Bill Q complained about having to work too hard in this class.
The instructor went over the public relations angles that can be used in an event. The examples cited were the Superbowl Green angle and the Taste of the NFL. We went over a short video that gave students an idea of the public relations that can be gained from such positioning. Ryan discussed the Superbowl Parade and subsequent events from the previous Thursday.
We went over Chapter 3 and the instructor pointed out pertinent charts and lists that will be helpful to students who work in event planning. In addition, we discussed mapping out the venue and the instructor provided three software programs and one modeling program (all free) with which students should try to get some experience:
IBM Lotus software suite (Symphony) Also see article.
openoffice.org
drawanywhere.com
Program to buy:
Visio (Microsoft)
Note: I see that Symphony no longer includes a drawing program but I put in the link anyway because the software that is offered is so good.
We did chapter outline check-in for Ch's 1, 2, and 3. Each student handed in their outline of what they will be looking for when they do their reaction paper.
Next Thursday, students will be handing in their writing sample based on the assessment interview.
Quizzes section in notebook should be changed to "outline." Put outlines here; put notes taken in class in notebook section.
Due for Thursday:
Outlines that will be checked in for Thurs. are Ch. 3 and for people who got the book late, Ch's 1 & 2.
Outline for reaction paper, based on Ch's 1-5 (see assignment sheet). This outline is items you will note when you go to your event--items to which you will react. This outline can be handwritten.
Notebook check. One ponit for having the notebook, two points for having the notebook with the categories, and three points for having class papers to date put in each section.
Instructor handed out assignment sheet for writing for the needs assessment questionnaire. This assignment is due next Thursday, February 14th. The objective is to see the level of business writing skill of the students.
