Course Description
Principles of written communication emphasizing clarity, precision, audience analysis, arrangement, and collaboration applied to a variety of professional and entrepreneurial writing tasks and workplace settings; includes elements of summaries, reports, and proposals. Prerequisite: For GEC, prerequisite is ENG 101, FMS 115, or RCO 101; for MAC, prerequisite is ENG 101, ENG 102, or ENG 103 OR permission of instructor; Note: Students who have prior credit for ENT 327 may not take ENG 327 for credit.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
- The ability to read critically and discuss the aesthetic, rhetorical, or cultural qualities in texts.
- The ability to develop convincing, well-supported print or digital projects.
- The ability to incorporate research into a print or digital project.
- The ability to analyze specific genres, people, and organizations to understand the rhetorical nature of professional discourse in business communities.
Course Grading Information:
| Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
| Professional Portfolio | 15% |
| AI and Professional Writing in the Workplace Report | 15% |
| Digital Design Report | 20% |
| Business Portfolio | 25% |
| Weekly Discussion Forums | 15% |
| Quizzes | 10% |
Grading Scale
| Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
| 93.0 and above | A |
| 90.0 – 92.9 | A- |
| 87.0 – 89.9 | B+ |
| 83.0 – 86.9 | B |
| 80.0 – 82.9 | B- |
| 77.0 – 79.9 | C+ |
| 73.0 – 76.9 | C |
| 70.0 – 72.9 | C- |
| 67.0 – 69.9 | D+ |
| 63.0 – 66.9 | D |
| 60.0 – 62.9 | D- |
| Below 60.0 | F |
Attendance/Participation:
Attendance in this asynchronous course will be gauged through your timely completion of all required activities, including submitting drafts, engaging in peer review, posting to the Discussion Board, and completing readings, quizzes, and all other activities by their deadlines. Missed work can be completed according to the Late Work policy below. You should expect to visit our course Canvas site every day to submit work if you hope to be successful in this course.
State law requires that students be allowed two absences due to religious holidays; please notify me at least 48 hours prior to your anticipated absence. Intercollegiate athletes should provide official documentation of anticipated absences early in the semester. Absences for religious holidays and documented athletic events might be treated as exceptions, according to the Late Work policy below.
If you have extenuating circumstances such as a chronic illness, an injury requiring prolonged medical treatment, prolonged psychological issues, etc., you should make your instructor aware of these circumstances as soon as possible and keep your instructor informed until you are able to return to class. You should also contact the Dean of Students Office, which can review documentation and notify multiple instructors on your behalf, especially if hospitalization or distress prevents you from doing so yourself. You should be aware, however, that the Dean of Students Office will not override any individual instructor’s attendance policy and that decisions about whether and how to accommodate students in distress are made by individual instructors. The Dean of Students office is located at 210 Elliott University Center and can be reached at 336-334-5514 or deanofstudentsoffice@uncg.edu.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
Technological devices, such as laptops/tablets for activities.
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.