ENGL 501 Syllabus (pdf or MSWord)
and Learning Outcomes

Assignments

• Class Minutes
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• Formal Report Project
  • Proposal (due 3/20)
  • Progress Report (due 4/3)
• Employment Application Materials (due 2/27)
• Direct Request Revision Assignment (due 2/1)
• Style Revision #1 (due 1/23)
• Mechanics homework (due 1/16)

  501 Students Only

  • Rhetorical Analysis of Discipline Specific Documents (Due 2/20)

Selected PowerPoint Notes

• Formal Reports
• Progress Reports
• Graphics
• Proposals
• Cover Letters and Resumes (2/13-2/20)
• Bad News and Emotional Messages (1/30)
• Routine Messages and Direct Requests (1/25)
• Styles (1/16 & 1/18)
• Pro Writing Rhetoric Basics (1/11)
• Grammar Review (1/9-1/11)

• Employee Handbook - A downloadable MS Word format file containing content and formatting information.  You will need to refer to this document especially while writing your memos and letters.
• PowerPoint - A brief online document explaining how to create a PowerPoint presentation.
• Excel - A brief online document explaining how to use Excel to create basic graphics, charts, and visuals.
• Presentation - Guidelines for giving a presentation.  I will expect you to follow these structures while giving your own oral presentations.
• Professional Writing Examples - An index of examples of Letters, Memos, Proposals, Progress Reports, Final Reports, etc.

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