Outlines an assignment for teaching job search skills, including writing a cover letter, resume, and interview follow-up letter. Proposes that the instructor act as interviewer, video tape each interview, and analyze each student's performance. (JAD)

Describes a class activity to help students gain insights into the collaborative process and to launch them into a collaborative report. (SR)

Describes an exercise that teaches the reverse of promotion--demand reduction. Discusses persuasive strategies to reduce demand for a product. (SR)

Describes a one-class-period assignment that introduces students to the different professional journals in their major areas of study and in business communication. Notes that students learn how and where to find the journals and what they contain. (SR)

Describes an assignment for a business communication course in which students give an oral presentation on some aspect of business manners and etiquette, thus increasing their awareness of the impact of social graces on communication in the business setting. (SR)

Asserts that textbook graphics assignments tend to give students too many hints and instructions. Suggests using newspaper articles to more closely approximate real working situations, because newspaper articles force students to use their skills and imaginations to create graphics that illustrate real data. (PRA)

Describes an assignment for a business writing course which helps students learn to focus on the reader in persuasive writing. (SR)

Suggests a first writing assignment--an ungraded "practice" memo assignment--for the business writing class, which promotes good will between teacher and students, and offers the opportunity for class discussion on principles of business communication and business writing. (SR)

Describes an assignment for a business communication class that uses interviews, memos, and small group discussion to help students become aware of and appreciate international people. (SR)

Describes an assignment for a business communication course in which students develop an international training manual, presented in a written report and oral presentation. (SR)

Describes an assignment for a business communication class in which students use a "company research" worksheet to gather information on a company that they would like to work for in the future. (SR)

Presents an instructional assignment--the development of a "Job Strategy Notebook"--designed to assist students in career planning and preparation for an effective job search campaign. Offers ideas for assignments as well as sample forms dealing with skills/interests, resumes, career information, company research, and interviews/company visits.…

Describes (1) an annual report assignment that includes concepts to be learned and teaching strategies, (2) methods of introducing the business communications course during its first week, (3) and preparing visual aids from financial periodicals. (EL)

Explains an assignment for the audience analysis segment of a business writing course which compares the front page design of "The Wall Street Journal" with that of a local daily newspaper in order to emphasize the use of design devices in effectively writing to busy people. (SR)

Focusing on process description, provides a step-by-step class presentation of an assignment given to a technical writing class that uses a computer program to teach instructions. Discusses the assignment's benefits to class discussion, the editing session, and the writing produced. (JD)