instructor:
amy c. kimme hea
office
hours: wed. 1:30-3:00 &
by appointment on fri.
office location: heavilon 303e
office
phone: 496-1643
home phone: 477-0504
from 9am - 10pm
class
listserv: engl3060101002-
class@relay.cc.purdue.edu
email:
kimmehea@purdue.edu
required
materialscourse
policies
required
assignments
grading
web
resources
course description
This professional writing course will introduce you to writing principles and practices of professional writers. This course takes a client-based approach to professional writing. You, therefore, will work individually and collaboratively with actual clients. As part of your development as a professional, you will learn to:
Understand the role(s) of professional writers through contextual research and analysis.
required materials
A fundamental assumption of this course is that an increasing amount of workplace writing will take place online--not merely as documents word processed then printed out, but in email, realtime remote discussion, and other forms. In order to help you learn to communicate online more effectively, much of your work in this course will take place in virtual spaces.
The syllabus, schedule, and project materials will be made available to you through this course web site.
course policies
technology requirements
In order to participate fully in the course, you should be able to use the technology platform and applications listed below.
technology responsibilities
Because the exchange of information and materials in this class will be almost entirely electronic, familiarity with certain technologies is crucial for participation and success in the course. If you need any assistance now or at any point during the semester, please do not hesitate to ask. I also have provided electronic documentation to help facilitate your use of classroom technologies. Thus, you should be able to attend to the responsibilities in the list below.
collaborative work
Collaborative work is a required component of our course. In fact, much of your work in the course will be either co-developed and/or co-authored assignments. You and your team members are responsible for updating one another and me about assignment development and progress. In addition, you also are responsible for negotiating together all aspects of your work including planning, drafting, revising, file managing, and scheduling of assignments.
attendance & punctuality
Attendance is required at all scheduled meetings. Since you will working in project teams, you also will be required to attend any scheduled out-of-class meetings with your team to complete course assignments.
Three absences may result in your final grade being lowered by as much as a letter grade. More than three absences can result in a failing grade for the course. Please note that no distinction is made in this course between excused or unexcused absences.
Being excessively or regularly late for class or team meetings also can be counted as an absence.
late work
The majority of missed class assignments cannot be "made up." If a serious and unavoidable problem arises, however, you should contact me prior to the deadline to determine whether or not an extension for the work will or will not be granted.
required assignments
You will complete 3 major projects for this course as well as a number of homework assignments, workshops, and other activities.
The 3 larger projects are as follows:
Project 1: Career Paths Project (Individual)
Project 2: Professional Writing Resources Archive (Collaborative)
Project 3: Professional Writing Archive Website Design (Collaborative)
You must complete all the larger projects to pass the course.
For each project you must submit multiple components of your work (including preliminary assignments, research notes, drafts, etc.). Since one of the principle grading criteria is production (See Production section below.), I need to see your writing process and not just its outcome. For each project, I will provide a document stating the project's components.
grading
grading breakdown
Each of the 3 major projects in the course will be comprised of several components, each of which will be worth a percentage of your final grade.
Project 1: Career Paths Project 50%
Project 2: Professional Writing Resources Archive 20%
Project 3: Professional Writing Archive Website Design 20%
Participation: Class Work, Homework, & Attendance 10%
All assignments will be graded on the standard letter-grade scale:
A=100-90
B=89-80
C=79-70
D=69-60
F=59 or below
grading criteria
Specific criteria for each larger assignment will vary depending on its required components. The three general criteria below, however, will remain consistent.
PURPOSE: How effective is the document? Does it
PRODUCT: How well constructed is the document? Does it:
PRODUCTION: How effectively was the document produced? Does it:
pw ink web site
http://flansburgh.english.purdue.edu/pw/club/pwink/welcome.html
For information about Purdue's Official Professional Writing Club, PWInk, and professional writing events, people, and places, link to PW Ink's web site.
professional writing web site
http://flansburgh.english.purdue.edu/pw/index.html
For resources and information about programs, people, and events, visit the professional writing programs site.
Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu
For help with editing, grammar, and basic writing skills, the Purdue OWL offers online help as well as face-to-face, drop-in tutorial help in Heavilon Hall 224.
ViEW documentation web site
http://addison.english.purdue.edu/ViEW/doc/welcome.html
For help with learning technology applications like Netscape Mail, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.
Computers & Composition documentation web site
http://addison.english.purdue.edu/candc/compdoc.htm
For help with learning technology such as Account Summary Application, Netscape Mail, HTML, etc.
PUCC information
http://labinfo.cc.purdue.edu/
For information about open labs on the Purdue campus. If you need personal help with your Purdue career account--e.g., you lose your password, your password doesn't work--then you can get help in Math 231.
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