IDS 290 Class Schedule - Spring 2004 Updated January 12, 2004
Date		Topic	Assignment
January 2004	13	Introduction & Course Overview; Ethical Issues	Syllabus distributed and discussed
	15	Fundamentals of Basic Effective Business Writing Techniques	LF/Preface, 1 (skim), 2-4 (read very carefully), 17 (Correctness of Communication); Dr. Ted Fullerton, Career Services speaker
	20	Communicating for Employment: Resumes	LF/9: CE/1 (bring CE to each class); RW/1, (review for team selection)
	22	Resumes	Continued
	27	Job Cover Letters (Organizational Strategies)	LF/9; CE/2; LAR team selection forms are due (without fail)!
	29	Job Cover Letters (Persuasive/AIDA strategy)	LAR teams announced
February 2004	3	Introduction to Messages and the Writing Process; Technology-Enabled Communication	GM/13 (Format Guidelines): LF/5,18 (skim) & App B & C (A grading checklist for Messages) - bring GM to class
	5	The Interview: Proofreading Exercise	LF/9, CE/3; Resumes/Cover Letters are due at the beginning of class!
	10	Collaborative Communication: Business Report Writing	LF/10; RW/1, 4 (BRING RW TO EACH CLASS!) - become familiar with RW contents
	12	Defining the Problem - Long Analytical Report	LF/11; Your LAR Problem Statements due for review; resumes returned
	17	Short Informational Reports, Headings, Note taking	LF/12 Coordinators' LAR Proposals are due!
	19	Library: Mike Perkins, Business Reference Librarian	Required Attendance: We meet outside the library's dome; job letters returned
	24	Research Methodology/Information Gathering	LF/19; RW (overview, primary & secondary/Internet research)
	26	Prefatory/Preliminaries	See RW
March 2004	2	Report Proper: Introduction & Text	See RW
	4	Report Proper: Text/Body	See RW
	9	Graphics/Visual Support; Oral Communications	See RW; LF/13; Skim LF/14 & 15; RW/App B; What is a Corporate Report?
	11	Report Proper: Terminal (Information Analysis/ Interpretation/Presentation); Addenda (Documentation/ MLA)	RW/6; LF/App D (A Grading Checklist for Reports), E (Documentation and the Bibliography)
	15 - 19	Spring Break!	No Classes!
	23	Good-News and Neutral Letters (Direct arrangement)	LF/6
	25	Good-News and Neutral Letters	Required Attendance: In class writing -- Bring LF to class!
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April 2004	1	Goodwill Messages (Small Group/Oral Projects)	Required Attendance
	6	Bad News Letters (Indirect arrangement)	LF/7; Direct Arrangement Letters are due at the beginning of class!
	8	Bad News Letters	Required Attendance: In class writing -- Bring LF to class!
	13	LAR team planning (use classroom/library to meet)	I will be in my office for consultation 0800-1215.
	15	Sales Letters (Persuasive Arrangement)	LF/8; LAR due beginning of class; direct arrangement letters returned
	20	LAR confidential team evaluations (must be completed by all members); Discuss Final Exam & LAR coordinator orals	Required Attendance
	22	Cross-Cultural/Nonverbal Communication	LF/16, 14 (408-411); Indirect Arrangement Letters are due at the beginning of class!
	27	Guest Speaker to be announced.	Required Attendance
	29	LAR Coordinator Orals	Last day of class; Indirect arrangement letters returned
May 2004	3	Last day of SDSU classes before Final Examinations.
	5 - 13	SDSU Final Examinations.
IDS 290 Final Examinations: Sec. 05 ~ TH. May 6 ~ 0800 - 1000 BA-439 Sec. 07 ~ TH. May 6 ~ 1030 - 1230 BA-249			LARS and scores returned at the end of the Final Exam.  Divide up your Separate Packet materials to team members.
Assignment Key (legend): LF = Required Text GM = Gregg reference Manual CE - Communicating for Employment (Dalbey) RW = Report Writing (Dalbey) Please bring all required texts to each class when needed on that particular day!