Each group member is required to draft an individual memorandum and email during the course of the group’s project.

1. Memorandum and Email regarding surveys generally.

2. Memorandum and Email regarding a title fly, letter of transmittal and executive summary.

3. Memorandum and Email regarding introduction, problem and purpose of a report, and various types and forms of graphs common to business reports.

4. Memorandum and Email regarding the scope, limitations, and procedures and methods sections of a formal business report.

5. Memorandum and Email regarding the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of a business report.

Each group will divide and assign the before mentioned memorandums and emails between its members. EACH GROUP MEMBER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ONE AND ONLY ONE ASSIGNMENT. The memorandums and emails are worth a total of 150 individual points divided as follows:

· Draft memorandum 10 points

· Final memorandum 90 points

· Draft email 10 points

· Final email 40 points

Generally

Each individual memorandum will be a research assignment aimed at understanding the final report and aiding in the implementation, design, and creation of the final report. Each memorandum will require the student to research at least three questions and provide a report to the group detailing your findings. The research must include at least one secondary source that is not your textbook or How.

The assignments will be submitted first as a draft for peer review within your groups. The draft is worth 10 points that is awarded based on a pass/fail basis, i.e. did you timely upload your document. The final draft will be uploaded and subject to extensive review. Final review of the memorandum will be graded as follows:

The final review of the email will be graded as follows:

Memo Specifically

The memorandum should include an introduction explaining the purpose of the memorandum and conclusion. Allow How 11-38 e. to guide your format. In addition, include at least three headings (12-8), as third-level headings even though you will not have first and second-level headings, and 10 parallel bullet points (12-9 d. & 2-27 c.)

Email Specifically

The email should be directed to your group. Please use Word® to create the email as it will not actually be sent. The purpose of the email is to serve as a means of distributing the memorandum, i.e. you would attach the memo to the email and send it out to the appropriate persons. The email should include at least 4 parallel bullet points. The email should introduce the larger and significantly longer memo and succinctly describe its contents and purpose. The email should be professional in appearance and comply with How guidelines.

The details of each memorandum are as follows: 

Regarding Surveys Generally.

1. Research surveys generally and provide a brief description of a survey and its most common uses.

2. Research the most common benefits and risks of survey research, to include measures designed to mitigate risks.

3. Research the most common forms of questions and measures, such as the Likert scale, and when each measure is most appropriate.

Memorandum and Email regarding a title fly, letter of transmittal and executive summary.

1. Research a title fly, its existence, format and use.

2. Research the letter of transmittal, its purpose, and format generally.

3. Research the Executive Summary, its purpose and format generally.. 

Memorandum and Email regarding introduction, problem and purpose of a report, and various types and forms of graphs common to business reports.

1. Research the inside title and introduction to a professional paper, including proper format.

2. Research the problem and purpose of the report and how to present it in a formal report.

3. Research graphs, the most common types and uses, to include when to use graphs in a paper. 

Memorandum and Email regarding the scope, limitations, and procedures and methods sections of a formal business report.

1. Research the scope of a paper and its proper use and format.

2. Research the limitations of a paper and its proper use and format.

3. Research the procedures and methods of a business report to include its format and the material that should and should not be included within its breadth of coverage.

Memorandum and Email regarding the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of a business report.

1. Research the difference between findings, conclusions and recommendations.

2. Research how you get from raw data to findings.

3. Research how to present conclusions and recommendations in a succinct and impactful manner.

 Assignment due dates are contained within individual assignments.