Schedule

Date

Think

“DO” / DUE

Week 1: Course review

• syllabus
• Department of English Internship Agreement
• Google Assignments Student User Guide (Google Doc)

• Internship Site Contact Information
• Weekly Internship Log

Week 2: Cover letters / Resumes

• Molisani, “Resume Secrets”
  • old resume 1
  • old resume 2
  • old resume 3
• WJ, “Memos” (pp. 21-25)
• WJ, “Resumes” (pp. 145-153)
• resume basic content and design
• resume brainstorming ideas

• Department of English Internship Agreement
• Weekly Internship Log

Week 3: Cover letters / Resumes

• “How Recruiters View Resumes“
• “Meet the Robots Reading Your Resume”
• Resume example 1
• Resume example 2
• Resume example 3

• Weekly Internship Log

Week 4: Cover letters / Resumes

• ON, Alexandra White – “Interview Insight and My New Job”

• Weekly Internship Log
• Resume, submission

Week 5: Cover letters / Resumes

• ON, Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Authors, Writers, and Editors“
• ON, Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Web Developers/User Experience Designers“
• ON, Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Technical Writers“
• ON, Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations“

• Weekly Internship Log
• Resume, feedback

Week 6: Career Thinking

• WJ, “Reports” (pp. 101–106)
• ON, qualtrics.com , “The 10 Commandments For Writing Outstanding Survey Questions“
• ON, surveymonkey.com, “10 Tips to Improve Your Online Surveys“
• ON, Robert Schafer, “Ten Tips to Write Better Web-based Survey Questions“

• Weekly Internship Log
• Resume, resubmission

Week 7: Career Thinking

• ON, Jennifer Adams Grillone, “Checking for Commas: A Day in the Life of an Editor”
• ON, Alvina, “A Day in the Life of an Editor”
• ON, “On the Origin of Science Writers“
• ON, Bourne, “A Day in the Life of a Book Editor: Caroline Bleeke of Flatiron Books“

• Due: Weekly Internship Log

Week 8: Career Thinking

• ON,  Leahy, “A Day in the Life of a Technical Writer“
• ON, Ranade, “Day-in-the-life of a Technical Writer“
• ON, Bureau of Labor Statistics, “Social and Community Service Managers“

• Weekly Internship Log
• Career report, Submission

Week 9: Career Thinking

• ON, Matthew Magain, “A Life of a UX designer”
• ON, AXIOM Q, “A Day in the Life of a Web Developer“

• Weekly Internship Log
• Career report, Feedback

Week 10: Career Thinking

• ON, Tamara Dillon, “Groupmakers and grantmakers: Jobs in advocacy, grantmaking, and civic organizations“

• Weekly Internship Log
• Career report, Resubmission

• NOTHING!

• Weekly Internship Log

Week 12: Professional Portfolios

• StrengthsFinder 2., Part 1

• Weekly Internship Log

WEEK 13: Professional Portfolios

•  StrengthsFinder 2., Part 2

• Weekly Internship Log
• Portfolio, submission

Week 14: Peer Drafts

• Peer drafts

• Weekly Internship Log
• Portfolio, feedback

Week 15: Professional Portfolios

• WJ, “Press Releases” (pp. 70-77)
• DRAFT LAB

• Portfolio, resubmission
• All internship hours and supervisor materials due.
• Final: Weekly Internship Log