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Professional Outlook Portfolio
Below is a brief synopsis of Eric Koryanke's "Professional Outlook Portfolio" assignment. For the full activity, see the attached assignment prompt.
My “Assignment That Works” is the Professional Outlook Portfolio project, the second major project I assign in the ENG 145.13 Writing Business and Government Organizations course I teach at Illinois State University (ISU). In this Project, student writers will create a resume and a blog/website profile that match their education and work experiences. They will also search and find a job posting which they will respond to and write a cover letter for. After completing all these writing tasks, they will create an uptake document, explaining and describing their composing practices throughout the project.
This project has been designed to help student writers become more critical, creative, and capable as both consumers and producers of business writing (e.g., resume/CV, job posting, business/personal website, etc.). The goal is also to provide writers with hands-on experience in building a solid marketable professional outlook for their chosen career path and exploring various business writing genres.
