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=Business Writing=


 * Overview of the course:** This course will provide a series of projects intended to provide experience in a number of genres of business writing. About half of the activities will be individual activities and the others will be group activities.

This describes the first activity, which is a group activity: **developing an instruction manual for setting up a tent**. You will be grouped with three other students, and this will be your group for all of the semester’s group activities. As a group you will develop the instructions for this first project.




 * Project Objectives:** The objectives for this project are to develop clear, concise, and useful instructions and confirm their effectiveness.

1. Determine which type of tent to use for the project along with reasons why 2. Prepare a timetable for completion of each project activity 3. Incorporate at least two visuals into the instructions 4. Develop the instructions themselves, along with a list of materials needed 5. Confirm the clarity and usefulness of the instructions on one or more people who are not involved in the course.
 * Directions for completing the activity:** Each member of the group you will use this site for completing the project. In this project, there are five tasks to be completed (in later projects you will work out the tasks yourselves). The five tasks are:

The entire project is due by the end of the third week of the semester. You, individually and as a group are to choose how the tasks are to be completed, and by whom. You do not have to assign each of the five points to a single group member, but you are free to do that. At the end of each week I will check on the activities undertaken so far and provide any assistance or redirection that might be needed. You will be graded on 1) the quality of the instructions, 2) your contribution, and 3) the effectiveness with which you worked together.

Information to be submitted: During the first week, you must decide who is doing which tasks and the timetable. Use the **DISCUSSION tab** at the top of the page to open up a discussion page where you will communicate with group members, decide who takes responsibility for which tasks, and post your contributions to the project. During the first week, you should post a brief bio of yourself including your previous experience with writing, with online resources, your hobbies and your career intentions.