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ENG315–Assignments andRubrics

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ENG315Student Version 1148(10189-5-2014) Final                                                                                                      Page18of 29

Assignment2.3:JustificationReport–Part3(Final)

DueWeek7and worth200points

InAssignments2.1(Part1)and2.2(Part2) oftheJustificationReport,youbuiltupthemajorpartsofyourformal,researchedjustificationreport(ProblemStatement,OverviewofAlternatives,Criteria, Methods,EvaluationofAlternatives,FindingsandAnalysis,andReferences).YouwillbeginPart3byinsertingyourrevisionsof Parts1 and2basedonyourinstructor’ssuggestions.Then,youwillincludeafewnewadditions:

Usethebasicoutlinebelowtodraftyourpaper.Organizeyourresponsestoeach questionunderthe followingsectionheadings:

·     Introduction(forQuestion1)

oProblemStatement(forQuestion1a)

oTerminology(forQuestion1b)

oMajorSectionsoftheReport(forQuestion1c)

oScopeandLimitationsoftheResearch(forQuestion1d)

·     PreliminaryParts(forQuestion2)

·     Recommendation(forQuestion3)

·     References(forQuestion4)

Writeafour(4)page,single-spacedreportinwhichyou:

1.   Createan introductionthattellswhat yourreportis about.

a.  IncludetheProblemStatementthatyoualreadycreatedandrevisedinPart1. b.  Includetermsthatreaderswillneedtoknowinordertounderstandthereport.

c.  Brieflysummarizethemajorsectionsandfindingsofthereportthatyou’vedevelopedin

Parts1 and2.

d.   Discusswhat yourreport willcoverandwhatitwillnot.

2.  CreatethepreliminarypartsofthereportthatprecedetheIntroduction(afterreadingChapter12inyourProfessionalCommunicationstextbook),whichincludes:

a.  TitlePage b.  Transmittal

c.   Tableof Contents

d.   ExecutiveSummary

3.   CreatetheRecommendationsectionof theReport.

a.   Providea onetotwo(1-2)sentencerecommendationbasedonwhatyourEvaluationofAlternativesandFindingsandAnalysissectionshavedeterminedis themostfeasiblealternative(i.e.solution)totheproblemintheProblemStatement.

4.  CreatetheReferencessection,whichgoesattheendoftheReportbypastinginyourrevised

Referencespage.

Note:Remembertoorganizethereportbythesectionheadings.Thereportshouldreflectastyleandformatappropriateforbusiness;singlespacingandbulletpointsareacceptableforformalbusinessreports.

reports.

ENG315–Assignments andRubrics

Yourassignmentmust:

·    Betyped,singlespaced,usingTimesNewRomanfont(size12),withone-inchmarginsonallsides;citationsandreferencesmustfollowAPAorschool-specificformat.Checkwithyourprofessorforanyadditionalinstructions.

·    Includeacoverpagecontainingthetitleoftheassignment,yourname,theprofessor’sname,thecoursetitle,andthedate.Thecoverpageandthereferencepagearenotincludedin therequiredassignmentpagelength.

Thespecificcourselearningoutcomesassociatedwiththisassignmentare:

·    Supportideasorclaimsinbodyparagraphswithcleardetails,examples,andexplanations.

·    Organizeideaslogicallybyusingtransitionalwords,phrases,andsentences.

·    Usesentencevarietyandeffectivewordchoiceinwrittencommunication.

·    Applywritingprocessstrategiestodevelopformalbusinessreportsand/ orproposals.

·    Usetechnologyandinformationresourcestoresearchissuesrelatedtoselectedtopics.

·     Writeclearlyandconciselyusingproperwritingmechanics.

Gradingforthisassignmentwillbebasedonanswerquality,logic/organizationof thepaper,and languageandwritingskills,usingthefollowingrubric.