Personal Performance Evaluation

Course Syllabus

Course Information ENG 3107.40183: Writing for the Professions – Business & Social Sciences Term and Year: Spring 2021 Start and End Dates: January 19, 2021 – May 1, 2021 Credit Hours: 3 Course Format: Online LocaRon: hSps://canvas.northeastern.edu/

Instructor Informa4on Diane Costagliola [email protected] (Virtual) Office Hours: I check my email throughout the day and log into Canvas as least once per day; if you would like to schedule a virtual conference or a phone call, please email me.

Second Point of Contact In the event that some concern about the course arises and is not addressed by the instructor, please contact:

Barbara Ohrstrom, English Lead Faculty [email protected] If for any reason you wish to express a concern about anything that may impact your success in a course, first speak directly with your Instructor. If you need addiAonal support, please contact your Academic Advisor.

Technical Requirements Courses are available on Northeastern University’s Canvas at the following link: h;p:// canvas.northeastern.edu. Canvas Technical support and resources including 24/7 phone (1-833-450-3937), and chat can be found on the help icon in Canvas. Northeastern Technical support can be accessed at 617-373-4357 (xHELP) or [email protected].

Each student is responsible for his or her access to the internet for purposes of this course and for research. Internet access is a required component of this course and will not be accepted as an excuse for missed work. If you know that you will be traveling, then make sure you plan accordingly.

Note regarding e-mail/voicemail: If you e-mail, please include your name and class Rtle. Please allow up to 48 hours for an email reply. If you leave a voicemail, please remember to include your name, class Rtle, and phone number.

Course Prerequisite ENG1107 or equivalent with grade of “C” or higher

Course Corequisite ENG 3108 (Online WriRng Lab)

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Course Descrip4on This course provides wriRng instrucRon for students considering careers or advanced study in business administraRon and the social sciences. Students have the opportunity to pracRce and reflect on wriRng in professional, public, and academic genres as they plan, research, write, and analyze various forms of business communicaRons, such as proposals, recommendaRon reports, leSers, presentaRons, and emails relevant to industry. The course also provides students with opportuniRes to evaluate a wide variety of sources and develop communicaRon skills in audience analysis, criRcal research, peer review, and revision. Students must earn a “C” or higher to receive academic credit.

Course Materials Gerson, S., & Gerson, S. (2010). Workplace wriAng. Upper Saddle River, NJ: PrenRce Hall. ISBN-13: 978

0131599697

Hacker, D., & Sommers, N. (2015). A writer’s reference (9th ed.). Boston: Macmillian Learning. ISBN-13: 978-1319057442

UNC WriRng Lab Tips and Tools: hSps://wriRngcenter.unc.edu/Rps-and-tools/

NUpath Learning Goals

Wri4ng Across Audiences and Genres Students study and pracRce wriRng for mulRple public, academic, and professional audiences and contexts. They learn to use wriRng strategies, convenRons, genres, technologies, and modaliRes (e.g., text, sounds, image, video) to communicate effecRvely.

• Advanced WriRng in the Disciplines in the English Department (or approved equivalents) | User Code: WD

o Learning Goals: By the end of the course, students should be able to A. Adapt wriRng for mulRple academic, professional, and public occasions and audiences. B. Display familiarity with the wriRng convenRons of genres in an academic field or

profession. C. IdenRfy credible, relevant sources and engage and cite them appropriately in their wriSen

work. D. Drap, revise, and edit their wriRng using feedback from readers

Course Learning Outcomes Based on saRsfactory compleRon of this course, a student/learner should be able to:

• Demonstrate understanding and analysis of readings and class lectures through acRve parRcipaRon in class discussions, wriSen assignments, and oral presentaRons.

• Create business wriRng in which form, organizaRon, syntax, dicRon, style, and tone are appropriate for a given audience, subject, and purpose.

• Locate, evaluate, and integrate informaRon purposefully from electronic and print sources and document using proper APA style.

• Compose mulRple draps of major wriSen projects (revising for focus, development, and organizaRon) and then edit for grammar, punctuaRon, and clarity of delivery.

• Create and deliver a persuasive PPT presentaRon that engages audience, demonstrates ability to speak confidently in a professional context, and uses effecRve visuals.

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• PracRce revision and ediRng skills through peer review of major assignments and Online WriRng Lab acRviRes.

Expecta4ons • Workload

o One (1) academic credit requires 50 minutes a week of classroom or faculty instrucRon and about two hours of out of class student work for a 15-week course; 100 minutes a week of classroom or direct faculty instrucRon and about 3.5 hours of out of class student work for a 7.5-week course.

o For a three-credit course, students should expect 2.5 hours a week of classroom or faculty instrucRon and a minimum of 5 hours of out of class student work for a 15-week course; 5 hours of classroom or direct faculty instrucRon and a minimum of 10 hours of out of class student work for a 7.5-week course.

A;endance Policy • Your aSendance in this course is based on your parRcipaRon in weekly online discussions and the

submission of all required wriRng assignments. You are expected to submit at least three (3) posts per week to the discussion board:

o One post will be your primary response: you will answer a provided quesRon, reference the weekly readings and/or lecture, and demonstrate your understanding of and engagement with the materials. This post is due by midnight on the Thursday of each week.

o Two posts per week will be secondary responses to your classmates; these will be less substanRal than your primary post, but should be more than “I agree.” These posts are your opportunity to engage in scholarly discourse with your classmates, just as you would if we were in a classroom together. These posts are due by midnight on the Sunday of each week.

o You are expected to read all posts on the discussion boards, and you are encouraged to respond to your classmates as open as possible.

Policy on late work • Late assignments will AUTOMATICALLY receive half credit.

• Online classes: Each assignment is due at 11:59 pm EST of the date indicated.

• If you are absent when an assignment is due, the assignment must sRll meet the deadline or suffer the penalty of being late.

• No make-up work (homework, discussion board posts, quizzes, etc.) will be permiSed.

• Extra credit assignments are not available.

Course Methodology Each week, you will be expected to:

• Review the week's learning objecRves. • Complete all assigned readings and media viewings. • Complete all lecture materials for the week and/or aSend the class lectures. • ParRcipate earnestly in the Discussion Board. • Submit each assignment and exam by the due date. Study and review course content.

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In order to achieve and demonstrate these learning objecRves, students will • Read acRvely and demonstrate understanding and analysis of readings in class and in wriSen

assignments. • Develop ideas thoroughly in class and in wriRng by proving claims with specific, relevant evidence,

demonstraRng criRcal thinking skills, and employing effecRve wriRng strategies and appeals. • Compose mulRple draps of each wriSen assignment revising for focus, development and

organizaRon, and then ediRng for grammar, punctuaRon, and clarity of delivery. • Develop a series of wriSen response essays throughout the term and a criRcal analysis essay at the

end of the term, each constructed around a specific purpose, audience, and subject, and revised to demonstrate skills of good wriRng.

Online Wri4ng Lab (OWL) Requirement for This Course

All students in this course must register for the Online Writing Lab (ENG3108) and participate fully in the OWL acRvities required this term. Sessions with OWL will focus on draft revisions and other writing assessments tied to graded paper assignments in this course. All work with OWL will be accessed via the OWL link within Canvas. Students will upload their drafts via the assignment module in Canvas, access OWL’s assessment of their draft/ revision work, and revise based on OWL’s prompts or directions on assignments.

Full parRcipaRon in OWL is vital to success in this course. During the term, each student is required to submit six (6) specific draps and 6 criRcal self-reflecRons to OWL prior to published OWL deadlines; OWL will respond to each drap submission with detailed feedback to advance the student’s wriRng to its next level of excellence. OWL is graded on a pass/fail basis. The student’s transcript will show an “S” for successful compleRon of OWL or a “U” for unsuccessful compleRon of OWL. Passing OWL earns 1 college credit toward degree requirements. Please see the OWL Canvas site for further details.

Submi]ng a Dra^ to OWL (end of weeks 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, and 12) 1. Before you submit your dra^ to OWL, complete the CriRcal Self-reflecRon and press the submit buSon

when the form is complete. The form will automaRcally be sent to the OWL WriRng Specialist assigned to your College WriRng secRon.

2. When you are ready to submit the drap of your essay to OWL, go to your Canvas login and click on ENG3108.

3. From OWL Canvas home page, go to “Modules.” Select the assignment you want to submit. Once you see the assignment guidelines, you can upload your drap by clicking on the red “Submit Assignment” buSon at the top right of the page. Click “Browse” to select your drap on your computer (saved as a .doc, .docx, or .rs file) and upload by selecRng “Submit Assignment” aper you’ve chosen the file. You will see a screen that says “SubmiSed!” (accompanied by confeu) above the Rme of submission on the right of the screen.

4. The OWL WriRng Specialist will review the CriRcal Self-reflecRon and the essay drap you submiSed, and report back to you with a detailed LeSer of Analysis prior to 6:00 p.m. EST on the Thursday following the assignment’s Sunday deadline. The LeSer of Analysis will appear in the sidebar of the assignment, under your submiSed drap. You also can access the leSer from “Grades” by clicking on the two-box dialogue image in the column furthest right.

Submi]ng Essays and Assignments to the ENG Instructor

In your Canvas ENG3107 course, click on the Modules link to view and submit each assignment. All major assignments in this course are analyzed by TurnItIn (an Internet-based service that analyzes originality in wriSen submissions) and the course instructor to ensure students have submiSed original work for all assignments in this class during this term and to ensure submiSed work complies with Northeastern University’s academic integrity expectaRons.

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In addiRon, please note that students may NOT use/reuse or “recycle” a paper or project submiSed in another class for any assignment in this course. This includes students who may be retaking this same course for a different grade—that is to say students may not resubmit papers from the previous class. Students who want to rework a similar topic from another course, and do so in a substanRally different way, should consult with the instructor prior to moving forward with a topic/project. Please review Northeastern University’s Academic Integrity Policy at the end of this syllabus and visit the University’s website for more informaRon.

When your assignment has been graded, you will be able to view the grade and feedback provided by clicking on the assignment in “Grades” on your course Canvas site.

Par4cipa4on/Discussion Board

Please review the AHendance Policy.

To facilitate interacRon, students are expected to review the online posRngs on a regular basis even aper they have posted their own minimum required posRngs. Please treat your classmates and the instructors with the utmost respect. Inappropriate posts will be removed immediately. The instructor reserves the right to penalize students for repeated violaRons of the parRcipaRon policy (and/or Academic Integrity Policy) within a course. In the discussion board and in class, high quality contribuRons advance the class discussions and do not simply summarize the material that was assigned. Quality contribuRons take into account not only the instructor’s quesRons but also your classmates’ contribuRons. Please be mindful that the Discussion Board is a space for academic exchanges. As a result, students are accountable for using proper and exacRng punctuaRon, spelling, and grammar. In addiRon, you may be required to reference all outside sources in correct citaRon format. It is crucial that all parRcipants maintain a high regard for proper decorum in the Discussion Board.

Evalua4on Standards EvaluaRon standards include rubrics. See example of an analyRcal rubric at the end of this document.

Grading Students must earn a grade of “C” or higher to receive academic credit and to pass this course. While individual course assignments may be graded using leSers or numbers equaRng to A, B, C, D, and F, final course grades will be assigned on the following basis:

Undergraduate Programs Final Grading Scale

94-100% A 87-89.9% B+ 77-79.9% C+ 67-69.99 D+

60% or below F84-86.9% B 74-76.9% C 64-66. 99 D

90-93.9% A- 80-83.9% B- 70-73.9% C- 60-63. 99 D-

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Grade Breakdown:

Title Descrip4on Grade (Pts or %)

1 Discussion Board Throughout the semester, you will parRcipate in discussion board forums to accomplish this requirement. You will respond to the quesRon or task posted to the discussion board by your course instructor prior to midnight EST on Thursday. Two secondary responses within each of the discussion threads must be posted by the corresponding Sundays at midnight EST. Each of your responses to the forums, and to the contribuRons of other students in the class, should be thoughsul and insighsul and approximately 100-150 words in length. NOTE: Comments such as “I agree” or “good point” or other brief replies of no substance will not count towards your weekly post total.

15%

2 Project #1 Email and

Business Le;er

Develop and submit 1 professional-quality email and 1 polished and properly formaSed one-page business leSer. A detailed wriSen descripRon of this assignment will be provided by the instructor on the course Canvas site.

10%

3 Project #2 Memorandum of

Research Proposal (2 pages)

Discuss in wriSen detail your plans, and the strategies you anRcipate using, for the construcRon of the upcoming RecommendaRon Report. You’ll be responsible for composing and revising mulRple draps of this 2-page assignment. A detailed wriSen descripRon of this assignment will be provided by the instructor on the course Canvas site.

10%

4 Project #3 Case Study Evalua4on (1000-1200

words)

Using a case study provided by your instructor, crap a document presenRng informaRon about how a real-life company solved a problem. A detailed wriSen descripRon of this assignment will be provided by the instructor on the course Canvas site.

10%

5 Project #4 APA Annotated

Bibliography Documenta4on

Complete and submit an APA Annotated Bibliography of at least 6 sources to be used in the development of the RecommendaRon Report you will create for this course. A detailed wriSen descripRon of this assignment will be provided by the instructor on the course Canvas site.

15%

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6 Project #5 Recommenda4on

Report (10+ pages)

Research and write a RecommendaRon Report about a specific business-related issue for a given audience. Locate, evaluate, and integrate informaRon from electronic and print sources and document them using APA style. The final drap of the RecommendaRon Report will contain the following secRons: cover page, table of contents, abstract, introducRon (purpose, problem, scope), discussion (criteria, explanaRon, data, interpretaRon), conclusion (summary, recommendaRons), and References page. A detailed wriSen descripRon of this assignment will be provided by the instructor on the course Canvas site.

25%

7 Peer Review Serve as reviewer and reviewee for the RecommendaRon Report. The course instructor will assign at least two students in the class to review your work and offer thoughsul, construcRve feedback to aid your revision process. The instructor will assign the work of at least two students to you for your review. Your instructor will provide a detailed descripRon of Peer Review requirements on the course Canvas site.

5%

8 Project #6 PPT Presenta4on (5 minutes using

7-10 slides)

Create and present a PPT designed to persuade your audience to accept the recommendaRon, and criteria used to determine the recommendaRon, to the problem idenRfied in the RecommendaRon Report. On-ground secRons of this course will conduct presentaRons in class for face-to-face audience members; online secRons of this course will add audio and appropriate slide-transiRon Rming to a presentaRon PPT for Canvas audience members. A detailed wriSen descripRon of this assignment will be provided by the instructor on the course Canvas site.

5%

9 Project #7 Personal

Performance Evalua4on

(1 page)

Write and submit a formal, 1-page, double-spaced essay that reflects your evoluRon as a writer, researcher, and presenter based on work accomplished for Project 5 (RecommendaRon Report) and Project 6 (PPT PresentaRon) in this course. A detailed wriSen descripRon of this assignment will be provided by the instructor on the course Canvas site.

5%

Total 100%

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Course Schedule

Week/ Dates

Topic Reading Exercises / Assignments

1 1/19-1/24

Course IntroducRon; Intellectual Property &

Academic Integrity; CommunicaRon in the

Workplace; WriRng Professional LeSers and

Emails

WW Chaps: 1, 9 & 10

& hSps://

owl.english.purdue .edu/owl/secRon/

4/

ENG: ParRcipate in discussion board ENG: Submit final drap of Project 1: Email to instructor for feedback and assessment purposes

2 1/25-1/31

CollaboraRon in the Workplace, MeeRng the Needs of the Audience;

Planning Workplace CommunicaRon; Process

WriRng

WW Chaps: 2, 3 & 4

ENG: ParRcipate in discussion board ENG: Submit final drap of Project 1: Business LeSer to TurnItIn for instructor feedback and assessment purposes

3 2/1-2/7

EffecRve Document Design; PerfecRng

Workplace CommunicaRon; WriRng

Memorandums

WW Chaps: 5, 6 & 10

ENG: ParRcipate in discussion board OWL: Post advanced drap of Project 2: Memorandum and CriRcal Self-reflecRon Form

4 2/8-2/14

Employment CommunicaRon; Bad

News; Designing Websites

WW Chaps: 11, 12, & 14

ENG: ParRcipate in discussion board ENG: Submit final drap of Project 2: Memorandum to TurnItIn for instructor feedback and assessment purposes

5 2/15-2/21

Reading & EvaluaRng Case Studies

ENG: ParRcipate in discussion board OWL: Post early drap of Project 3: Case Study and CriRcal Self-reflecRon Form

6 2/22-2/28

Grammar, Style, PunctuaRon

WW Appendix ENG: ParRcipate in discussion board OWL: Post advanced drap of Project 3: Case Study and CriRcal ReflecRon Form

7 3/1-3/7

Long, Formal Reports; Discuss

RecommendaRon Report Assignment

WW Chap. 18 ENG: ParRcipate in discussion board ENG: Submit final drap of Project 3: Case Study to TurnItIn for instructor feedback and assessment purposes

8 3/8-3/14

Research and DocumentaRon;

IntroducRon to APA CitaRon Method

WW Chap: 16 & Online WriRng

Lab at Purdue Website

ENG: ParRcipate in discussion board OWL: Post advanced drap of Project 4: APA Annotated Bibliography DocumentaRon and CriRcal Self- reflecRon Form

9 3/15-3/21

Short, Informal Reports WW Chap. 17 ENG: ParRcipate in discussion board ENG: Submit final drap of Project 4: APA Annotated Bibliography DocumentaRon to TurnItIn for instructor feedback and assessment purposes

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*Reading, Discussion Board, and other assignments/deadlines will be posted each week on Canvas.

End-of-Course Evalua4on Surveys Your feedback regarding your educaRonal experience in this class is very important to the College of Professional Studies. Your comments will make a difference in the future planning and presentaRon of our curriculum.

At the end of this course, please take the Rme to complete the evaluaRon survey at h;ps:// neu.evalua4onkit.com. Your survey responses are completely anonymous and confiden4al. For courses 6 weeks in length or shorter, surveys will be open one week prior to the end of the courses; for courses greater than 6 weeks in length, surveys will be open for two weeks. An email will be sent to your HuskyMail account noRfying you when surveys are available.

10 3/22-3/28

Persuasive Workplace CommunicaRon;

DescripRons, Process Analyses, and InstrucRons

WW Chaps: 13, 15, & 17

ENG: ParRcipate in discussion board ENG: Work on Project 5: RecommendaRon Report

11 3/29-4/4

Review of Long, Formal Reports; Internal and

External Proposals

WW Chaps: 18 & 19

OWL: Post early drap of Project 5: RecommendaRon Report and CriRcal Self-reflecRon Form

12 4/5-4/11

Oral PresentaRons, Nonverbal

CommunicaRon; Visual Aids

WW Chaps: 7 & 8

ENG: Post advanced drap of Project 5: RecommendaRon Report (with all required secRons in place) for peer review session OWL: Post advanced drap of Project 5: RecommendaRon Report (with all required secRons in place) and CriRcal Self-reflecRon Form

13 4/12-4/18

Peer Review RecommendaRon

Reports

ENG: Complete and post Peer Review feedback for RecommendaRon Report of other students in the class assigned to you for your review ENG: Submit final drap of Project 5: RecommendaRon Report to TurnItIn for instructor feedback and assessment

14 4/19-4/25

CreaRng Oral PresentaRons (conRnued)

ENG: Develop Project 6: PPT PresentaRon (wriSen/visual materials)

15 4/26-5/1

In-class PresentaRons Course Review and End

ENG: Submit/present Project 6: PPT PresentaRon for class review and for instructor feedback/assessment purposes ENG: Submit Project 7: Personal Performance EvaluaRon to TurnItIn for instructor feedback and assessment purposes

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Academic Integrity A commitment to the principles of academic integrity is essenRal to the mission of Northeastern University. The promoRon of independent and original scholarship ensures that students derive the most from their educaRonal experience and their pursuit of knowledge. Academic dishonesty violates the most fundamental values of an intellectual community and undermines the achievements of the enRre University.

As members of the academic community, students must become familiar with their rights and responsibiliRes. In each course, they are responsible for knowing the requirements and restricRons regarding research and wriRng, examinaRons of whatever kind, collaboraRve work, the use of study aids, the appropriateness of assistance, and other issues. Students are responsible for learning the convenRons of documentaRon and acknowledgment of sources in their fields. Northeastern University expects students to complete all examinaRons, tests, papers, creaRve projects, and assignments of any kind according to the highest ethical standards, as set forth either explicitly or implicitly in this Code or by the direcRon of instructors.

Go to hSp://www.northeastern.edu/osccr/academic-integrity-policy/ to access the full academic integrity policy.

CPS expects independent and original work. Dishonesty and/or carelessness violates fundamental values of an intellectual and professional community and will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Conflict ResoluRon (OSCCR) as a violaRon of the Academic Integrity Policy. To safeguard the integrity of assignments and programs, your course may use systems such as TurnItIn, which checks wriSen work, and Examity, an online exam proctoring system. Work that contains academic integrity violaRons (AIV) will be graded on a case by case basis. Work displaying AIV may earn a failing grade, a zero, or even result in the instructor assigning the student a failing grade for the class. Students may not withdraw from a class to avoid the grade penalty for serious academic integrity violaRons.

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You may also email [email protected].

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