English 323: Writing in the Professional World

Eastern Michigan University

Winter 2005 | Section 1 | Steven D. Krause

This is the homepage for Steven D. Krause's Winter 2005 section of English 323: Writing in the Professional World. Most of the class materials will be available via this web site. Stay tuned for more materials as they develop!

The Collaborative Recommendation Report Assignment

• The collaborative recommendation report assignment
• "Collaborative Writing and Meetings at Work." On E-Reserves.
• "Writing Careful Long Reports." On E-Reserves.
• "PowerPoint in the Classroom" tutorial
• "Learning to Love PowerPoint," David Byrne, and "PowerPoint is Evil," Edward Tufte, both in WIRED September 2003.
  
  Also, check out these resources:
• Purdue University OWL: Using MLA Format
• Purdue University OWL: Using APA Format

The Informal Report Assignment

• The informal report assignment.
• "Writing Informal Reports," from Oliu, Brusaw, and Alred (available via e-Reserves)

The Resume and Letter of Application Assignment

• The resume and letter assignment
• "How to Get a Job: Resumes, Letters, Applications, Interviews." On E-Reserves.
• Monster.com and Hotjobs.com
  
  Also, check out these resources:
• BGSU's Career Center Page About Resumes Be sure to look at the part about Marketable Skills for Teachers.
• A+ Resumes for Teachers Check out their sample teacher resumes and letters.

Response to the Complaint Letter (or the "Adjustment Letter") Assignment

• The adjustment letter assignment
• "Types of Business Letters," Chapter 6 of Successful Writing at Work, available via eReserves.Note that this is the same reading we read for the Complaint Letter Assignment as well.
• "Adjustment Letters," From Writing @CSU

The Complaint Letter Assignment

• The complaint letter assignment
• "Types of Business Letters," Chapter 6 of Successful Writing at Work, available via eReserves.
• "Complaint Letters that Work," from WriteExpress. Note that we won't be using the software they are trying to sell here...

The Email Writing Assignment

• The email writing assignment
• "A Beginner's Guide to Effective Email" by Kaitlin Duck Sherwood.
• Email etiquette rules for effective email replies
• "Email Etiquette" from OWL at Purdue University

The Personal Statement Assignment

• The "Personal Statement" assignment
• "Writing the Personal Statement" at the Purdue Online Writing Lab.
• University California, Irvine web site about personal statements.

Some potentially Interesting Links (in no particular order, and growing all the time)

• Common Errors in English by Paul Brians
• Purdue University OWL