Assigned chapters in the text precede all of this. In order to broaden students' understanding, lecture material is often taken from other sources, e.g., the Internet or books other than the text. Multiple handouts explaining the assignments are available in the Leia server on campus and are posted online in CourseInfo 4.0. For this reason, I teach to the serious student. In other words, I expect students to behave as if they have employment and want to keep it.
Students find articles about e-mail and press releases from the Internet.
Short report references must include online sources, correctly attributed, from Lexis Nexis, Dow Jones Interactive, etc. All my students are invited to bring in papers from other classes. In addition, I often have students from semesters past who come in for help with class papers, or job application letters and resumes, as well as internship and scholarship applications. Frequently, professors from upper division and graduate classes send students to me with papers to edit. In brief, my courses are rigorous and comprehensive.