Purpose
The evaluation of your work in this course will initiate you to the competitive, hierarchically structured job market you will confront eventually. This assignment will familiarize you with several aspects of the job-search process.
Process
First, you must construct a portfolio with specific works. Second, you will compose a resume or curriculum vitae (CV) based on the work you completed for this class. Third, you will write a cover letter that explains more fully your resume or CV. Finally, in a mock interview, you will convince me to give you the grade you desire.
Particulars
Your portfolio must contain the following works.
The evaluation of your work in this course will initiate you to the competitive, hierarchically structured job market you will confront eventually. This assignment will familiarize you with several aspects of the job-search process.
Process
First, you must construct a portfolio with specific works. Second, you will compose a resume or curriculum vitae (CV) based on the work you completed for this class. Third, you will write a cover letter that explains more fully your resume or CV. Finally, in a mock interview, you will convince me to give you the grade you desire.
Particulars
Your portfolio must contain the following works.
- Freewrite and more for assignment one
- First version of assignment one with "My Critique"
- Final version of assignment one
- First version of group project one with my "Peer Critique of Group Project One"
- Final version of group project one
- My "Peer Evaluation of Presentation"
- Your "Evaluation of Group"
- First version of group project two or academic essay with "My Critique II"
- Final version of group project two or academic essay
- Resume or CV
- Cover letter
You may want to read pages 845--849 in The Little, Brown Handbook
. You will want to consider not only the contents of your portfolio, but also other work, attendance, et cetera. You may include information not pertinent to this course in your resume or CV.
In the cover letter, you will request a grade for the course and elaborate on the information you provide in the resume or CV. You also must address the objectives I list in "Overview of Course" and the goals you established in the first assignment. In other words, which objectives and goals did you accomplish?
The mock interview is when you will entreat me for the grade in the course. You must convince me, via persuasion and argumentation, that your portfolio exhibits improvement in writing. I will examine your portfolio, resume or CV, and cover letter. Then, I will ask some questions, all of them designed to undermine your request for a specific grade. The interview will occur in our classroom on the day of the final exam.
. You will want to consider not only the contents of your portfolio, but also other work, attendance, et cetera. You may include information not pertinent to this course in your resume or CV. In the cover letter, you will request a grade for the course and elaborate on the information you provide in the resume or CV. You also must address the objectives I list in "Overview of Course" and the goals you established in the first assignment. In other words, which objectives and goals did you accomplish?
The mock interview is when you will entreat me for the grade in the course. You must convince me, via persuasion and argumentation, that your portfolio exhibits improvement in writing. I will examine your portfolio, resume or CV, and cover letter. Then, I will ask some questions, all of them designed to undermine your request for a specific grade. The interview will occur in our classroom on the day of the final exam.
