Assingment

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Overview

Imagine you are the manager of a software development team working on new applications for your company, Optimum Way Development, Inc. Your team has just missed a major milestone in completing one of the applications due to a technical issue, and because of this, the project is now behind schedule. You must communicate this issue to your director, who is traveling and unable to be accessed by a phone call or face-to-face meeting. You decide that the best method to reach the director in this situation is by email. The director is a business professional who does not have technical education or experience.

Prompt

For this activity, you will create an email to the director to communicate a technical issue with one of your projects based on the scenario presented in the Overview.

Guidelines for Submission

You will submit an email. The email must:

• Be at least 350 to 750 words
• Be submitted as a Word document or PDF
• Completely address all of the requirements in the Prompt section

Module Six Activity Rubric

Criteria	Exemplary (100%)	Proficient (85%)	Needs Improvement (55%)	Not Evident (0%)	Value
Style and Tone	Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Uses style and tone that is appropriate for the audience and communication type	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include changing style or tone to meet the needs of the audience	Does not attempt criterion	25
Language	Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Uses language that is inclusive and appropriate for the education and experience level of the audience	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include removing exclusive language	Does not attempt criterion	25
Technical Explanation	Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Explains technical details and concepts using language that is appropriate for the education and experience level of the audience	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include further explaining	Does not attempt criterion	25
Articulation of Response	Exceeds proficiency in an exceptionally clear, insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner	Clearly conveys meaning with correct grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, demonstrating an understanding of audience and purpose	Shows progress toward proficiency, but with errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, negatively impacting readability	Submission has critical errors in grammar, sentence structure, and spelling, preventing understanding of ideas	25
Total:	100%