The Writing of Business Overview of Quarter-Long Business Writing Course

Week	Reading Assignment	Topics or Focuses	Writing Assignments
1	Chapters 1 and 2	introduction to business writing	informal self-assessment of writing
2	Chapter 7	the writing process and career self-assessment	career self-assessment and organizational research
3	Chapters 8 and 5	career self-assessment, organizational research, and the resume	thank you letter and resume draft
4	Chapter 9	online resumes and application letters	resume final draft and online resume draft
5	Chapter 9	application letters and other employment letters	online resume final draft and application letter draft
6	Chapter 3	memos and email	final draft of application letter and issue memo; e-mail
7	Chapters 10, 11, and 12	document design, research, and proposal writing	research and planning for collaborative proposal; e-mail
8	Chapter 13	progress reports	research and writing of collaborative proposal; e-mail progress report
9	Chapter 14	oral reports	Final draft of collaborative proposal; oral presentations of proposals
10	Chapter 6	oral reports and persuasive letters or self-assessment memo	Oral presentations of proposals; final exam: persuasive letter convincing teacher that a particular grade has been earned or a self-assessment memo

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