Assignments:
Assignments will be posted on my website www.public.iastate.edu/~bccorey and include
individual and collaborative work.
Semester Assignments:
Job Package (pass/fail)
Annotated Bibl of Trade Journals
Quick Reference Guide
Training Session (Group)
Listening Unit
Presentations
Annotated Bib
Quick Ref Guide
Hmwk/Participation (quizzes, ethics cases, articles)
Web Analysis
Book + paper
Final
Total
Pts
100
50
100
50
100
50
100
50
100
50
750
Evaluation:
Grading criteria and point values will be assigned each task and a rubric (COMES)
included with each assignment. In addition to the criteria below, your documents will be
evaluated on whether or not they are acceptable or unacceptable. If your document is not
acceptable for public use, you will need to rework the document before it is accepted for a
grade. Your documents will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
C – correctness issues. Are your documents correct in spelling, mechanics, and usage?
O – organization issues. Are your documents logically organized using proper
transitions/headings? Is there a sense of order and unity to your document (coherence)?
M – material issues. Do your documents contain the necessary information, including
ancillary material, to make your ideas understood by your audience? Do the documents
anticipate and answer all questions pertaining to the issues discussed?
E – expression issues. Do your words, sentences, and paragraphs make sense and
reflect the proper level of education and professionalism?
S – source issues. Have you provided proper documentation for all sources including
any visual elements such as tables, graphs, and charts?
Tentative Syllabus
Date
Topic
Major Assignments &
In-Class Work
Week 1
Intro to class, Handouts
Introduce Annotated Bib and Quick
Ref Guide
Week 2-3
Job Package- Professionalism;
Tech Def; Audience and Use Profile
Week 4-5
Guest Lecturer
Week 6-7
Listening Unit
Week 8-9
Begin group work on Training
Web Site Analysis;
Session
Week 10-11
Week 12-13
Training Session Presentations 5
Begin reading 5 Dysfunctions + paper
Dysfunctions…
assignment
Book Discussion
Week 14-15
Projects Due: Quick Reference
Guide; Annotated Bib Scrapbook,
Presentation of
Week 16
Final