General
Information
Welcome
to English 330: Business Writing. Here is a syllabus for the course; you are responsible for the information therein, so
read it over carefully and print out a hardcopy.
In this online intersession course, you will be responsible for completing multiple reading and writing assignments within the context of five modules over the span of four weeks. This is the first module. While strict deadlines will be upheld for assignments, you are encouraged to work at your own pace. (Keep in mind that, given the short length of the intersession, the content for the course is significantly compressed, requiring you to produce several assignments every week, with the third week containing the heaviest workload.)
You may email me with questions or concerns via Pilot. I always answer within 24 hours, usually sooner.
This
course is run by way of my
own website in conjunction with Wright State University's
distance learning program Pilot. The index page will operate as your primary resource for the course. You may access
this page via www.wright.edu/~david.wilson or via Pilot.
All
major and minor assignments should be submitted to me via Pilot on their respective due dates and times. Go to the Dropbox and upload your work accordingly. All assignments
must be composed and submitted on MS-Word as .doc or .docx files. Assignments submitted otherwise (e.g., .wps, .rtf, or .zip files) will not receive credit.
You are responsible for monitoring the upload of each assignment you submit. Assignments submitted after their due dates have elapsed (whether it be one day, ten days, or one minute) will not be accepted. Assignments are due every Friday at 5 p.m. The modules for the course and Pilot provide you with all due dates from the beginning to the end of the course, so you are responsible for organizing and managing your time accordingly. Never wait until the last minute to submit work in case of computer glitches or other issues that might crop up. Always provide yourself with enough time to upload your work.
Grades are based upon a point system tallied throughout the quarter by Pilot. Major assignments are worth 100 points and minor assignments are worth 10 points.
For
most major assignments, you will be asked to produce a piece of writing
for a hypothetical company or position in the business world. Whatever
the assignment, you should always attempt to distinguish and individuate
yourself in some way from other potential candidates, co-workers, etc.
You will be graded on the dynamism and effectiveness of how you represent
yourself in your writing in terms of CONTENT as well as STYLE.
If you do not turn in a major assignment, you cannot pass the course.
These modules contain numerous readings regarding the stylistics and mechanics of business writing as described in The Business Writer's Handbook. You will not be tested specifically on these readings, but your writing will be expected to exhibit the rules that they explain, so it is important that you read them thoroughly.
Assignments
to be turned in will always be cast in red.
FINAL
NOTE: Under no circumstances should parents or guardians of students
contact me with questions or concerns regarding a student's performance
or the course itself. Such matters are confidential and protected by
university policy. Parents and guardians need to contact the Wright
State University administration with questions or concerns. Students,
however, may contact me freely and are encouraged to do so.
