January 2018

Memo to Instructor

January 15, 2018Uncategorizedamanda burke Leave a comment

To: Professor Paterson

From: Amanda Burke

Date: January 15th 2018

RE: Letter of Application, Prospective Team Members

Hi Professor Paterson,

I am reaching out to confirm with you that I have completed my letter of application, as well as contracted prospective team members via email.

My application letter is attached for your reference. The letter outlines my:

Educational background
Current field of employment
Strengths and weaknesses I bring to a team
Personal interests and hobbies

The emails I have sent to prospective teammates also are posted separately on my blog page.

Please reach out to me at amandajessieburke@gmail.com if you have any questions, concerns, or feedback.

Best,

Amanda Burke

301 Amanda Burke Application Letter

Prospective Team Partners

January 15, 2018Uncategorizedamanda burke Leave a comment

Response to Philip Wade:

Hi Phillip,

Thank you for reaching out, I would be happy to work together on the upcoming group assignment. I can see that you are true to your word in that you have taken on the leadership initiative to reach out to potential group partners! I too will follow up with the other students that you have reached out to, as they seem like appropriate group members who can compliment the strengths and weaknesses that you and I may bring to the table.

Your summer internship sounds incredibly interesting, and i’m glad to see someone else who is also completing their degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. I am excited to see how such technical knowledge will play into your writing style.

Best,

Amanda Burke

Email to Jocelyn Toledo

Hi Jocelyn,

I am writing to you today to ask if you would like to collaborate as team members for our upcoming assignments. I can see that Philip reached out to you, as he did myself, and I think that we would all work very well together.

I am impressed by your busy schedule and array of activities. Personally, I find that when I am busiest, I am the most productive as I have no choice but to well manage my time.

Your completion of Arts One sounds like a great great attribute to our group, as peer review is going to be such a big part of this course. The tone and style which you write in is distinct and well put together, something I am looking to improve on myself!

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out anytime at amandajessieburke@gmail.com.

Best,

Amanda Burke

Application Letter

January 12, 2018Uncategorizedamanda burke Leave a comment

(My address)

Vancouver, BC

January 12^th 2018

ENGL 301 99C Classmates

UBC Department of English

2329 West Mall

Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4

Deal ENGL 301 99C Classmates,

I am writing to propose a partnership for our upcoming assignment. I have a variety of strengths that I believe will help to complete this assignment to a high standard. I will also include what I am looking for in a team member, in order to provide strength in areas that are my weaknesses.

I am currently finishing up my time at UBC and will be graduating with an interdisciplinary degree with a focus on Commerce and Psychology. Because of this mix of education, I have developed good communication and time management skills. Although I have been tasked with writing many reports and papers, expressing my thoughts clearly in writing is not my strong suit. My basic spelling/grammar/punctuation skills are something that I need to work on, and something that I am looking forward to developing this course. Ideally, I am looking to work with peers who feel comfortable in their ability to clearly communicate ideas through a well flowing piece of writing. I am also looking to work with classmates that are punctual and are willing to work to have assignments completed by, and ideally before the deadlines.

This course being offered online provides a unique opportunity to work with students of many backgrounds who bring different strengths to a group. I am looking forward to learning from not only our instructor and materials, but from other students in this course.

If you are interested in working together, please feel free to contact me at amandajessieburke@gmail.com

Best,

(signature)

Amanda Burke

English 301 99C Student

Engl 301 – Jan 2018

January 11, 2018Uncategorizedamanda burke Leave a comment

This distance education course offered through UBC, focuses on the study of written and online communication in a variety of professional contexts. This course is intended for students outside of an English major or minor. Although this course is offered through an online forum, learning and practice will take place not only independently, but also in collaboration with classmates, and through guidance with the instructor. This course will introduce students to elements of writing in different contexts, and provide ways to practice these writing techniques. This class will also provide the opportunity to engage with classmates for both review, and collaboration. The career resources that are made available through UBC will also be highlighted in this course, along with ways to develop Web Folio’s that will be useful in conjunction with these resources. By the end of this course, students should have developed not only technical writing skills, but also reflecting, reviewing, editing, and developing skills.

This course will work through 4 Units in order to help students achieve the course objectives.

Unit 1: Principles, Practices and People in English 301
Unit 2: Designing a Report Proposal; Defining Terms with Audience in Mind
Unit 3: Designing a Report Outline & Draft; Building your Resume and Job Application skills
Unit 4: Drafting the Formal Report; Peer Review and Final Report; Developing networking strategies

Students will be graded on a number of assignments, some large and some smaller. The major assignments will include the Formal Report, the Application Package on Link-in and the Web Folio. The smaller assignments throughout the semester include collaborative and reflecting works. These will be treated as practice pieces and will sometimes include comments and feedback from both the instructor, and the other students in the class.

Time management, motivation, and organizational skills will be incredibly important in order to succeed in this online course.