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Week 3

September 4/5

Labor Day holiday recess - No BUS 714 on Monday or Tuesday  

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Week 4

Unit 1 Introduction

September 11/12

REVIEW:

Everything's an Argument (EA): Chapter 1 "Understanding Arguments and Reading them Critically" pp 3-29

Business Communication (BC): Chapter 1 "Good Writing" pp 1-15

NYT Opinion Pages "Room for Debate"  (web)

READ:

EA Chapter 7 "Structuring Arguments" pp 131-142

EA Chapter 8 "Arguments of Fact" pp 164-185

Business Writer's Companion (BWC) selections:

• pp xxvii-xxxiv "Five Steps..."

• pp 3-6 "Audience" & "Collaborative Writing"

• p 33 "Preparation"

• p 35-38 "Proofreading" & "Purpose"

• p 39-40 "Revision"

• p 41 "Writing a Draft"

• pp 162-164 "Notetaking," "Paraphrasing," & "Plagiarism"

• pp 167-174 "Research"

• pp 310-311 "Conciseness"

STUDY:

"Rogerian Argument: Definition & Examples" | ThoughtCo  (web)

"What is Rogerian argument?" (YouTube)

• Arguments of Fact - Project Guidelines

  • Sample presentation 1  (Prezi link)

  • Sample presentation 2  (Prezi link)

  • Sample presentation 3  (Prezi link)

  • Sample presentation 4  (Prezi link)

  • Sample presentation 5  (Prezi link)

  • Sample presentation 6  (Prezi link)

  • Sample presentation 7  (Prezi link)

  • Sample presentation 8  (Prezi link)

  • Sample presentation 9  (Prezi link)

  • Sample presentation 10  (Prezi link)

LESSON:

Structuring Rogerian arguments of fact; Project overview & group selection

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Week 5

Project Workshop

September 18/19

READ:

BC Chapter 2 "Start-up Strategies" pp 18-20 only

STUDY:

• Personal Project Narrative - Assignment Description

  • Sample Project Narrative 1

  • Sample Project Narrative 2

• Unit 1 Group Check-in Questions

REVIEW:

EA Chapter 7 "Structuring Arguments" pp 135-142

EA Chapter 8 "Arguments of Fact" pp 164-185

LESSON:

Start-up strategy practice: The Questioning Method

WORKSHOP:

Group project development

 

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Week 6

Project Workshop

September 25/26

SUBMIT:​

• Personal Project Narrative (1 p minimum)  (Canvas)

READ:

EA Chapter 15 "Presenting Arguments" pp 366-380

BC Chapter 6 "Presentations" pp 44-51

STUDY:

• Group Write - Assignment Description

  • Sample Group Write 1

  • Sample Group Write 2

• Oral Presentation Rubric

• Peer Evaluation Sheet

• Tutorial: Making Effective Presentations

• Tutorial: Presenting with Impact

WORKSHOP: 

Group project development

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Week 7

Group Presentations & Critique

October 2/3

SUBMIT:  

• Prezi presentation link  (Email)

COMPLETE: 

• Peer review survey response (one for each group presentation)  (Canvas)

PRESENT:

• Group Argument Pitches & Prezis

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