wrtg293 week 1
DQ1
WRTG 293 students,
This might be your first class in LEO. Or you might have taken quite a few classes
in LEO.
LEO, or Learning Experience Online, is the interface
uses in delivering its online classes.
Please respond to this discussion thread and mention three
issues you might like to see improved in the LEO interface. If you have taken classes in LEO before, you
can draw upon your previous experience.
If this is your first class in LEO, you can peruse the interface and
gather ideas.
In your response, please write what the issue or function is
that you would like to see improved. Then write one or two sentences describing
why it needs improvement.
Consider the following definition of tone in your analysis:
http://depts.gpc.edu/~gpcltc/handouts/communications/recognizingtone.pdf.
This discussion is related to our first writing assignment.
DQ2
about a credit card company manager who receives an application for a credit
card from Todd Riley, who is not old enough to apply for a credit card without
a cosigner.
Then write a short response to Todd as the scenario
describes. Your response should be about
150-200 words in length.
This might be considered a conventional “bad news”
situation. Nonetheless, consider whether
you are really giving Todd bad news. He
can, after all, get a credit card if he takes some extra steps.
In addition, please respond to at least one other student’s
post in this discussion thread. In your
response to a fellow student, comment on the organization, word choice, tone,
or whatever else you feel is appropriate.
Please draw upon the Jameson article on tone (located in your eReserves
section) in your response to your fellow student. Your response to the other student can be
two or three sentences
Problem-Based Scenario
You are the credit manager for FlashExpress, a growing
credit card company, and your department receives hundreds of applications for
credit cards each month. Frequently, you
receive credit card applications from individuals under the legal age who are
applying for a credit card. Legal regulations prohibit you from issuing a
credit card to underage applicants unless a parent or other guarantor cosigns
with them. If the minor does not pay, then the guarantor becomes responsible
for the account. In addition to requiring a guarantor, FlashExpress requires
underage applicants to fill out an additional supplemental form.
In your role as credit manager, write a letter to Todd
Riley, a 17-year-old underage applicant, responding to his request for a credit
card. Consider your audience, the context, and the purpose of your letter. Your
letter should explain that you have enclosed a necessary supplemental form,
along with a new credit card application, both of which need to be filled out.
The guarantor must sign both forms. To expedite processing, Todd should mention
on the top of the application that he has applied for credit previously and
should return the application and supplemental form directly to you.
