Mathguy18 only

The Profile

The Profile assignment allows you to choose what kind of topic you wish to write about.  This can change the content significantly.  Your choices are to write a Patient Profile, a Business Profile, Customer Profile, or a Case Study.  These all share a similar format.  Think about the kind of documents you will be required to write as a professional in your field and let that guide you to your topic selection.

All profiles should include these parts:

Introduction:  In this section, include background information/history/location/mission. This includes name, address, and occupation if profiling a person.  

Body:  Different kinds of Profiles will include different subtopics here.  For example:

Patient Profile

Business Profile

Customer Profile

Obviously, this will require both primary and secondary research.

Conclusions

In this section, summarize basic points about what you have learned.  

Recommendations

Provide a numbered list of what you perceive to be the next steps for the person or company.

References

List all references used in MLA style.

Citations for visuals appear in this section as well as underneath the visual itself.

Student Learning Outcomes:

- Create a thesis that establishes claims for both a main argument and 

        intermediate arguments that support it.  (OTM 1, 2, 3)

   - Be able to distinguish between background, primary, and secondary

          research sources, and use those sources appropriate for the genre

          they are writing and the audience for whom they are writing.(OTM5 & 6)

   - Write collaboratively with others, while remaining responsible for their

           own contribution to a group project. (OTM 1, 2, 3,4)

   - Use at least two different citation styles, and identify the disciplines for

            which these are appropriate. (OTM 5)

   - Apply advanced methods for integrating outside sources into an 

            argument, such as endnotes, footnotes, appendices, or similar reference. (OTM 1-6)

   - Use electronic environments to collaborate on texts, conduct peer review, and       

            produce texts appropriate for publication in electronic forms. (OTM6)