Writing skills assignment
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Skills1-2.docx1. Critique the following persuasive request message. It was written by the membership chairperson of a chapter of the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), a service organization consisting of retired executives who donate their managerial talents to small businesses in the area. The recipients of the message are recently retired executives. LO1, LO2
Dear Ms. Petersen:
As membership chair it is my privilege to invite you to join the Bay City chapter of the
Service Corps of Retired Executives.
Please find enclosed a self-addressed envelope and a membership card. Fill out the card and return it to me as soon as possible. We meet the first Monday of every month (8:30 at the Chamber of Commerce office). This is the fun part – strictly social. A lot of nice people belong.
I hope we can count on you.
Sincerely yours,
2.The following request was sent to faculty who had at least one university athlete in their classes. The response wasn’t very good (few recipients replied, and a few who did reply declined to participate). Why do you think it was so unsuccessful? What advice would you have given the writer
of this email if he/she had shown you a draft? LO1, LO2
Subject: Invitation to Participate in a Pilot Project
The Center for Excellence in eLearning, in partnership with Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS), is conducting an opt-in pilot during Spring Semester 2016 to determine whether assigning the Observer role to academic advisors in Blackboard can improve learning
outcomes for the student athletes they advise. The goal is to encourage open and honest discussions between students and their advisors and to ensure that the athletes are
compliant with NCAA regulations and university policies.
In addition to counseling student athletes, SASS advisors confirm that their advisees are meeting academic requirements through frequent and proactive contact with instructors. The current process requires student athletes authorize the release of their records by
presenting a paper form to each of their instructors at the start of each term. It also requires instructors respond to individual inquiries from athletic advisors.
As Observers, advisors can monitor their students directly in Blackboard, eliminating the administrative overhead of the current process. Originally created for parents to monitor the progress of K-12 students, we are repurposing the Observer role to provide athletic advisors with a limited, read-only view of an advisee’s course.
Observers can:
• Read the Course Overview, Announcements, and the syllabus.
• Access select course content areas, like Learning Modules, Course Documents, embedded videos, and learning objects.
• See the course calendar and upcoming due dates.
• Review graded items, including Assignment comments with any annotations and written feedback from the instructor.
• Optionally receive email messages sent through the Retention Center.
Observers cannot:
• Access content areas or items unavailable to
students.
• Connect to publisher tools like McGraw Hill Connect, Wiley Plus, Web Assign, or Echo360’s Active Learning Platform.
• Read or post messages in discussion boards, blogs, wikis, or journals.
• Access the Grade Center, see the grades of other students, or send email messages from the course.
• View rubrics, open an exam, or review test answers.
Observers can see most content areas by default, but instructors can override these settings, selectively choosing which content areas and tools are accessible to Observers.
We would like to invite you to participate in this pilot project by completing the form at https://www.surveymonkey.com/pilotproject and selecting which courses to include in the pilot project. Please complete the form before the close of business on Wednesday, February 24.
Thank you for your consideration. Please let me know if you have any additional questions or concerns.
