executive summary

“I don't do things half-heartedly because I know if I do, then I can expect half-hearted results.” -- Michael Jordan

Executive Summary 50 points

TASK: For this assignment, you will summarize the chapter entitled "On Washing Hands" from the book Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande.

Using Figure 9.6 (on back) as a guide and the organizational plan on pages 436-38, please do the following:

1. Print, read and annotate the work.

2. Write a one-page Executive Summary of the work. The report should be single spaced with double spacing between paragraphs. Each paragraph should be about only one topic and should include: Purpose, Key Problem, Criteria Used to Solve Problem, Findings, Conclusions/Solutions, Recommendations (436-38).

3. Post your Executive Summary on Moodle by class time on Sept. 25. Also, turn in both your annotated article and your summary to me in class.

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Organizational Plan for Executive Summary (437-38):

1. Begin with the purpose and scope of the report.

2. Relate the purpose to the key problem.

3. Identify in non-technical language the criteria used to solve the problem.

4. Condense the findings of the report, or the discussion.

5. Stress conclusions and possible solutions

6. Provide a summary of their recommendations