Purpose:
This assignment has three objectives:
1. To help you understand some of the issues relating to the effective use of e-mail.
2. To make you aware of on-line resources dealing with e-mail etiquette.
3. To give you additional experience with working as a team and using the brainstorming technique to develop a "deliverable".
To Do:
1. Group yourselves into four teams of 4-5 students.
2. For each group, designate a recorder.
3. Assign each member two articles to read.
4. Read the assigned articles.
5. Reassemble as a group, and hold a brainstorming session about the most important points to include in your list. The recorder should note all ideas.
6. Rank the ideas from 1 to 10.
7. Prepare a paper (actually an annotated list) that includes a series of ten practices that are most important in communicating effectively by e-mail. Each item should consist of a 5-10 word phrase, followed by 2-4 sentences of explanation., based on consensus of the members. Items should be in your own words, and should not repeat verbatim material that appears on the web.
8. Submit your list to the instuctor for grading and distribution. A legible handwritten list is expected. However, if somebody from the group knows how to use a word processing program, you are encouraged to type it in and save it to text.
Grading:
Point value: 25 points. Grading will be based on how well thought out your listing is, and how well it appears to synthesize information from various on-line sources. All members of the team will receive the same grade (unless the team members direct me to do otherwise).
When due: 10:50 P.M. Friday 20 September 2002
Note: The annotated list that you develop will be circulated among all students in the class, and will be the source of questions on your first exam.