Explain what you would most like to cover and to do in a public, professional, and technical writing course.

Your Task: After reading the Coursepack, Powerpoint, and syllabus,
and thinking about what we’ll do in our course, please answer the Q’s (a
possible 60 points – 5 points each).

How To Write It: Please follow these writing instructions:
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Answer in your own
words (please don’t just and paste the syllabus and readings — I want to read
YOUR words).
·
Answer in complete
sentences (because complete sentences make your ideas clear and smart).
·
Skip a space between
your answers.
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Quote and cite the
texts to support your own words. Evidence always wins the room. Follow
these examples in either MLA or APA, exactly, in a Works Cited at the end of
your document.
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o Example, MLA: Fox Edele, Nancy. “Course
Syllabus.”3213 Professional Writing, Canvas, UWF, Spring 2021, $CANVAS_COURSE_REFERENCE$/assignments/syllabus.
Accessed 19 January 2021.
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o Example, APA: Fox Edele, N. (2021,
January). Course syllabus. 3213 Professional Writing,
Canvas, UWF. $CANVAS_COURSE_REFERENCE$/assignments/syllabus

The 12 Questions
1. Please explain why you’ve signed up for this course.

2. Please explain what you would most like to cover and to do in
a public, professional, and technical writing course. What would you like to
experience and to learn? What kind of community do you hope we’ll create?

3. Please explain in your own words the proposal project (your
topic idea is not necessary yet – first, show that you understand the project).
(Coursepack; Week 1 Reading)

4. Summarize the Statement of Values for this course and explain
why courtesy is a non-negotiable policy for this course (Syllabus and
Powerpoint).

5. What calendar do you use to meet the deadlines for your work
(Coursepack)?

6. Do you understand that citation of sources is
required (read the Fox Writing Guide & Sourcing & Citation page in the
Coursepack). What citation have you used in the past? (Coursepack – Orientation
Week 1, Ethos – The Fox 10)

7. We need deadlines in our lives, not only our courses, to make
order out of potential chaos. What happens if you miss a deadline? (Syllabus
-The Fox 10))

8. You should contact me immediately if … (pick one or two of
the situations I listed). (Powerpoint)

9. Please choose one of the quotes in the Powerpoint (Will. I.
Am., Steve Jobs, Sheryl Sandberg) and briefly connect that value or ethic to
one that matters to you.

10. Explain the Fox Writing Guide in the Coursepack and
state your understanding of its purpose in our course – why is it key to
successful writing? Why do you need it here and forever after in your writing
life?

11. What is plagiarism and what is the penalty for
plagiarism at UWF? Why do you think the penalty for plagiarism is severe?
(Syllabus)

12.What message do you have for me at the start of our online
course? What concerns, if any, do you have about taking a course online? How
can I help?

Specs: The Fox Ten Writing Guide

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