Online Class Schedule 29 May
- FM PDM development
- Analyzing a sample job ad and company.
- We may get a chance to do some looks at ethics examples--documents gone wrong--from PWO (Professional Writing Online).
The first thing everyone should do is get logged into the campfire space (Login) and "check in"--so I can make sure everyone can find and understand these instructions and we'll go from there. We'll work with the same groups we had before.
FM PDM Development
In this discussion your small group has a couple of things to discuss.
- You will each need to upload your current draft of your FM PDM. If you have already consolidated everything into one file, as we did with the IM project, that's fine, just make sure you follow the naming conventions, so something like FM-PDM_SteveB_v1.doc if it's just your PDM, FM_SteveB_v3.doc if it's combined.
- Pointing Out Change and Linking to a Concept: For this exercise first work from the examples I've provided in the Handouts folder, and then share examples from your own work. In Handouts there are two drafts of FMs from past classes. As you might guess the 01 file is less far along than 02, but neither of them is very good yet. Your group should look them both over for a couple minutes, and then discuss or take turns picking out a way the memo has changed, and relating that to concepts of tech comm. Additional ones we talked about Thursday include "Chunking" or Sorting, Grouping, and Arrangement. After you've warmed up with the examples, people should share one "chunk" of their own PDM, one at a time. As you look at the PDM chunks, remember that each section will need to fully "argue" for your learning through the project. So each "chunk"/section of the PDM will need to have: evidence/support (describe a specific change between drafts), point/claim (stating how this particular changes shows learning/applying/understanding X concept), and warrant/explanation (explaining how this example shows this point).
Beginning Analyzing Job Ads and Company Info
Okay, the second half of class is going to be an first example of the kinds of research and analysis we need to do to effectively tailor job applications to particular employers.
The analysis will come in two parts: 1) analyzing the Job Descriptions, and 2) characterizing the company and the kind of person they're looking for.
In a second window, open http://www.rumken.com
First, click on the "Join our Team" link--that's where they have their employment opportunities and job descriptions. Look these over for 5 minutes or so. Then discuss the different expectations they seem to have for the different levels of jobs. We'll discuss these for 15 minutes or so.
After you've picked apart the tech details of the jobs, but also the varying responsibilities of the different "levels" of job, then we'll move on to company culture. Look over the whole website for 5 minutes or so, and then discuss for another 15-20 minutes, what we can figure out about the kinds of people they are looking for--characterize them.
