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English 3130 Projects

A Note about Turning in Assignments
All assignments must be turned in electronically as an attachment, such as Word or pdf (not copied and pasted into the body of your email). The files should be named strictly according to what’s specified in my instructions.

The course work consists of reading and writing assignments. You must complete all projects satisfactorily in order to receive a passing grade for the course. The reading assignments are indicated in the course schedule. The writing assignments consist of the following:

Reading Summaries (15%)
For this project, you will do library or online research for the concepts listed in the “Readings & Research” column of our course schedule and summarize your research.

Document Analysis (15%)
For this project, you’ll find an actual business document and analyze the effectiveness of its design in terms of its audience, purpose, content design, format design, medium, etc. The document could be any form of a business document such as a department guideline, a company policy, a business memo or letter, a webpage, an online tutorial, etc.

Job Search Project (15%)
This project requires you to locate a job ad and design a job search packet including at least a resume and a cover letter tailored specifically for the job.

Business Case (15%)
For this project, you are put in a complex situation involving business communication in a simulated context. Your task is to come up with a reasonable, ethical solution that solves the communication issue.

Final Project (40%)
For this final project, you’ll work in groups to design a professional project for a real client. Your project can be, for example, a pamphlet for the Career Services Office, a grant application a for a non-profit organization, a proposal, a web site for a company, some online documentation for a softwae program, a promotional packet for a startup, a business plan, a recommendations report for solving the communication problems for a company, etc. This project contains the following components:

• • Initial proposal (5%)
  • The project (30%)
  • Rhetorical analysis (5%)