There are five primary assignment types in this class. Most assignments have multiple parts.

Participation (25%): Complete all online work, participate in online discussions through post comments and peer feedback.

Employment Project (15%): Respond to a job announcement you find for a position you’d like to consider now or in the future. Minimal requirement is updated resume or CV and cover letter; follow the job posting’s requirements for materials.

Scholarship Presentation (15%): Identify, research, and present to the class a text (article, chapter, or book) that provides background, history, and/or definition of professional & business/technical writing as a practice and/or field of study.

Fabric of Digital Life Project (15%): Collaborate with classmates to curate a collection of emerging AI-augmented business technologies for the Fabric of Digital Life project.

Communication Project (30%): Propose a professional communication artifact or portfolio of artifacts that responds to communication needs in your current (or prospective) professional context (workplace, volunteering center, home business, etc.).