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Advanced Career WritingPATRICK CORBETT| ENG 3771
One of Two Capstone English Writing Courses
Expected Course Deliverables (per course outcomes): Resume & cover letter Memos Formal business letters Proposals and short reports “Meeting Minutes” (for real)
Current Version: Students practice writing texts common in the professional workplace using “The Writing Process”TM.
Living Lab Project: A Personal Inquiry Framework
Old Version New Version GenEd Learning Focus
Practice iterative genre-based writing.
Use understanding of genre and process to achieve self-directed goals
Lifelong learning Communication
Study rhetorical structure of documents.
Study rhetorical situations where documents are effective.
Inquiry/analysis
Produce documents in response to assignments.
Use assignments to encourage students to engage in personal & professional inquiry, identity development, and entrepreneurial exploration.
Professional/personal development.
Integrate learning. Community/civic
engagement.
Sample Assignment:Bringing An Idea To Fruition
ENG 3771 students will spend the first part of the semester building a “personal brand” including letterhead, business cards, and an OpenLab blog related to one of their professional interests. Over the remainder of the semester, students will develop a project capable of bringing funding or recognition in support of their interests. Develop a concept “on paper” (i.e. paper prototyping) through several
iterations (e.g. ZaneStyles going mobile). Research and explore crowdfunding, granting, revenue-based, and self-
funded opportunities to develop this concept and the interest behind it. Students create the documentation, text, and graphics needed to initiate a
small campaign in support of their idea. Students will present an ePortfolio of their collected work (Kickstarter
campaign optional) as a final project with a self-evaluative reflective analysis.
But is this enough?OF COURSE NOT, BUT HOW DO WE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK?
WITH THE CITY TECH EMERGING PROFESSIONALS ALLIANCE.
Questions?