer review, you will receive a zero for the draft portion of the assignment. If you are present in class and have a complete draft, you will receive full credit for the draft portion of the assignment. Revisions will then be submitted to me for a grade. Think of revisions as documents submitted to a supervisor. After you have received a grade back from me, you will not be allowed to resubmit the document for a higher grade; this policy should stress the importance of first impressions. Final copies will be posted to your e-portfolio. Think of these as documents you might send to a client. You should revise the document based on my feedback before posting it to you e-portfolio. In other words, you will have a chance to improve your overall class grade by revising the document, but not the grade for the individual assignment. Electronic Devices All cell phones and other electronic devices must be placed in silent mode and stored in your backpack or purse during our class meetings. Unless being used for a class activity, laptops will not be allowed in class. Texting in class is rude. If you text in class, I will make a note of it and your participation grade will be significantly reduced. If you repeatedly use of an unapproved device I will ask you to leave class and you will be counted as absent.

Incomplete Grades Policy Due to the structure of the Writing Program incompletes will not be given in this class. All work, even if it so late that it will receive an F, must be submitted by the last day of class in order to get credit for this course. Plagiarism Policy If any assignment is plagiarized, you will receive an F for this course. You will be reported the Director of the Writing Program and the Dean of your college. There will be no exceptions to this policy. I may submit any assignment to TurnItIn.Com. If you have any questions about what should be cited in one of your assignments, contact me via e-mail or come see me during me office hours. If you do not ask, I will assume you have knowingly plagiarized. By accepting this syllabus and by signing the plagiarism statement you acknowledge this policy and state that you understand the definition of plagiarism. E-Mail E-mails reflect a great deal about the author. You should apply the rhetorical skills you are learning in this class to all of the e-mails you send to me. If your e-mails do not show thoughtful rhetorical choices, I will assume you have not learned the skills required to pass this course and your grade may be negatively affected. E-Portfolio/Website Writing and communication skills are important for obtaining a job and getting promotions. These skills are frequently employed in electronic communication. Therefore, this course will require you to create a website to use as an e-portfolio. These e-portfolios will allow you to showcase your writing skills for internship or job applications. I suggest that you use a free WordPress blog, because it is the service with which I am most familiar, and I will, therefore, be most capable of assisting you if you use it. However, you are feel to use any service you choose to publish your website. If you have any difficulties developing your website, please come see me during my office hours. While we will have a few days of class time devoted to working on your individual websites you should be prepared to do the bulk of the work outside of class. Therefore, it will be solely your responsibility to come to me if you encounter problems. Although you are not required, nor encouraged, to place any personal information online, you will be required to display several pieces of your writing on this website. If you feel uncomfortable about posting any of the required documents, please discuss your concerns with me.

Schedule*
Readings & Assignments Due Week One 1/14 1/16 --Read Markel Chapters 1, 2, and 3 Read Arenofsky, Gallant, Hempel, Smith and Markel Chapter 10 Discuss professional websites Summary Report DUE by 5:00 as an email attachment. Week Two 1/21 1/23 NO CLASS Read Treiblmaier and Markel Chapters 5, 14, and 17 Review 35 Professional Websites page 1/25 Week Three 1/28 Informational Report 1 & 2 Draft DUE Read FCC Report and US Census Report Information Report 1 & 2 Revision DUE 1/30 Oral Presentation 1 Read McClure Oral Presentation 1 2/1 Week Four 2/4 2/6 2/8 Analytical Report Draft DUE Read Markel Chapter 6 and 11 Analytical Report Revision DUE Read Markel Chapter 16 and Usunier Markel Chapter 21 Proposal for Oral Presentation 2 DUE bring 5 copies to class Week Five 2/11 2/13 Read group members proposals Read group members proposals Discuss upcoming presentations Oral presentations and discuss government reports Revision Day NO CLASS Practice analyzing websites Class Activity Introduction to Class Discuss technical communication and plagiarism. Bring your Student Guide to class.

1/18

Oral presentations and discuss scholarly reports Revision Day Website work day. Meet in McFarlin Discuss research

Group Conference Group Conference

2/15 Week Six 2/18 2/20 2/22 Week Seven 2/25 2/27 3/1 Week Eight 3/4 3/6 3/8

Read group members proposals Oral Presentation 2 Oral Presentation 2 Oral Presentation 2 --Read Qiyun, Suisworo, and Worley Read Markel Chapter 7 Read Markel Chapter 19 and Bertot Recommendation Report Draft DUE NO CLASS Recommendation Report Revision DUE by 5:00pm as an e-mail attachment --Research Proposal DUE TBD

Group Conference Oral presentations Oral presentations Oral presentations Website work day Discuss technology in the classroom Discuss organization Discuss recommendation reports Revision Day NO CLASS Research/work day meet in McFarlin

Week Nine 3/11 3/13 3/15 Week Ten 3/18-3/22 Week Eleven 3/25 3/27 3/29 Week Twelve 4/1 4/3 4/5 Week Thirteen 4/8 4/10

TBD SPRING BREAK NO CLASS

Markel 12 and 13 ----Research Report Draft DUE Continued peer editing NO CLASS Read Markel Chapters 4 and 8 Research Report Revision DUE ---

Website work day meet in McFarlin Work day Work day Revision Day Revision Day

Work day

4/12 Week Fourteen 4/15 4/17 4/19 Week Fifteen 4/22 4/24 4/26 Week Sixteen 4/29 Final Exam TBA

Group Presentation Proposal DUE by 5:00pm as an e-mail attachment ----Group Presentations Group Presentations Group Presentations Group Presentations

Individual Conferences Individual Conferences Individual Conferences

Self-Evaluation and Final Evaluation DUE in class We will only meet for a final exam if we need the day for presentations. Attendance will be required. * This schedule may be revised at any point during the semester. The most recent version of the schedule can be found on our class website.

Non-Textbook Course Readings

All non-textbook readings can be accessed using EBSCOhost via McFarlin Library or at the web address provided.
January 18 Arenofsky, J. (2012). Toughing It Out In a Tight Job Market. American Libraries, 43(11/12), 30-33. Gallant, D. (2008). Does a Personal Trainer Need a Web Site?. American Fitness, 26(2), 58-59. Hempel, J. (2010). How Linked In Will Fire Up Your Career. (cover story). Fortune, 161(5), 74-82. Smith, C. (2011). Selling Yourself in Today's Job Market Put Your Professional Face Forward on the Web. ONS Connect, 26(1), 22. January 23 35 professional website page. http://www.webappers.com/2011/03/08/35-professionally-designedpersonal-portfolio-websites/ Treiblmaier, H. (2007). WEB SITE ANALYSIS: A REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH. Communications Of AIS, 2007(19), 806-843. January 28 FCC Report. http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0614/DOC314630A1.pdf US Census Report. http://www.census.gov//econ/estats/2009/2009reportfinal.pdf January 30 Bertot, J., McClure, C. R., & Jaeger, P. T. (2008). THE IMPACTS OF FREE PUBLIC INTERNET ACCESS ON PUBLIC LIBRARY PATRONS AND COMMUNITIES. Library Quarterly, 78(3), 285-301. February 6 Usunier, J., & Roulin, N. (2010). THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH- AND LOW-CONTEXT COMMUNICATION STYLES ON THE DESIGN, CONTENT, AND LANGUAGE OF BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS WEB SITES. Journal Of Business Communication, 47(2), 189-227. February 27 Qiyun, W., & Huay Lit, W. (2009). EXPLORING THE USE OF WEB 2.0 TOOLS TO SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE LEARNING. Journal Of Education Research, 3(3), 191-202. Sulisworo, D. D. (2012). Designing the Online Collaborative Learning Using the Wikispaces. International Journal Of Emerging Technologies In Learning, 7(1), 58-61. Worley, R. B. (2011). Eportfolios Examined: Tools for Exhibit and Evaluation. Business Communication Quarterly, 74(3), 330-332. March 4 McMullin, R., & Hutton, J. (2010). Web Subject Guides: Virtual Connections across the University Community. Journal Of Library Administration, 50(7/8), 789-797.