Schedule

*The course will not meet on days shaded in grey.

Date

Schedule/Readings

Assignments Due
Tue, 1/15 Topic: Course introduction
Readings:
Tue, 1/22 Topics: Defining writing portfolios; setting internship goals and becoming a reflective learner; scheduling discussion leaders
Readings:

  • Reynolds & Rice, “The Process of Portfolio Keeping” (readings)
  • Smith & Haimes-Korn, “Understanding Professional Portfolios,” Portfolios for Technical and Professional Communicators (PTPC), Ch. 1, pp. 1-18
Mon, 1/28 Forum discussion: Managing workplace relationships
Readings:

  • Potts, “My Entry-Level Life” (readings)
  • Stitts, “Learning to Work with Emotions During an Internship” (readings)
  • Davidson, “Expressing Emotion in Interpersonal Interactions” (readings)
  • Weekly Internship Log,
  • Expectations essay, and
  • Internship agreement due in course folder by 9 a.m.
  • Forum responses due before 5 p.m., Friday, 2/1
Tue, 2/5 Topic: Adapting to on-the-job protocols
Readings:

  • Bruzzese, “Arriving Interns Greeted with a Few Rules”
  • Southard, “Protocol and Human Relations in the Corporate World: What Interns Should Know” (readings)
  • Sopensky & Modrey, “Survival Skills for Communicators within Organizations” (readings)
  • Weekly Internship Log due Monday by 9 a.m.
Mon, 2/11 Forum discussion: Asserting the worth of professional communicators in the workplace
Readings:

  • Katz, “A Newcomer Gains Power: An Analysis of the Role of Rhetorical Expertise” (readings)
  • Messmer, “Performance Reviews” (readings)
  • Zimmerman, “Prepping for Your Annual Review”
  • Varhol, “Preparing for Your Performance Review” (readings)
  • Weekly Internship Log due by 9 a.m.
Tue, 2/19 Topics: Designing information for the poster & portfolio; scheduling midterm assessment meetings
Readings:

  • Tufte, “The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint”
  • Skim Plumley, WordPress 24-Hour Trainer (W24T), pp. 1-48
  • Read W24T, pp. 49-160
  • Weekly Internship Log due Monday by 9 a.m.
Mon, 2/25 Midterm assessment meetings on 2/26 & 2/28
Tue, 3/5 Topic: Exploring differences between academic and workplace writing
Readings:
Mon, 3/11 Forum discussion: Creating a portfolio identity
Readings:

  • “Creating a Portfolio Identity,” PTPC, Ch. 2, pp. 19-30
  • “Choosing and Customizing Themes,” W24T, pp. 241-266
  • “Adding Functionality Using Plugins,” W24T, pp. 307-334
  • Weekly Internship Log due by 9 a.m.
Tue, 3/19 Topic: Creating the poster presentation
Readings:
  • Weekly Internship Log due Monday by 9 a.m.
3/24-31 Spring Break – No class, no forum posts
Mon, 4/1 Forum discussion: Assembling and arranging your web portfolio
Readings:

  • “Portfolio Contents, Design, and Structure,” PTPC, Ch. 3, pp.31-58
  • “Managing Your Content,” W24T, pp. 161-200
  • Weekly Internship Log due by 9 a.m.
Tue, 4/2 Topic: Poster workshop
Readings: NA
  • Bring drafts of posters to share with class and solicit feedback
Tue, 4/9 Topic: Poster workshop
Readings: NA
  • Weekly Internship Log due Monday by 9 a.m.
  • Bring drafts of posters to share with class and solicit feedback
Mon, 4/15 Forum discussion: Revising and publishing your portfolio
Readings:

  • “Revising for Portfolio Quality,” PTPC, ch. 4, pp. 59-80
  • PTPC, chs. 5-6
  • Weekly Internship Log and
  • Document Form for Poster & Portfolio due by 9 a.m.
Tue, 4/16 Topic: Portfolio workshop
Readings: NA
  • Bring drafts of portfolios to share with class and solicit feedback
Tue, 4/23 Set up posters in [location TBA] at 10 a.m. for Poster Exhibition; be present to answer questions from 4-5 p.m.
Tue, 4/30 Topics: Course Evaluations, final questions about projects

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