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Helping Business Writing Students Improve as Document Designers.

Peer reviewed

Curry, Jerome – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1994

Describes 3 assignments for introductory-level business writing students (who have already learned the fundamentals of document design) that present design challenges in a sales letter, a resume, and a memo report and instructions, to be introduced in class over a period of 8 to 10 weeks. (SR)

Descriptors: Business Correspondence, Design, Higher Education, Technical Writing

Using the Front Page of "The Wall Street Journal" to Teach Document Design and Audience Analysis.

Peer reviewed

Moore, Patrick – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1989

Explains an assignment for the audience analysis segment of a business writing course which compares the front page design of "The Wall Street Journal" with that of a local daily newspaper in order to emphasize the use of design devices in effectively writing to busy people. (SR)

Descriptors: Assignments, Audience Analysis, Business Communication, Design