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PROJECT 1 SCHEDULE Weeks 1-3
Interpersonal Communication
All work is due by 11:59 PM on the day/date indicated in this schedule.
Due Date Complete the Following
Week 1
Sunday 1/13
1. Read: Assignment Sheet and Business Communication
Essentials Chapter 4, pp. 87-106, Chapter 7, pp. 172-
179, and Chapter 8, pp. 192-202
2. Study: slidedocs 1, 2, and 3 and Appendix A, pp. 426-
432, 437
3. Compose the business correspondence package
(letter, email, and memo report) in one document file,
separating the parts with a page break.
4. Peer Review: Correspondence Package Due. Go to
the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to
post a draft of your correspondence.
5. Go to Tools and Resources and decide from the options
how you will create the podcast. Do a test recording. If
you encounter a technical issue, follow troubleshooting
steps.
Week 2
Tuesday 1/15
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to
respond to a peer’s draft of business correspondence
package.
Sunday 1/20
1. Read: slidedoc 4 and Chapter 6, pp. 150-157
2. Pick a presentation style/rule/concept for your audio
podcast and research it to write the script. Practice the
script and record your podcast.
3. Peer Review: Podcast Due. Go to the Peer Review
Forum and follow the directions to post your podcast.
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Due Date Complete the Following
Week 3
Monday 9/21 MLK DAY: UI is Closed
Tuesday 1/22 Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to
respond to a peer’s draft of the podcast.
Sunday 1/27
PROJECT 1 DELIVERABLES DUE. Submit your work as follows
to the submissions drop box:
1. Correspondence Package: submit as a single Word or
PDF fie with paragraph breaks separating each part.
2. Podcast: cut and paste the URL to your podcast in the
comment area of the submissions box or in a separate
document file.
3. To avoid a point penalty, verify your submission.
Do not rely solely on bblearn’s confirmation that your
work submitted. You need to check that your work
submitted correctly.
This means you need to go back to the drop box after
submitting your work and 1) open your document files,
and 2) check that the URL will work by cutting and
pasting what you submitted into a browser.