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WEEK 1: JAN. 21-27
TUESDAY, JAN. 22: FIRST DAY OF SPRING SEMESTER CLASSES CONTENT FOCUS: CIVILITY
WRITING
FOCUS: BLOGS
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The big picture:
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Establish your class presence by creating or updating your profile in on Blackboard. (Remember that the profile you create will appear in all of your Blackboard course folders.) Go to our course menu on the left side of the screen. Under the Academic Resources for Students heading, click Blackboard Help for Students, then "Creating a Blackboard Profile."
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“Online Civility and Its (Muppethugging) Discontents” by Sheril Kirshenbaum
“You’ve Got Trouble,” by Dave Barry
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Before beginning our Class Civility Blog, check the Scoring
Rubric to understand the criteria you will be graded on. It is
available under Instructions for Assignments in
the course menu. Click on Collaborating Courteously |
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Posting your blog entries:
If you have not used Blackboard’s blog function
previously, go to our
Blackboard Course menu on the left side of the screen. Under the Academic
Resources for Students heading, click Blackboard Help for Students,
the "Help with Common Blackboard Functions." At the very
end of the file, watch the video on "Creating a Blog Entry" (3:24)
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Participate in our Class Civility Blog, found under Communication in the course menu. Read the directions at the top to access the questions. Post your responses as COMMENTS in response to the TWO REQUIRED QUESTIONS (#1 AND #2). |
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The instructor’s point of view:
Sending Email to Faculty and Administrators
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Continuing with our blog, choose and respond to TWO of
the five remaining questions (#3-#7) Select the two that allow you to
contribute to the exchange of ideas in the most insightful and thoughtful
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POST RESPONSES TO TWO MORE QUESTIONS by Sunday, Jan. 27, by
11:59 PM |
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Preventing Problems:
“Conflict in Cyberspace: How to Resolve Conflict Online,” by John Suler
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Complete the Essentials of Class Interaction SURVEY
to establish our class code of behavior It is
available under Instructions for Assignments in the course menu. Click on the
folder Collaborating Courteously. After everyone has expressed his/her
opinion, you will receive an email the next week containing the class
consensus on best practices online. |
POST RESPONSE TO SURVEY by Sunday, Jan. 27, by 11:59 PM |
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2: JAN. 28-FEB. 3
TUESDAY, JAN. 29: LAST DAY TO ADD CLASSES CONTENT FOCI:
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA BRANDING, SWOT ANALYSIS WRITING FOCI:
ESSAY, CRITICAL ANALYSIS, APA STYLE REFERENCES
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Orientation to the SWOT concept: O "SWOT Analysis for Personal Development Planning” (2:45)
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Assessing
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Respond honestly to the worksheet
questions. (Note: You have already completed #8. Do not submit; keep
for use in the Personal Branding Analysis paper.) |
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WEEK 4: FEB. 11-17
CONTENT FOCI: PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, NETWORKING
WRITING FOCI: MEMO FORMAT
AND CONVENTIONS, COMPARISON AND CONTRAST, APA STYLE REFERENCES This
module offers a pathway—the professional or trade association--to social and professional
success through networking, publications, conferences, forums or professional
contacts. You will consider whether you want to ally yourself with the
associations’ professional brands. Results will be presented in a
common business format, the memo. Valid online sources for the memo will
appear in correct APA format used by the School of Business. |
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WEEK 5: FEB. 18-24
FRIDAY, FEB. 22: LAST DAY TO DROP CLASSES
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Effective Business Writing: Use Appropriate Writing Style
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WEEK 6: FEB.
25-MAR. 3
CONTENT FOCUS: DISCIPLINARY RESOURCES
WRITING FOCUS: WIKIS, PARALLEL STRUCTURE
This module offers practice in working collaboratively to construct a wiki that explores the writing culture of a particular academic discipline. Students also assemble and validate diverse reseach materials within that discipline.
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READINGS |
ACTIVITIES |
DUE DATES FOR
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o Scroll far down the
page to “Related WiseGEEK Articles” o Read “What is the Relationship
Between Language and Discourse?” o Read “What are the
Different Types of Academic Discourse?” o Read “What is Scientific Discourse?” if you are a science major
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WEEK 8: MAR. 11-17
UNIVERSITY CLOSED FOR SPRING BREAK . |
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Overview: How to Recognize Plagiarism |
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How to protect your business from intellectual property theft |
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· How to Make Your Brand Image More Credible, Believable & Profitable
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Plan actions you can take,
advertising campaigns you can begin, public service initiatives you can
begin, etc., to grow your company’s presence and effectiveness in an ethical
manner. Possible sources include: |
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Begin
organizing and drafting your paper . If needed,
review Kevin deLaplante's video on structure. |
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Remember: if you do not submit a complete paper
on time (including title page, abstract, body, references and
internal citations) YOU WILL NOT PASS THE COURSE
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The semester culminates in this module, a synthesis activity which combines a major business behavioral model, personal essay material and formal business research data. It uses the organizational structure of a critical analysis to construct an effective visual presentation.
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Prepare for the Presentation:
Read the instructions
file and scoring rubric for the assignment on "Becoming a Effective Situational
Leader," located in Blackboard under Instructions for Assignments, in
the folder for Setting an Example |
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How to Use Marketing Automation Tools to Build YourOwn Personal Brand
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Situational Leadership Types: Examples from Film (8:32)
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Action patterns to avoid:
4 Behaviors You Never Want to See in a Leader (2:10)
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Refer to your target company's
materials or other job board (such as
Indeed.com or Monster) for the ob description of
desired position. If you cannot find a posting for
your target employer, supplement with similar positions in other companies
from job boards to get a detailed list of job responsibiities.
Prepare composite description of target
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Compare the four roles of a Situational Leader to your future job functions. VERY IMPORTANT: also estimate the readiness of the employees you will supervise as a manager
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Go to
the Course Policies and Procedures
Go to Joyce
Johnston's Home Page