MWSU Division of Liberal
Arts and Sciences
English, Foreign Languages, and Journalism Department
Spring 2009
EPR/ETC/JOU
401: Senior Portfolio
3:00-3:50 F 119 Murphy
Dr. Kaye Adkins
Office: 222J Eder
Office Hours: 2:00-2:50 M; 12:00-12:50, 2:00-4:00 W; 12:00-12:50, 2:00-2:50 F; and by
appointment
Email: kadkins@missouriwestern.edu
Required Textbook: Kimball, The Web
Portfolio Guide
Course Description: EPR/ETC/JOU 401 is required for the BA English/Journalism, Public Relations, and Technical Communications majors. This is a workshop class for graduating seniors which includes compiling a passing graduation portfolio consisting of a resume, cover letter, and writings from majors courses, in addition to resume and job search preparation. This course must be completed during the semester of graduation, except for summer graduates who must complete the course in the spring semester prior to graduation. This course will be graded on a pass/fail basis.
Course Objectives:
Communication: I welcome the opportunity to talk to students about reading or writing assignments during my office hours. You don't need an appointment. If you can't drop by during my office hours, please make an appointment.
Email is the official medium for communication at Missouri Western. You should check your Missouri Western email account at least every other day. This is how professors will contact you if they need to, and it is how you will receive information about campus events, scholarship and financial aid opportunities, and other important campus information. Some departments have student listservs to announce special events (like speakers or conference opportunities), scholarship deadlines, and the like. When you send an email to a professor or office on campus, you should send it from you Western email account, so that we know it is campus business.
A note on email etiquette: When you write an email to a professor, approach it as correspondence in a professional setting. This means including an informative subject line (at the very least, the course number), complete sentences, correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling, a salutation, and a signature. If you are including an attachment, you should tell the recipient what it is.Academic Honesty: Academic honesty is required in all academic endeavors. Violations of academic honesty include any instance of plagiarism, cheating, seeking credit for another's work, falsifying documents or academic records, or any other fraudulent activity. Violations of academic honesty may result in a failing grade on the assignment, failure in the course, or expulsion from the University. When a student's grade has been affected, violations of academic honesty will be reported to the Provost or designated representative on the Academic Honesty Violation Report forms.
Please see the 2007-08 Student Handbook and Calendar for specific activities identified as violations of this policy and the student due process procedure. This handbook is also available online at http://www.missouriwestern.edu/handbook/index.pdf
Student Disability: Students with disabilities should notify
me in writing of their disability before the end of the first week of
class so that we can make any needed adjustments to the course.
Grading Policy: Credit for EPR/ETC/JOU 401 will be awarded on
a pass/fail basis. In order to successfully complete the
course, a student's graduation portfolio must receive a score of "1" or
higher on a scale of 0-3 when
holistically scored. Students who receive "0's" on their portfolios
will be allowed to revise and resubmit for
a second holistic scoring prior to the end of the semester. Other
course requirements necessary to fulfill in
order to receive a passing grade include:
(1) Submission of a professional portfolio
(2) Participation in peer critiquing sessions
(3) Submission of resume to Career Services for critiquing
(4) Review of graduation portfolio materials by Corla Dawson, Writing Coordinator in the Center for Academic Support
(5) Attendance in class when scheduled to meet. Students who are absent two consecutive class sessions OR a total of three class sessions throughout the term will fail the course.