During the Employment Project, you will learn strategies for seeking and securing employment or an internship, with particular attention to the documents people normally use to represent themselves and their prospects to potential employers. This project asks you to work individually, but there will also be chances for you to work with your peers to exchange ideas and feedback in your blogs.
Locate a real and specific job or internship for which you are qualified and prepare the application materials for it. If you already have a good job, find one that would be an advance for you, then prepare application materials for that position. The project asks you to do the following:
In the process of completing the project, you will work closely with your peers and your instructor to shape your writing so that it represents you and your experience fully and effectively.
This project emphasizes several important goals that all professional writers should bear in mind and that are consistent with those of the Professional Writing Program at Purdue. In the Employment Project, you will learn to shape your writing for very specific situations and purposes:
Writing in Context
Project Management
Document Design
Make rhetorical design decisions about workplace documents, including
Teamwork
Learn and apply strategies for successful teamwork and collaboration, such as
Research
Understand and use various research methods to produce professional documents, including
The Employment Project is worth 25% of your course grade. The breakdown for each of its components is as follows:
When grading your project, your instructor will pay particular attention to see whether you have effectively adapted your documents to the job for which you have applied. Your writing will need to be precise, accurate, and well-suited to the context (the job/field) and to the rhetorical occasion (in terms of tone, style, and content). In this case, a generic, catch-all resume and cover letter will not satisfy the requirements of the project.
You will have opportunities to revise your work during the project via peer and instructor feedback. Accordingly, you should use your class and workshop time wisely during the project to ensure you are receiving appropriate feedback for your work from both your peers and your instructor.
During the Technical Description Project, you will learn strategies for planning, researching, and drafting technical descriptions for a diverse range of audiences. This project asks you to work individually, but there will also be chances for you to work with your peers to exchange ideas and feedback in your blogs and in workshops.
For this project, you will draft a range of technical descriptions that focus on the following key rhetorical concepts in technical communication:
This project emphasizes several important goals that all professional writers should bear in mind and that are consistent with those of the Professional Writing Program at Purdue. In the Technical Description Project, you will learn to shape your writing for very specific situations and purposes:
Writing in Context
Project Management
Document Design
Make rhetorical design decisions about workplace documents, including
Teamwork
Learn and apply strategies for successful teamwork and collaboration, such as
Research
In addition to incorporating traditional research activities, you will learn and use research methods such as performing observations and drafting field notes.
The Technical Description Project is worth 25% of your course grade. The breakdown for each of its components is as follows:
When grading your project, your instructor will pay particular attention to see whether you have effectively adapted your documents to the audience(s) that will read your technical descriptions. Your writing will need to be precise, accurate, and well-suited to the context and to the rhetorical occasion (in terms of tone, style, and content).
You will have opportunities to revise your work during the project via peer and instructor feedback. Accordingly, you should use your class and workshop time wisely during the project to ensure you are receiving appropriate feedback for your work from both your peers and your instructor.
During the Instructions and Usability Project, you will learn strategies for planning, researching, and drafting usable instructions for a diverse range of audiences. This project asks you to work individually, but there will also be chances for you to work with your peers to exchange ideas and feedback in your blogs and in workshops.
For this project, you will draft an instruction set for a device/software of your choice that focuses on the following key rhetorical concepts in technical communication:
This project emphasizes several important goals that all professional writers should bear in mind and that are consistent with those of the Professional Writing Program at Purdue. In the Instructions and Usability Project, you will learn to shape your writing for very specific situations and purposes:
Writing in Context
Project Management
Document Design
Make rhetorical design decisions about workplace documents, including
Teamwork
Learn and apply strategies for successful teamwork and collaboration, such as
Research
In addition to incorporating traditional research activities, you will learn and use research methods such as performing observations and drafting field notes.
The Instructions and Usability Project is worth 30% of your course grade. The breakdown for each of its components is as follows:
When grading your project, your instructor will pay particular attention to see whether you have effectively adapted your documents to the audience(s) that will read your instructions. Your writing will need to be precise, accurate, and well-suited to the context and to the rhetorical occasion (in terms of tone, style, and content).
You will have opportunities to revise your work during the project via peer and instructor feedback. Accordingly, you should use your class and workshop time wisely during the project to ensure you are receiving appropriate feedback for your work from both your peers and your instructor.