Recommendation Report: Final, Finished Draft

Goals

• Analyze the rhetorical situation and determine the appropriate audience or users of written communication, considering the needs of global audiences and people with disabilities. [CLO 1]
• Conduct research appropriate to workplace problem solving, such as literature review, evaluation of online resources, interview, and site inspection. [CLO 2]
• Interpret research findings with understanding of ethical and human implications. [CLO 3]
• Use conventions of various workplace genres, such as proposals, instructions, correspondence, reports, and slide decks, with understanding of how the genre conventions can be used as heuristics and as principles of arrangement. [CLO 4]
• Apply principles of effective visual design for print and electronic presentation, including hierarchical, chronological, and spatial arrangements. [CLO 6]
• Identify and apply the principles of effective style in the composing of usable, reader-centered written communications. [CLO 7]

The Task

For this Major Writing Project Activity, create a final, finished draft of your project in your word processor. Return to your rough draft and complete the project. Remember that your final, finished draft is expected to be different from your rough draft.

Checking Your Draft

Once you have a complete draft, apply the strategies in the resources below to your project to ensure your work is ready to submit:

Finishing Your Draft

Create a final, finished draft of your project in your word processor. Keep the following Project Requirements in mind:

• Is a document in report format created in a word processor.
• Covers all of the information listed in the scenario or description section of the assignment.
• Includes the following sections, in this order, in your report (page numbers refer to Technical Communication):
  • Front matter
    • letter of transmittal (p. 481)
    • title page with a specific title (p. 481)
    • abstract (p. 481)
    • table of contents (p. 482)
    • list of illustrations (p. 483)—Optional, include if relevant
    • executive summary (p. 485)
  • Body
    • introduction (p. 479)
    • methods (p. 479)
    • results (p. 479)
    • conclusions (p. 480)
    • recommendations (p. 480)
  • Back matter
    • glossary (p. 486)—Optional, include if relevant
    • list of symbols (p. 486)—Optional, include if relevant
    • references (p. 488)
• Use professional design and formatting that does the following:
  • Makes information easy for readers to find and read.
  • Emphasizes important information.
  • Makes a good first impression as a polished, professional document.
  • Uses well-integrated and well-designed visuals to clarify the information.
• Use accurate/appropriate grammar, spelling, punctuation, mechanics, linking, and formatting.

Read additional details on the project assignment, Recommendation Report: Original Assignment or Recommendation Report: Alternative Assignment.

Grading Process

I will record the points for this activity after I check your draft and ensure that it meets the basic requirements listed above.

If I have a question or concern about your draft, I will add a comment. Check the help link in the #TuesdayTutorial: Resources on How to Use Canvas for information on how to read comments on your work.