{"id":5832,"date":"2021-08-31T13:59:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T13:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-collegesuccess-2\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=5832"},"modified":"2021-09-29T19:02:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T19:02:01","slug":"module-6-assignment-communicating-effectively-with-your-professor-in-an-online-class","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-collegesuccess-2\/chapter\/module-6-assignment-communicating-effectively-with-your-professor-in-an-online-class\/","title":{"raw":"Module 6 Assignment: Communicating Effectively With Your Professor in an Online Class","rendered":"Module 6 Assignment: Communicating Effectively With Your Professor in an Online Class"},"content":{"raw":"Communicating effectively is essential to the success of any student in the online learning environment regardless of the actual class structure. This means, whether you are taking an asynchronous, synchronous, hybrid, or blended course, you will need to communicate with your professor in writing. Whether you communicate through your personal or school email, it is essential to clearly and cogently express your point.\r\n\r\nIn Communicating with Technology in the Netiquette Guidelines for Email and IM section, you learned some basic netiquette guidelines. After viewing the YouTube video How to Email your Professor, complete the assignment below.\r\n<h2>Directions<\/h2>\r\n<strong>Step 1:<\/strong> List and explain the five principles for clear, effective, and professional email communications.\r\n\r\n<strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Review this email message below.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5571\/2021\/08\/31135935\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-20-at-9.22.55-PM.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-5833 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5571\/2021\/08\/31135935\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-20-at-9.22.55-PM.png\" alt=\"An email to professor@university.edu. The Reply to field is to badboy4958@hotmail.com. The subject line is &quot;problem with assignment&quot;. The body of the email reads &quot;i don't understand the assignment. can you help?&quot;\" width=\"1662\" height=\"724\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<strong>Step 3:<\/strong> What are some problems with this email message?\r\n\r\n<strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Advise the email writer on how to improve the email citing the five principles.\r\n<h3>Rubric<\/h3>\r\n<div align=\"left\">\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th scope=\"col\">Criteria<\/th>\r\n<th scope=\"col\">Meets Requirements<\/th>\r\n<th scope=\"col\">Needs Improvements<\/th>\r\n<th scope=\"col\">Does Not Meet Requirements<\/th>\r\n<th scope=\"col\">Points<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Identifies the five principles of clear, effective, and professional email communication.<\/td>\r\n<td>All five principles are identified with a clear explanation of each principle as it relates to effective communication.<\/td>\r\n<td>All five principles are identified but the explanation of each principle is incomplete or does not relate to effective communication.<\/td>\r\n<td>All five principles are not identified and the explanation of each principle is incomplete or does not relate to effective communication.<\/td>\r\n<td>_\/6<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Identified the issues with the sample email message.<\/td>\r\n<td>At least three issues in the sample email are properly identified.<\/td>\r\n<td>Two or fewer issues in the sample email are properly identified.<\/td>\r\n<td>No issues in the sample email message are properly identified.<\/td>\r\n<td>_\/6<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Advise the email writer on how to improve the email citing the five principles.<\/td>\r\n<td>Email message advice is effective and adheres to the five principles of clear, effective, and professional email communication.<\/td>\r\n<td>Email message advice is effective and adheres to most of five principles of clear, effective, and professional email communication.<\/td>\r\n<td>Email message advice is ineffective and\/or does not adhere to most of five principles of clear, effective, and professional email communication.<\/td>\r\n<td>_\/8<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p>Communicating effectively is essential to the success of any student in the online learning environment regardless of the actual class structure. This means, whether you are taking an asynchronous, synchronous, hybrid, or blended course, you will need to communicate with your professor in writing. Whether you communicate through your personal or school email, it is essential to clearly and cogently express your point.<\/p>\n<p>In Communicating with Technology in the Netiquette Guidelines for Email and IM section, you learned some basic netiquette guidelines. After viewing the YouTube video How to Email your Professor, complete the assignment below.<\/p>\n<h2>Directions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> List and explain the five principles for clear, effective, and professional email communications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Review this email message below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5571\/2021\/08\/31135935\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-20-at-9.22.55-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5833 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5571\/2021\/08\/31135935\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-20-at-9.22.55-PM.png\" alt=\"An email to professor@university.edu. The Reply to field is to badboy4958@hotmail.com. The subject line is &quot;problem with assignment&quot;. The body of the email reads &quot;i don't understand the assignment. can you help?&quot;\" width=\"1662\" height=\"724\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> What are some problems with this email message?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> Advise the email writer on how to improve the email citing the five principles.<\/p>\n<h3>Rubric<\/h3>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">Criteria<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Meets Requirements<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Needs Improvements<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Does Not Meet Requirements<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">Points<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Identifies the five principles of clear, effective, and professional email communication.<\/td>\n<td>All five principles are identified with a clear explanation of each principle as it relates to effective communication.<\/td>\n<td>All five principles are identified but the explanation of each principle is incomplete or does not relate to effective 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