Projects

Pitch Assignment

Note: This is the second exercise in the Consultancy Simulation, the second project in Professional Writing. This exercise is graded on a point scale: 1 – 5, with 1 being the lowest score and 5 the highest. Assignment Guidelines The Pitch assignment has one deliverable. Choose from one the following options: an informal 1 page ...

Professional Writing Guidelines for the Document Makeover

The Professional Writing Guidelines below are suggestions for redesigning, revising, reorganizing, and editing a document. These suggestions would work pretty well for any effort at revision, yet they are especially intended to serve as a revision heuristic The Document Makeover, the third exercise in Professional Writing (Syllabus), an undergraduate writing course. Assignment Guidelines Revise, redesign, ...

Document Makeover

The Document Makeover is the first major module in Professional Writing, which is an undergraduate course on workplace writing. See the schedule to understand how this project fits into the course. The overarching goals of The Document Makeover are to help you think about memo writing conventions rhetorical principles, especially the importance of rhetorical analysis ...

Memo on Design Choices

The Memo on Design Choices is an exercise for The Infographic Project, a major project in Professional Writing, an undergraduate writing course. Key Words: Data Visualization; Design [ Course Syllabus | Schedule |The Infographic Project ] Assignment Guidelines The goal of The Memo on Design Choices is to demonstrate that you have learned some principles ...

Rhetorical Analysis Memo for The Infographic Project

The Rhetorical Analysis Memo (Infographic) is an exercise for The Infographics Project, a major project in Professional Writing, an undergraduate writing course. [ Course Syllabus | Schedule | The Infographic Project ] Assignment Guidelines Write a one-page memo to your instructor that summarizes your plans for your infographic. Your memo should address the rhetorical elements ...

Final Course Reflection

The Final Course Reflection is the final writing assignment for Professional Writing, an undergraduate course on workplace writing. The Final Course Reflection assignment asks students to reflect about their coursework in Professional Writing from the perspective of research and theory. The Final Course Reflection aims to help students demonstrate their understanding of 21st century literacies; demonstrate declarative ...

The Infographic Project

Note: The Infographic Project is a major assignment in Professional Writing, an undergraduate writing course on workplace writing. Infographics are stories conveyed primarily via visual language. The Infographic Project has two major and two minor deliverables: Major Deliverables Minor Deliverables 1. An original Infographic2. A Memo on Design Choices. 1. A heuristic exercise2. A video ...

Team Evaluation Memo

The Team Evaluation Memo is the final work product of an eight-week long collaborative assignment, The Consulting Simulation, for an undergraduate writing course on Professional Writing. The Team Evaluation Memo calls for students to critically reflect on their contributions and their peers’ contributions to The Consulting Simulation. Student Learning Outcomes By the time you’ve completed ...

Recommendation Report Assignment

Recommendation Reports are a common genre of discourse in business and academic settings. The Recommendation Report Assignment is the culmination of an eight-week long collaborative project in Professional Writing, an undergraduate course on workplace writing. Student Learning Outcomes By the time you’ve completed this module, you’ll be able to understand the role of recommendation reports ...