Week 1 (Jan. 12 - Jan. 16)

Monday, January 12

• Class Introduction
• Examination of Syllabus and Class Policies

For Next Meeting:

•  Purchase PW Online

Wednesday, January 14

• Introduction to the class website
  • Register
  • Log in
  • Adjust settings
    
  • Post Blog
  • Post comment/reply to a blog
    
  • Test chat
• Introduction to PW Online E-Textbook

For Next Meeting:

• Familiarize yourself with Principles for Comments and Replies
• Familiarize yourself with Principles for Posting to Weblogs
• Read the Introduction in PW Online

Friday, January 16

• CLASS IN CHAT TODAY
• Look at The Etiquette of Business E-mail
• Discuss "Boss's Angry E-mail Sends Shares Plunging"
• Exercise: Think about what you consider to be the five biggest problems with this example e-mail.  Don't just list them; explain why they're problems. Then, put yourself in her supervisor's shoes and write a paragraph assessing the employee. Send your comments in an e-mail to me with the subject line "E-mail Etiquette Exercise."
  

For Next Meeting:

• Find an advertisement for a job that you'd like to apply for. Access The Job and Career Resources section for help on places to search. This will be the job we'll use for the Employment Project.
• Due Wednesday: a copy of the job advertisement if it's in print, or a link to it if it's online.
• NO CLASS MONDAY for MLK day