Course Exercises
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For English 260 - Applied Communications, you will complete ten assignments.  Some of these may contain multiple exercises.  Links below connect you to the individual assignment pages where you will find specific instructions for each exercise.  See the Communications Guide for directions in how to name, save, and submit all of your work.

Due Dates
Note that each set of exercises must be submitted by no later than the end of the week for which they are assigned, or your will forfeit full credit.

Exercise Links
Follow the instructions in the Communication Guide for submitting your work electronically.

Exercise 1:  The Business of Style (Chapter 4: The Writing Process)

Exercise 2:  Composing Effective Memos and E-Mails (Chapter 5: Writing Memos and E-mails)

Exercise 3:  Letters that Communicate (Chapter 6: Writing Letters to Your Clients and Customers)

Exercise 4:  Researching An "NGO" (Chapter 7: Researching and Using Information)

Exercise 5:  Preparing Graphic Aids (Chapter 8: Developing and Using Graphic and Visual Aids)

Exercise 6:  Composing Informal Reports (Chapter 9: Writing Routine Reports)

Exercise 7:  Composing Formal Reports (Chapter 10: Writing Formal Reports)

Exercise 8:  Writing Modes: To Inform, To Describe, and To Persuade (Chapter 11: Technical Communication)

Exercise 9:  Writing the Winning Résumé (Chapter 14: Employment Communication)

Exercise 10: Composing the "NGO" Brochure

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