Tech/Business Writing, Thurs., Sept. 17, 2015

Aristotle's Rhetorical Model


Bell Laboratories Model

Tech/Business Writing, Sept. 10, 2015

Review of reading:

Ask class to go to indeed.com and search for “technical writer.”  Have them read descriptions.

p. 7 Google checked technical journals

Ppt on writing and ethicsexercise:

1) Read the communication at the following two links:

Front

Back

2) Small group:  the instructor will provide one hard copy per group.
Using the text, evaluate the ethics of this communication from the State of NJ. Your analysis should stem from a determination of the purpose of the document.

3) Report back to the class on the findings of your group.

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Hour 2:

writershelp.com


Hour 3:

Assignment:

Assignment for Business Communication 122                                                Sept. 10, 2015

1.      Open an account for yourself at turnitin.com. You will need these numbers:

Class ID:  see board or email                     Password:  ENG122

2.       Post your assignment.  Instructions:

Use Microsoft Word or save as a text file in the program of your choice.

Read this site:  https://www.blueapron.com/

In this scenario, you are an employee of the Blue Apron company. Write an e-mail to your employer, who has asked you if you would be interested in developing a Blue Apron division with meals oriented to Hispanic (or whatever ethnicity you prefer) customers. The purpose of your e-mail is to:

·         Let the employer know you are interested

·         What role you want to play (type of job) and one aspect of your experience that will make you successful in this job

·         Why you think the new division could be a success

·         One challenge facing the new division

Due date:  Rough draft is due Sept. 17 at turnitin.  We will critique in class on Sept. 24.  Final version will be due on Oct. 1.