The following samples are provided to help you when you prepare key assignments in this course. Please read any notes provided for the samples.

Arrow pointing to the right Remember to follow the specific assignment requirements for each major document you need to produce.

Correspondence

Formal Letter
Annotated Letter Format
Letter of Transmittal
Formal Memo
Annotated Memo Format
Email
- The only real difference between the Formal Memo above and an Email version of that memo (Figure 1) is that you would likely (if you want to be friendly) sign the email with either your first name alone or your full name (depending upon familiarity). No signature is used for the Formal Memo.

Figure 1: Screen grab of email with standard header components and body text. [Download Image]

Subject Selection Email

The "C-Level" Subject Selection Email includes information at the bottom of the page about why it deserves this grade.

Research Proposal

User Document

Real-World (Traditional)

Guide to Starting a Let's Talk Civil Discourse Society (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education)
Oktoberfest First-Timers Guide (190th Munich Oktoberfest)
Plan Your Perfect Trip (190th Munich Oktoberfest)

Student-Produced (Traditional)

The User Document assignment for this version of our course is brand new. As a result, we do not have any samples that fit the requirements. However, the samples included here show you how to set up a traditional set of instructions. Note: For the User Manual documents — which include a description of the objects — you will find instructions in the last section.

How to Prepare an American Omelet
- This is an excellent example!

Infographics | Infoposters

Go to the source site to view a larger version or to download.

Infographic showing the steps in the job hiring process.

[Source: VENNGAGE]

Infographic showing the stages in project management.

[Source: VENNGAGE]

Infographic that lists the steps for starting a new business.

[Source: VENNGAGE]

Progress Report

This sample is generic; that is, it is not focused on the project you will be producing for this course but instead shows a standard progress report for a real-world project. Other than that difference in focus, the sample will help you prepare your own progress report.

Progress Report Sample

Informational Report for Non-Expert Readers

Linked to AI Literacy Research Proposal (above)

Informational Report Sample 2 (Long).pdf

- - 15 pages, including title page & references; 12 pages of text + images

Informational Report Sample 1 (Short V).pdf

- - 10 pages, including title page & references; 8 pages of text + images

Sample Informational Report Outlines

AI Chatbots and Mental Health Support in Rural Virginia
Outline for “Food Insecurity in Wilmington, North Carolina”
The Environmental Impact of Everyday Lives in Pulaski

Sample Organization Structures

To produce your informational reports this semester, you will first need to choose an organization best suited to your subject and purpose, as discussed in the Long Formal Reports chapter of the textbook. For that reason, sample outlines and content prompts (not full reports) are provided here. Each sample uses a specific subject to show you how to develop a topic thoroughly. Adapt the outline to your own topic.

- - Chronological Organization & Content Prompts.pdf
  - Topical Outline & Content Prompts.pdf
  - Comparative Organization & Content Prompts.pdf
  - Cause-Effect Organization & Content Prompts.pdf
  - Problem-Background Organization & Content Prompts .pdf

Fact Sheet

The fact sheets you find here are to assist you with layout ideas.

Linked to Research Proposal and Informational Report

This fact sheet is about the same subject as the research proposal and informational report. You can do anything you see in this model.

- - AI Literacy Fact Sheet Sample.pdf

Real-World Fact Sheets