Week 5

Tuesday, September 23

Read in advance . . .

• What Is Professional Writing? (PW Online)

Write in advance . . .

• Post a blog entry (tag: professional writing) in which you discuss the range and scope of professional writing. What does it entail? How might professional writing differ from other kinds of writing?

Group Activities

• Research and the White Paper Project [Mark, Nathaniel]
• Types of Research: Field Research (interview, observation), Rhetorical Analysis of Documents, Library and Online Research
• Ethical Guidelines for Conducting an Interview with a Client
• Meet in Groups for the White Paper Project to discuss the assignment, roles, etc. Discuss Group Work and Collaborative Writing.
  

Thursday, September 18

New Technologies Workshop

• Using iPaper and Scribd for document presentation and sharing. [Dave: All PW and other instructors invited]