GEB 3214/4930
Writing and Speaking in Business
Online Summer 2007
Deadlines for Activities and Assignments
GEB3213/4930 Syllabus
Summer 2007
GEB3213/4930 Assignments
Summer 2007
GEB3213/4930 Deadlines
Summer 2007
GEB3213/4930 Schedule
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GEB3213/4930 Gradebook
Summer 2007
Note: All graded assignments and assessments are listed in bold. The activities you should complete to perform well on the assignments and quizzes are listed in plain type.
While the exercises, video lecture viewing, and reading assignments all have listed deadlines of the last day of each semester week, you really should begin your viewing and reading early in the week to prepare yourself for the assignments, discussion boards, and quizzes which are generally due on the last day of each semester week. (While you could procrastinate your reading and viewing until the drop-dead deadlines listed below, you’ll almost certainly fare poorly on your assignments and quizzes.)
Week 2:
1. Quiz 1: Complete by May 27th, 11:59 pm.
2. Post your response to Discussion Board 1 by May 28th.
3. Exercises 1.2, 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 are all self-tests. Answers are available in the Assignments/Projects folder on Vista in the file titled, “Week 2 Exercise Answer.doc”
4. View Lectures 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 by May 27th.
5. Complete the reading in Locker, Chapter 17 and Appendix C by May 27th.
Week 3:
1. Quiz 2: Complete by June 3rd, 11:59 pm.
2. Post your response to Discussion Board 2 by June 4th.
3. Exercises 12.1-17.1.3, 17.2.1-17.2.10, 17.3, and 17.4 are all self-tests. Answers are available in the Assignments/Projects folder on Vista in the file titled, “Week 3 Answers.doc”
4. View Lectures 3.1-3.4 by June 3rd.
5. Complete the reading in Locker, chapters 2 and 18.Week 4:
1. Final drafts of your resume assignment due June 6th.
2. Post your response to Discussion Board 3 by June 11th.
3. Exercises 4.7-4.13 are all self-tests. Answers are available in the Assignments/Projects folder on Vista in the file titled, “Week 4 Exercise Answers.doc.” The answers to the Writing CPR exercises are on p. 77 of Writing CPR.
4. View Lectures 4.1-4.4 by June 10th
5. Complete the reading in Locker, Chapter 7 and Writing CPR, chapters 1-2 by June 10th.
Week 5:
1. Final drafts of your cover letters due June 13th.
2. Quiz 3: Complete by June 17th, 11:59 pm.
3. Post your response to Discussion Board 4 by June 18th.
4. Exercises 7.1-7.2 are all self-tests. Answers are available in the Assignments/Projects folder on Vista in the file titled, “Week 5 Exercise Answer.doc.” The answers to the Clarity exercises, in the Assignments file on Vista, are also available in the “Week 5 Exercise Answer.doc” file.
5. View Lectures 5.1-5.4 by June 17th.
6. Complete reading of Locker, Appendix A and Writing CPR, Chapter 3 by June 18th.Week 6:
1. Final drafts of your Informative/Positive memo due June 20th.
2. Quiz 4: Complete by June 24th, 11:59 pm.
3. Post your response to Discussion Board 5 by June 25th.
4. Exercises 6.1-6.5 and Continuity Exercises (available in the Assignments/Projects file as “Continuity_Exercises”) are all self-tests. The answers to all exercises are available in the “Week 6 Answers.doc” file.
5. View Lectures 6.1-6.3 by June 24th.
6. Complete reading of Locker, Chapter 15 by June 24th.
Week 7:
1. Final drafts of Financial Aid Form due June 27th.
2. Quiz 5: Complete by July 1st, 11:59 pm.
3. Post your response to Discussion Board 6 by July 2nd.
4. Exercises 15.1-15.4, 5.2 and 5.3 are all self-tests. The answers are available in the “Week 7 Answers.doc” file in the Vista Assignments/Projects folder.
5. View Lectures 7.1-7.4 by July 1st.
6. Complete reading of Locker, chapters 5 and 8 by July 1st.Week 8:
1. Final drafts of Negative Message due July 5th.
2. Quiz 6: Complete by July 8th, 11:59 pm.
3. Post your response to Discussion Board 7 by July 9th.
4. Exercises 8.1, 8.2, and 9.2-9.4 are all self-tests. The answers to all exercises are available in the “Week 8 Answers.doc” file located in the Vista Assignments/Projects folder.
5. View Lectures 8.1-8.3 by July 8th.
6. Complete reading in Locker, Chapter 9, and Writing CPR, Chapter 5.Week 9:
1. Final drafts of Persuasive Memo due July 11th.
2. Quiz 7: Complete by July 15th, 11:59 PM.
3. Post your response to Discussion Board 8 by July 16th.
4. Exercises 14.1, 14.5 and Concision Exercises (located in the “Concision+Exercises.doc” file in the Assignments/Projects folder on Vista) are all self-tests. The answers to all exercises are available in the “Answers for Week 9.doc” file located in the Vista Assignments/Projects folder.
5. View Lectures 9.1-9.3 by July 15th.
6. Complete reading in Locker, Chapter 14, and Writing CPR, Chapter 4 by July 15th.
Week 10:
1. Final drafts of Project Proposal memo due July 18th.
2. Complete Quiz 8 by July 22nd, 11:59 pm.
3. Exercises 13.1, 13.3, 13.6 and Coherence Exercises (located in the “CoherenceExercises.doc” file in the Assignments/Projects folder on Vista) are all self-tests. The answers to all exercises are available in the “Answers for Week 10.doc” file located in the Vista Assignments/Projects folder.
4. View Lectures 10.1-10.3 by July 22nd.
5. Complete reading in Locker, Chapter 13 by July 22nd.Week 11:
1. Quiz 9: Complete by July 29th, 11:59 pm.
2. Post your response to Discussion Board 9 by July 30th.
3. View the “Offensive and Assertive Communication” and “Defensive and Supportive Communication via Vista’s “Course-wide Content: Student Center under Item 6: Video Presentations. Exercises 12.2 and 12.4 are self-tests with suggested answers available in the file “Week 11 Answers.doc” file in Vista’s Assignments/Projects folder.
4. View Lectures 11.1-11.4 by July 29th.
5. Complete reading in Locker, Chapter 12 and Appendix D.Week 12:
1. Project Progress Report due July 30th.
2. Exercises 11.1-11.1.4 are self-tests. Answers are available in the “Answers to Week 12.doc” file located in Vista’s Assignments/Projects folder.
3. View Lectures 12.1-12.3 by August 3rd.
4. Complete reading in Locker, Chapter 11 by August 3rd.
Week 13:
1. Take Post-Test, beginning August 4-10.
2. Final drafts of your Business Report due August 6th.
3. Quiz 10: Complete by August 10th, 11:59 pm.
4. PowerPoint Presentation slides due August 10th.
5. Post your response to Discussion Board 10 by August 10th.
6. Reread and evaluate your diagnostic memo, written during the first weeks of the course, providing a written evaluation as your instructor directs.
7. Exercise 16.1 is a self-test, with answers available in the “Week 13 Answers.doc” file in Vista’s Assignments/Projects folder.
8. View Lectures 13.1-13.3 by August 10th.
9. Complete reading in Locker, Chapter 16 by August 10th.