English+316+outcomes

New outcomes (as of Nov. 09, 2009)

__**ENGLISH 316**__ __**Business Writing**__**:** __**Measurable Practices**__ At the conclusion of Business Writing, students will effectively and appropriately
 * 1.) in regard to writing processes:**
 * understand that writing is a process, that writing is necessarily part of a larger context or practice, and that writing can be used to effect change;
 * demonstrate flexibility in applying a repertoire of invention, arrangement, composing, and revising/editing strategies to a variety of business communication contexts;
 * evaluate writing, identify requisite revisions, and implement necessary changes for effective discourses in a timely fashion;
 * implement strategies for effective collaborative writing, including web-based collaborations;
 * develop and implement strategies for effective peer criticism: acting as an effective reader and mentor; incorporating useful suggestions into students’ final drafts.
 * 2.) in regard to critical awareness,**
 * demonstrate awareness of the rhetorical situation: identify in business discourses audiences’ needs and write with a clear sense of purpose and intended consequences, realizing that writing can produce unintended consequences as well;
 * identify effective composing strategies to create modes of discourse typical of writing in business contexts: electronic and/or hard-copy letters, memoranda, formal reports, informal reports, recommendations, summaries, abstracts, proposals, literature reviews; correspondence writing for websites, wikis and blogs; students’ own websites, wikis, and blogs;
 * identify, research, and respond to an issue important to students’ particular business fields, linking students’ solutions to the problem they are trying to solve;
 * identify strategies for researching and reporting business and scholarly information from trade and scholarly publications to support claims;
 * identify the discourse features that distinguish students’ own field and institutional community from others, such as, for example, the diverse discourses of economics, finance, marketing, management science, or accounting;
 * demonstrate in speaking and in writing an understanding of the professional literature of students’ field of study; their perspectives on the practices and communication of people working in their field; and the life and issues of the larger world of work and technology;
 * locate their business writing within and through a clearly articulated value system, incorporating ethical standards and practice in their writing; communicate in an ethically responsible manner;
 * identify the on-going impact of technology upon business writing, in particular the possibilities for global communication, by reading and evaluating online writing venues (e.g., wikis, blogs, websites, etc.) that provide students global audiences with diverse needs.
 * 1) **in regard to stylistic fluency and technical accuracy,**
 * demonstrate an awareness of design principles in regard to preparing tables, charts, graphs, technical illustrations, and photograph layouts for supportive inclusion with print text;
 * implement effective strategies for oral presentation planning, drafting, and delivery;
 * implement effective strategies for revision and editing to produce texts suitable for circulation and/or publication in the workplace.

Old outcomes:

ENGLISH 316 BUSINESS WRITING

Students who complete ENGLISH 316 will demonstrate at the advanced level 1.) facility with writing processes, 2.) critical awareness when reading and writing professional-level texts, with “professional” indicating a level of competency that meets the discourse expectations of the workplace, whether that location is a school district, non-profit organization, industry, or corporation, and 3.) stylistic fluency and technical accuracy at the professional level. These goals may be achieved through the sub-goals listed below.

1. Show facility with writing processes: ·  (r)compose papers applying a repertoire of invention, arrangement, composing, and revising/editing strategies in a variety of business communication contexts; ·  (p)apply effective collaborative writing strategies; ·  (p)develop strategies for effective peer and self criticism and use strategies to implement revisions for effective discourse ·  (p)use journaling to support the study and production of texts. 2. Critical awareness when reading and writing professional-level business texts: ·   (r) illustrate an understanding of the nature and role of writing in business and professional settings ·  (p)identify effective composing strategies to create modes of discourse typical of writing in business contexts: electronic and/or hard-copy letters, memoranda, formal reports, short informal reports, informational reports, recommendations, summaries, abstracts, proposals, literature reviews; correspondence writing for websites, wikis and blogs; students’ own websites, wikis, and blogs; ·  (r)demonstrate rhetorical sophistication: effectively identify, define, and assess rhetorical situations and demonstrate effective choices for content, form, focus, organization, audience, and language use in business discourse ·  (r) identify, analyze, and generate writing that responds to and demonstrates resolution of a business or professional issue · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">(p)identify strategies for researching and reporting business and scholarly information from trade and scholarly publications to support claims; · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">(p)identify the discourse features that distinguish students’ own field and institutional community from others, such as, for example, the diverse discourses of economics, finance, marketing, management science, or accounting**;** · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">(p)demonstrate in speaking and in writing an understanding of the professional literature of business and professional communication; their perspectives on the practices and communication of people working in such fields; and the life and issues of the larger world of work and technology <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">(p)locate their business writing within and through a clearly articulated value system, incorporating ethical standards and practice in their writing; communicate in an ethically responsible manner; · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">(p)identify the on-going impact of technology upon business writing, in particular the possibilities for global communication, by reading and evaluating online writing venues (e.g., wikis, blogs, websites, etc.) that provide students global audiences with diverse needs. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> > 3. Stylistic fluency and technical accuracy at the professional level: > · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">(r)demonstrate an awareness of design principles in regard to visual design: preparing tables, charts, graphs, technical illustrations, and photograph layouts for supportive inclusion with print text; · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">(r)select and use effective strategies for oral presentation planning, drafting, and delivery; · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">(r)select and use effective strategies for revision and editing to produce texts suitable for circulation and/or publication in the workplace.