Wednesday 6 PM class, 10/03

1. Complete Visual Exercise #1. These
visuals are to be hand drawn; computer
generated visuals will NOT be accepted.
Be neat!
2. Using all the elements of a business
letter, type a business letter to Mr. Dell
Ross,Human Resources at R & J Manufacturing
asking him if the company will have any
internships in summer 2008. Use your name
and address and invent an address for the
company. In the first paragraph, introduce
yourself by giving your name, student status,
and major plus any other information you
may wish to add. In the second paragraph,
state your career interests so that he can
see if an internship will be available.
Close with a Good Will paragraph. Choose
either letter style on pages 414 or 415.
Type and print a draft and a final copy.

Monday, 10/01 and Tuesday, 10/02

1.Complete the Study Guide for chapter 18
"Letters and Employment Correspondence"
2. Complete the Study Guide for chapter 20
"Technical Definitions"
3. Complete the Study Guide for chapter 21
"Technical Descriptions and Specifications"

Wednesday 6 PM class, 9/26/07

1. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 14
"Designing Visual Information."

2. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 15
"Designing Pages and Documents."

3. Decide which resume format is best for
you and prepare a typed draft of at least the
experience, skills,and education portions
of your resume.

Monday, 9/24/07 and Tuesday, 9/25/07

1. Comlete the Study Guide for Chapter 14
"Designing Visual Information."

2. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 15
"Designing Pages and Documents."

Tech and Business Writing--ALL CLASSES

HERE ARE SOME SAMPLE QUESTIONS FOR YOUR EXAM I.
THESE ARE SAMPLES AND ARE NOT NECESSARITY
ON YOUR EXAM I. THIS IS JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA
OF HOW THE EXAM QUESTIONS ARE WRITTEN.

1. The more you advance into your field, the more
you share information and establish: A. control;
B. correspondence; C. human contact; D. perspective.

2. A user-centered document focuses on : A. what
the company needs; B. what the audience considers
important; C. business; D. all of these.

3. Usable information connects with the audience
by recognizing its: A. questions; B. correspondence;
C. importance; D. preferences; E. desires.

4. Persuasion does NOT try to influences someone's:
A. ethics; B. decision making; C. actions; D. thinking.

5. Official connection is one of the strategies in
connecting with the audience. A. T; B. F.

6. To produce an effective document in a workplace
setting, you must accomplish ____ tasks. A. three;
B. four; C. five; D. six

7. One of the tasks in question 6 above is infomation
delivery. A. T; B. F

8. A technical document ____ focuses on the writer's
thoughts and feelings. A. often; B. rarely;
C. occasionally; D. never; E. usually

9. Ethical decisions challenge your ___: A. ethics;
B. thinking skills; C. listening skills;
D. critical thinking skills.

10. Depend only on legal guidelines. A. it's the law;
B. never; C. usually; D. sometimes

11. Because of their effects, ethical decisions
challenge your ___. A. cultural differences;
B. critical thinking skills; C. morality;
D. knowledge and practice.

12. Any memo that you write can have far-reaching
____ implications. A. job; B. legal. C. ethical;
D. A and C; E. B and C

The test will also give the definitions of some
of the terms listed on page 12 of the Study Guide,
and inthe blank, you must write the correct term
that meets the definition.

Wednesday night class 9/12

1. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 11
2. Page 199 of the text gives the GUIDELINES for
Summarizing Information. Follow steps 2, 3, and 4
of the GUIDELINES to complete the summary exercise on
Page 5. of the Study Guide by crossing out technical
information, examples, explanations, or any background
information that readers won't need in order to
understand the paragraph.
3. On the bottom of Page 5. write the remaining words
that you did not cross out. Count and write
the number of words that you wrote.
4. Learn the last six terms and definitions on
Page 12. of the Study Guide.
5. In the Study Guide, read Writing Informational
Memorandums on Pages 9 and 10.
6. Complete Summary Exercise #2 on Page 6 of the
Study Guide and TYPE your summary with a word count.
7. Get a blue scan sheet for the exam next week.

Wednesday 9/12 and Thursday 9/13

1. Complete Summary Exercise #2 on Page 6. of
the Study Guide and TYPE the summary and word count
2. Learn the last three terms and definitions on
page 12. of the Study Guide.
3. Study for Exam I on the first class day of
next week.
4. Get one blue Scan sheet for the exam.

Monday, 9/10 and Tuesday, 9/11

1. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 11
2. Page 199 of the text gives the GUIDELINES for
Summarizing Information. Follow steps 2, 3,and 4
of the GUIDELINES to complete the summary exercise on
Page 5.of the Study Guide by crossing out technical
information, examples, explanations or any background
information that readers won't need in order to
understand the paragraph.
3. On the bottom of page 5. write the remaining words
that you did not cross out. Count and write
the number of words that you wrote.
4. In the Study Guide, read Writing Informational
Memorandums on Pages 9 and 10.