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Resume and Cover Letter
Rough Draft Due: Jan 28
Final Draft Due: Feb 04
Prepare a resume and cover letter in response to an actual job posting.
This should be a job you could, conceivably, actually get. Resumes
and cover letters should (with rare exception) be one page each,
properly formatted, and completely error free.
Be sure to bring in the actual job ad for peer revision; it must
also be handed in with the final drafts.
For help on this assignment, see the resources
page.
Library Assignment
Due: Feb 11
This assignment may be written rather than typed. You should be
able to complete it while we are in the library; if you can't it
should be completed for Feb 11's class. Answer the following questions:
- What are the key search terms for your project?
- Based on the number of references/citations found, who might
you identify as the leading expert(s) working on your topic?
- Based on the number of references/citations found, what might
you identify as the key journal for your topic?
- Based on your preliminary research, what kind of sources do
you think will be most useful and relevant to you in your work:
Web sites, academic journals, professional journals, books? Why?
For help on this assignment, see the resources
page.
Project Proposal with Annotated Bibliography
Due: Feb 11
Prepare a one-page proposal for your final project. This proposal
should outline the problem, possible paradigms, an identified funding
source, and a tentative plan. Devote about one paragraph to each
of these components. The proposal must be accompanied by an annotated
bibliography of at least 6 sources, following proper MLA format.
Annotations should may range from one sentence to several but must
indicate not simply the content of the source but more specifically
the relevance of the source to your project.
Midterm
Partial Draft Due: Feb 18
Rough Draft Due: Feb 25
Final Draft Due: Mar 03
Prepare a letter of 4-5 single-spaced pages following proper business
letter format and addressed to your funding source. This letter
is an itinital argument for your plan and so it should use the research
you've done to demonstrate a need for the project, explain the research
that justifies your plan, and persuade the funding source to attend
your oral presentation. The letter must be accompanied by a Works
Cited page, in proper MLA format. This page should not have annotations.
For more information, see pages 103-107 in the coursepack.
Oral Presentations with Visual Aids
Due: Variable
Prepare a 10-15 minute formal oral presentation on your proposal
directed at your funding source. The presentation must include a
minimum of three visual aids, and students should be prepared to
answer questions at the end of the presentation. Grades will be
impacted by presentations that are under 10 minutes or significantly
over 15 minutes. See pages 131-140 in the coursepack for more details.
For help on this assignment, see the resources
page.
Final Project
Rough Draft Due: Mar 31
Final Draft Due: Apr 28
Prepare a formal proposal for your project with the following
pieces:
- Letter or memo of transmittal, addressed to a specific audience
- Title page
- Abstract
- Table of Contents (with page references)
- Table of Figures (with page references)
- Introduction
- Research (or Literature Review)
- Plan (or Recommendations)
- Budget
- Discussion (or Evaluation Plan)
- Works Cited (in MLA Style)
- Visual aids (at least three, usually integrated into the body)
- Appendix (if necessary)
The proposal must be between 15 and 25 pages long, inclusive (thus
counting every page, including the cover letter and title page).
It must have a minimum of 3 figures and 10 items on the works cited
page. You must submit two final copies, one print and one electronic.
See pages 159-165 in the coursepack for more information.
For help on this assignment, see the resources
page.
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