Your instructor wants to know more about you, your motivation for taking this course, your career goals, and your writing skills.
Send an e-mail or write a memo of introduction to your instructor. See Chapter 5 for formats and tips on preparing e-mails.
In your message include the following:
Your reasons for taking this class
Your career goals (both temporary and long-term)
A brief description of your employment, if any, and your favorite activities
An assessment and discussion of your current communication skills, including your strengths and weaknesses.
For online classes, write a letter of introduction about yourself with the preceding information. Post your letter to your discussion board. Read and comment on the letters of other students. Think about how people in virtual teams must learn about each other through online messages.
Alternatively, your instructors may assign this task as a concise individual voice mail message to establish your telephone etiquette and skills.