Students will be expected to post their first initial discussion board posting by Wednesday of each week. Discussion posts will be graded and late submissions will be assigned a late penalty in accordance with the late penalty policy found in the syllabus. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

Students are expected to post their responses to peers by Sunday. NOTE: All submission posting times are based on midnight Central Time.

There are several ways to present information. Part of brainstorming a written or oral piece involves preplanning and working through the writing process. One three-step process uses the 3 Ps-problem, process and product.

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 150-200words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:

1. Explain how you will use the process below as you draft and redraft your upcoming oral presentation. Use the following 3Ps writing process to start the discussion with your colleagues:
2. Problem - consider the business or other type of problem that needs to be addressed in a presentation or written correspondence.
3. Process - how can research help in the writing process.
4. Product - the final product is the written piece or the presentation.