The Writing of Business Overview of Semester-Long Business Writing Course: Plan B

Week	Reading Assignment	Topics or Focuses	Writing Assignments
1	Chapters 1 and 2	introduction to business writing	informal self-assessment of writing
2	Chapter 3	memos and e-mail	issue memo; e-mail
3	Chapter 4 and 10	policies and procedures	policy and procedure documents;e-mail
4	Chapters 7 and 11	career search	interview questions for informational interview about hiring and evaluation practices in a field; e-mail
5	Chapter 8	resumes	memo reporting on interview; resume draft; e-mail
6	Chapter 8	online resumes	resume final draft and online resume; e-mail
7	Chapter 9	application letter and other letters of employment	inquiry about job; application letter draft; e-mail
8	Chapter 11	research	application letter final draft; memo introducing research topic on career; e-mail
9	Chapters 10 and 12	proposal	research proposal on career; e-mail
10	Chapter 5	routine letters	request for information about career; e-mail
11	Chapter 13	reports	progress report on research report; e-mail
12	Chapter 15	international business	research into international aspects of career; e-mail
13	Chapter 14	oral reports	oral report on research concerning career; e-mail
14	Chapter 5	routine letters	cover letter for report; thank you letters for research sources for reports; e-mail
15	Chapter 6	bad news, complaints, negotiations	collaborative business plan; e-mail
16	Chapter 4	performance reviews	performance review of own work

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