| Instructor: Barbara J. D'Angelo Multimedia Writing & Technical Communication Sutton Hall, Room 301P Phone: 480-727-1160 Email: bdangelo@asu.edu Yahoo IM ID: barb_dangelo |
Office Hours: Monday, 9:00-11:00 |
This course will introduce students to strategies, formats, and techniques of presenting information to business and other workplace audiences.
On completion of this course, students will be able to:
This course will be conducted as a hybrid. Beginning the week of August 29th, Tuesday class sessions will be conducted using Blackboard; we will meet on campus for Thursday class sessions.
Review all information in the syllabus, assignments, and Schedule. Be sure you understand what will be expected of you.
All assignments are expected to be completed on time. See course evaluation section below for information on grading and Blackboard for information on assignments and due dates.
Locker, Kitty O. (2003) Business and Administrative Communication, 7th edition. New York: McGraw-Hill.
The text is available in the bookstore. Be sure to purchase the 7th edition.
| Assignment | Value |
| Chapter 2 exercises | 5 pts |
| Audience analysis worksheets | 5 pts |
| Letter | 5 pts |
| Memo | 5 pts |
| Flyer | 10 pts |
| Visuals | 5 pts |
| Resume/cover letter | 10 pts |
| Group Project | |
| Communication/work plan | 10 pts |
| Problem identification | 10 pts |
| Progress Report | 10 pts |
| Presentation | 10 pts |
| Class participation | 15 pts |
| Scale | Grade |
| 90-100 | A |
| 80-89 | B |
| 70-79 | C |
| 60-69 | D |
| 0-59 | E |
All assignments are to be completed and turned in by the due date listed in the Schedule section of Blackboard. Late assignments will not be accepted for any reason other than family or medical emergency. If you cannot complete an assignment on time, contact me in advance of the due date.
Throughout this course, you will be composing documents for a variety of audiences and purposes. Your writing should at all times be professional and consist of proper tone, style, formatting, language, and grammar.
As a student in this course you are expected to complete your own work, write your own assignments, and to properly cite work of others. Please refer to the Student Academic Integrity Policy regarding students rights, responsibilities and obligations.
If you have a documented disability that may impact on your ability to carry out assigned course work, I encourage you to contact Disability Student Resources (DRS). Their phone number is (480) 965-1362 (voice) or (480) 965-9000 (TTY). They can also be accessed on the web at http://www.asu.edu/drc/
Last modified: 19 August 2005