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ENG 301 15.M: Cover Letters

Posted on November 27, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Cover Letters Intro Drafting Cover Letters Examining Sample Cover Letters Optional: Building a Linkedin Profile Following-Up on a Job Application or Interview Cover Letters The ABO entry for “Application Cover Letters” [pp. 36-41] identifies 3-4 purposes for your … Continue reading →

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ENG 301 11.M: Community Engagement Projects

Posted on October 30, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Extra Credit Opportunity Community Engagement Projects Below I lay out 4 different project options. We will be working on these projects for the next three weeks. That gives us this week to do preliminary research, next week to … Continue reading →

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ENG 301 6.M: Introducing the Proficiency Projects

Posted on September 25, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Introducing the Proficiency Projects Marc: Make Sure to Poll on which Books Folks are Reading Mini-Project #1: Grant Writing Introducing the Proficiency Projects This week we will transition from the job report projects to what I call the … Continue reading →

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ENG 301 4.W: Working with Data, Making Graphs

Posted on September 13, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Working with Data Making Graphs Homework I am going to ask that your upcoming report have at least three graphs showing the top 5-7 codes for Tools and Technologies, Professional Competencies, and Personal Characteristics. Today we are going … Continue reading →

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ENG 301 3.F: Describing Methodology

Posted on September 8, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan Elements of a Methodology Section Quick Introduction to Genre / Let’s Read Homework [Marc: At least 5 minutes to prep the reading] Elements of a Methodology Section If you Google Search for how to do a methodology section, … Continue reading →

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ENG 301 3.W: “Hybrid” Jobs and Diving into Data

Posted on September 6, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Thursday Office Hours from 9:30 to 12:00 in Ross 1140B Discuss B&L Reading Diving into Data Homework Diving into Data As I mentioned last Friday, I am approaching teaching this project differently this semester. In the past, we … Continue reading →

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ENG 301 2.W: Job Research Report Overview

Posted on August 30, 2023 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Review Codes Job Research Report Overview Homework: Reading for Next Wednesday Job Research Report Overview Our first major project acts as a follow-up to Eva Brumberger and Claire Lauer’s article “The Evolution of Technical Communication: An Analysis of … Continue reading →

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ENG 301 15.R: Cover Letters

Posted on December 1, 2022 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Next Week’s Class Peer Review Resumes Drafting Cover Letters Optional: Building a Linkedin Profile Cover Letters Let’s start off with some basic advice. Writer’s checklist. Focused paragraphs. But let’s talk follow-up (FlexJobs). But first, a scene. A few … Continue reading →

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ENG 301 13.R: Resumes

Posted on November 17, 2022 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Rhetorically Constructing Resumes When I teach resumes at the undergraduate level, I emphasize the importance of an rhetorical approach. Rhetoric here means two things to me: First, it means that I attempt to read what the other person wants, thinks, … Continue reading →

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ENG 301 8.R: Social Media Crash Course

Posted on October 13, 2022 by insignificantwrangler@gmail.com

Today’s Plan: Write a Go West Email; Alternative Assignment Elements of Social Media Management Let’s Craft Some Tweets Photoshop: Let’s Crop and Adjust Some Images Homework: Fadde & Sullivan Email (from Tuesday’s Class); UNCO Social Media Project. Due next Thursday: … Continue reading →

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