Friday, October 31, 2008

Due Wednesday 11/05/08 6 PM class

1. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 20 "Technical Definitions.
and for chapter 12 "Organizing for Users."
2. Prepare a draft of your resume using either the sample
resumes from the handout or templates from your computer
if you know where to find them. I will show you where to
find templates on Windows 2007.
3.Continue to find articles for your research. Two
articles will be due on 11/05. Remember to read
and underline the information in the artciles and to complet
a Research Summary sheet for EACH ARTICLE.

Due Monday 11/03/08 or Tuesday 11/04/08

1. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 20 "Technical Definitions.
2. Prepare a draft of your resume using either the sample
resumes from the handout or templates from your computer
if you know where to find them. I will show you where to
find templates on Windows 2007.
3.Continue to find articles for your research. Two more
articles will be due on 11/05 or 11/06. Remember to read
and underline the information in the artciles and to complet
a Research Summary sheet for EACH ARTICLE.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Due Wednesday 10/29/08 or Thursday 10/30/08

1. Find and print two articles for your research topic.
Read and underline information that you think will be
useful for your research.
2. Complete Study Guide Chapters 12 and 15. If
you do not have a copy of the Study Guide, you
can get one in the outer office across from Room 207.
3. In class or in the outer office, you can get also
a copy of the Research Article Summary sheet where
you can copy the relevant information that you have
underlined in the research articles. You will need
one summary sheet for each research article.
4. Be sure that you have prepared the employment
information that was mentioned in the last blog so
that we can discuss your resume.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Due Wednesday night 10/29/08

1. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 14
"Designing Visual Information."
2. Investigate the articles for your research topic
because one article will be due on Wednesday 10/29,
two more articles will be be due on Wednesday 11/05,
and the final two articles will be due on Wednesday 1
11/12. Five articles is the minimum; you can have more.
You should read and underline information that you think
will be useful in preparing your research paper. We will
discuss the paper next week.
3. Prepare two lists: One list for your education
and training, and the other for your work experiences.
This means places where you have worked and the duties
that you had. This is leading to the preparation of your
resume.
4. Prepare Visual Exercise #1.

Due Monday 10/27/08 or Tuesday 10/28/08

1. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 14
"Designing Visual Information."
2. Investigate the articles for your research topic
because two articles will be due on Wednesday 11/29
or Thursday 11/30, two more articles will be be due
on Wednesday 11/05 or Thursday 11/06, and the fifth
article will be due on Monday 11/10 or Tuesday 11/11.
Five articles is the minimum; you can have more.
You should read and underline information that you think
will be useful in preparing your research paper. We will
discuss the paper next week.
3. Prepare two lists: One list for your education
and training, and the other for your work experiences.
This means places where you have worked and the duties
that you had. This is leading to the preparation of your
resume.
4. Monday class, prepare Visual Exercise #1.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Due Monday 10/20/08, Tuesday 10/21/08, or Wednesday night 10/22/08

1. Your exam over the handout is scheduled for
the first class meeting.
2. Remember that you will write a letter as part
of your exam, so be sure to know the parts of
the letter, the format, and the spacing.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Due Wednesday 10/15/08 for the night class

1. Be sure that you have completed all chapters
in the study guide. We will review in class tonight.
you Exam is scheduled on 10/22/08.
2. Complete the Hard Hat memo. See me if you don't have
a copy of the assignment sheet.
3. Complete the summary exercises on pages 6 and 7 of
the Study Guide.

Due Monday 10/13/08, Tuesday 10/13/08

1. Be sure that all chapters in your Study Guide
have been completed. If you have any questions,
be sure to ask them on Monday or Tuesday.
2. Your Exam over the Study Guide will be on 10/20/08
for the Monday class and 10/21/08 for the Tuesday class.
3. Complete the Hard Hat memo. If you do not have a
copy of the assignment, see me.
4. Complete the summer exercises on pages 6 and 7 of
the Study Guide.

Monday, October 6, 2008

Due Wednesday 10/08/08 or Thursday 10/09/08

1. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 4
"Being Persuasive.'
2. Complete the Study Guide for chapter 5
"Weighing the Ethical Issues."
3. Complete the Study Guide for chapter 11
"Summarizing and Abstracting Information."
You do NOT have to complete the summary assignment
on page 6.

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Due Wednesday night 10/08/08

Sorry abut the late posting.
1. Write the memo handout assignment that is
listed in the last page of your handout.
2. Complete the Study Guide for chapter 6
"Working in Teams."
3. Correct any errors in your Interview.
4. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 4
Being Persuasive."
5. Complete the Study Guide for chapter 5
"Weighing the ethical Issues."

Due Monday 10/06/08 or Tuesday 10/07/08

Sorry abut the late posting.
1. Write the memo handout assignment that is
listed in the last page of your handout.
2. Complete the Study Guide for chapter 6
"Working in Teams."
3. Correct any errors in your Interview.