Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Requirements and Directions

Welcome to our blog!  You will choose 1 of the employers you researched for your paper and blog about it so that other students can learn from your research.  Make sure that you fulfill the requirements below so that you get full credit for this assignment.

Blog Requirements
·         Correct grammar, spelling, sentence structure, etc.
·         You must post 1 blog entry on your selected employers AND respond to at least 1 other student’s blog entry.
·         Your blog entry:
o   Title your entry with the name of the organization
o   Include a picture of the organization.  This can be from the internet or one you take yourself.
o   Include the type of organization (governmental, not-for-profit, community-based, private, etc.) it is and where it is located
o   Provide the most interesting and relevant information on this potential employer. 
§  You may want to include why you would like to work for this employer, what you like most about the organization and what might be a drawback of working for this organization. 
§  Present this information in an informal and interesting manner.  You are writing this for your fellow students, not your instructor.
o   DO NOT cut and paste the information from your paper – you will not receive credit for assignment completion.
o   200 words minimum.
·         Your blog response:
o   This can be any response to another student’s blog entry.  You can include your opinion of the employer, what you learned from reading it or similarities/differences between the employer they researched and the one you did. 
o   100 words minimum.