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Assignment One: Personal Profile

Assignment Two: Teach Nancy Statistics

Assignment Three: Memo to Dr. Stone

Assignment Four: Personal Press Kit

Assignment Five: The Wildcard

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Technical and Scientific Writing (HU333)

This is an undergraduate course that Nancy Hoft teaches at
Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI USA.
Current Offering: WINTER QUARTER 1997-98

Assignment One: Personal Profile


Date Assigned: 01 December 1997, Date Due: 12 December 1997

Complete this personal profile so that I can learn more about you. I'll use your responses to try and make this course more responsive to your needs. The only requirement is that you be HONEST and THOROUGH in your responses.

  1. What's your name? Major? Graduation Date? Email Address? Telephone Number? Schedule for this quarter?

  2. Why are you taking this course?

  3. Do you like to write? Tell me why or why not?

  4. List at least three things you want to learn how to do in this course and tell me why they are important to you.

  5. Tell me about your favorite course either here or at another school. Tell me why it was your favorite course. Be specific. (You don't need to give me names if you don't want to).

  6. Tell me about your least favorite course. Why didn't you like it? (Again, no need to give me names.)

  7. What subjects have you enjoyed the most at school? Why are these subjects so interesting to you?

  8. Describe your career aspirations.

  9. What kind of writing will you need to do in your future profession?

  10. Describe your future readers.
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