Module Overview for Week of March 23: Recommendation Report, Part 2
This is Week 09 of the course. This week is about catching up.
Overview
During this second week of working on your Recommendation Report, you will continue researching your topic of the report. By the end of the week, you should have most of the information that you need to write your report. At the end of this series of four modules, you will understand more about the kinds of problems and decisions that recommendation reports are intended to address.
Objectives for this Module
After completing this module, you will be able to
- Identify and define a problem related to the field of technical writing (or another specific problem according to your assignment’s directions) and review research articles related to this problem. (CLO 2)
- Generalize approaches to the problem from the literature and draw conclusions about the effectiveness and usefulness of those approaches. (CLO 3)
- Choose the most appropriate approach(es) for addressing the problem researched. (CLO 1)
- Produce a recommendation report that details the problem, evidence for solving the problem, and a specific recommendation for solving the problem. This includes describing how to implement the proposed solution. (CLO 4, 6)
Note that you can find the full text of the Course Learning Objectives on the Syllabus.
Readings for the Week of March 23
Please complete all readings before beginning the quizzes for this module. This material introduces concepts you will need to successfully apply the objectives stated above.
- Markel & Selber, Ch. 6: “Researching Your Subject”
- Markel & Selber, Ch. 7: “Organizing Your Information”
- Markel & Selber, Appendix Part A: Skimming Your Sources and Taking Notes
- Markel & Selber, Appendix Part B: Documenting Your Sources
- Why Use Documentation? (extra summary of information from the appendix)
- What Do I Need to Document? (extra summary of information from the appendix)
- Markel & Selber, Ch. 18: “Writing Recommendation Reports”
- Markel & Selber, Ch. 17: “Writing Informational Reports”
- Daily Discussion Posts (DDPs)
Originally from the week of February 23
- #WeekendWatch: Tell a Story to Grab Attention and Interest (originally from 02/22)
- #TuesdayTutorial: Conducting Research for Your Report (originally from 02/25)
- #WednesdayWrite: Citing Your Sources (originally from 02/26)
- #ThursdayThought: Four Ways to Use Research in Your Writing (originally from 02/27)
- #FridayFact: You Need to Be a Fact-Checker (originally from 02/28)
- #WeekendWatch: Making a Recommendation (originally from 03/02)
- #TuesdayTutorial: Search Terms and Methods (originally from 03/02)
- #WednesdayWrite: Examine the Structure of a Report (originally from 03/02)
- #ThursdayThought: Know Your Sources (originally from 03/02)
- #FridayFact: There Are Lies on the Internet! (originally from 03/02)
Activities for the Week of March 23
Time Required: 7–8 hours, excluding reading time
Available Points: 1050
Due Dates:
- Friday, March 27 at 11:59 PM: All activities due
- Monday, March 30 at 11:59 PM: Grace period ends for all work
Daily Discussion Posts Activities
- Contribute to these Daily Discussion Posts (DDPs) in Canvas)
- Originally from the week of February 23
- #WeekendWatch: Tell a Story to Grab Attention and Interest (originally from 02/22)
- #TuesdayTutorial: Conducting Research for Your Report (originally from 02/25)
- #WednesdayWrite: Citing Your Sources (originally from 02/26)
- #ThursdayThought: Four Ways to Use Research in Your Writing (originally from 02/27)
- #FridayFact: You Need to Be a Fact-Checker (originally from 02/28)
- #WeekendWatch: Making a Recommendation (originally from 03/02)
- #TuesdayTutorial: Search Terms and Methods (originally from 03/02)
- #WednesdayWrite: Examine the Structure of a Report (originally from 03/02)
- #ThursdayThought: Know Your Sources (originally from 03/02)
- #FridayFact: There Are Lies on the Internet! (originally from 03/02)
- Originally from the week of February 23
- Complete the DDP Self-Assessment for Week 06 and the DDP Self-Assessment for Week 07 to report the work you did and record your score (100 points for each). Be sure to read the self-assessment at the beginning of the week so that you understand the expectations.
Writing Activities
- Complete the any or all of the following Major Writing Project activities ( 450 points total).
- These activities contribute to the Recommendation Report.
- Recommendation Report: Complete an Audience Profile Sheet (100 points)
- Recommendation Report: Outline Your Project (75 points)
- Recommendation Report: Create an Illustration or Graphic for your Report (75 points)
- Recommendation Report: Brainstorming Your Intro (100 points)
- Recommendation Report: Progress Report (100 points)
- These activities contribute to the Recommendation Report.
- Ask any questions about the course in the General Q and A Discussion (0 points) in Canvas.
- Check the General Q and A Discussion for answers before posting.
- Asking a question is not required. Use the Inbox tool in Canvas for questions about grades or personal information that should not be shared with the class.
Reading Quizzes
- Complete the Readings Quizzes.
- These quizzes cover the readings shown above and are designed to assess your familiarity with concepts you will need to know to complete activities for this module. These quizzes are the following:
- 6 Markel, Researching Your Subject (100 points)
- 7 Markel, Organizing Your Information (100 points)
- 18 Markel, Writing Recommendation Reports (100 points)
- 17 Markel, Writing Informational Reports (100 points)
- These quizzes cover the readings shown above and are designed to assess your familiarity with concepts you will need to know to complete activities for this module. These quizzes are the following:
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