Technical Report

  CCMN 432: Communication in the Engineering Professions

Section 2J0 - W2020 Assignment #5: Final Report (20%)

OVERVIEW Your ​Assignment #5: Final Report ​will combine your​ Assignment #2, Assignment #3,​ and ​Assignment #4 elements to create a polished deliverable. The previous submissions will be enhanced to best educate the audience on the topic and advise next steps.

Audience Same Audience From ​Assignment #2: Major Project Proposal​ and Assignment #3: Research Report

Purpose The purpose of your Assignment #5: Final Report is to: ● Use rhetoric discussed in the lectures and workshops to create a

compelling argument supported by evidence. ● Create persuasive recommendations. ● Analyze research completed in Assignment #2.2 and draw conclusions

and recommendations.

Referencing Style Include APA in-text citations and a full reference page.

Submission Upload to Turnitin to the D2L shell -- only a digital submission is required.

Extended Deadline Sunday, April 19 at 11:59 p.m. Additional FIRM Extended Deadline: Saturday, April 25 at 11:59 p.m.

ASSIGNMENT COMPONENTS AND DESIGN The checklist below outlines the key areas to include in your ​Assignment #5: Final Report​ submission. ❏ Title Page (1 Page)

Includes: Paper title, your name, course name and number, professor name, and date of submission.

❏ Executive Summary (1 Page or 3 Pages if Needed) ***Can include your infographic(s) here.

❏ Table of Contents and List of Tables (1 Page)

   

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❏ 1.0 Introduction (1 Page with 1-2 Paragraphs) Goal: Introduce the topic and why it’s important. Tip: Include elements from your Assignment #2: Major Project proposal. Add your ​updated recommendation report problem and purpose statements.

❏ 2.0 _________________ ***Mention Your Selected Topic Here**** Include a 1-3 sentence introduction to the subsections. ❏ 2.1 Criteria #1: ____________________

Approximately 1 paragraph (5-7 sentences): ​enhanced​ content from your Assignment #3 (further rework, if possible). Remember to include APA in-text citations. Paragraph structure: Claim. Evidence (with in-text citations). Warrant.

❏ 2.2 Criteria #2: ____________________ Approximately 1 paragraph (5-7 sentences): ​enhanced​ content from your Assignment #3 (further rework, if possible). Remember to include APA in-text citations. Paragraph structure: Claim. Evidence (with in-text citations). Warrant.

❏ 2.3 Criteria #3: ____________________ Approximately 1 paragraph (5-7 sentences): ​enhanced​ content from your Assignment #3 (further rework, if possible). Remember to include APA in-text citations. Paragraph structure: Claim. Evidence (with in-text citations). Warrant.

❏ 3.0 Conclusion Provide a ​summary​ of the key details provided: use specifics (1 paragraph with 4-6 sentences).

❏ 4.0 Recommendations Method possible next steps: ​highlight 2-3 possible recommendations (with research)​ to showcase what your audience should do next.

REMINDER Your Assignment #5: Final Report will construct an argument about how the factors you research report will affect the organization’s work and what actions it should take. These arguments must be supported with strong evidence (logos and ethos), including data, tables, and materials from credible resources. Avoid simply copy-and-pasting your research from the previous submissions. This report is persuasive -- you will enhance your previous research by carefully restructuring and reorganizing the information to create a persuasive argument from the objective information you found in the research report.

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