Monday, January 21 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No assignments due
By Wednesday, January 23 at midnight
Activity
Using the resources listed on page 222 of The Thomson Handbook ("Using Print, Campus and Internet Resources"), find two job ads, produce an exact copy of each, then select one that you would apply for. Put the ads in a blog post (use cut-and-paste; provide a URL also if the ad has complex components that don't copy well). Then complete the Job Ad Analysis form (see attachment at the bottom of this page). In a new blog post (tag=job ad analysis) that you title Job Ad Analysis, attach your completed job ad analysis form by clicking on "file attachments" just above the "submit" button, browse to find your file, then click on "attach." Be sure to hit submit and check to see if your form appears on our site.
Reading
Reading Response
Post a reading response by Wednesday at midnight. Suggested Prompts: You might also describe one instance when you sent an email message that worked wonders or that proved to be a huge mistake. What happened? Why? Which of the "Ten Habits of Successful Emailers" seemed to be missing? How does emailing differ from text messaging, and why do you think email is used more frequently in business and industry for project management? How might Gareth's tips apply to emailing?
By Friday, January 25 at midnight
Peer Review
Write two responses to job ads and analyses posted to your peers' blogs. Respond only to posts that have no or at most one response. What aspects of the job seem most important to you? Which criteria will be hardest to meet? Does it sound like a good job to you?
Continue posting comments and replies using Principles for Comments and Replies. You need five (5) for this week, by Sunday night at midnight. The two peer reviews due on Friday do not count toward this total, so you still need to post 5 other comments/replies about the reading responses or you could also post short comments to other students' job ads in addition to the peer reviews.
Check out Week 4 . No later than today, you should read through the course calendar for the following week. Make sure that you understand all of the assignments. If you have any questions, contact the instructor.