Recommendation Report: Final, Finished Draft

Due Oct 25, 2019 by 11:59pm
Points 400
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Available Oct 7, 2019 at 12am - Oct 28, 2019 at 11:59pm

This assignment was locked Oct 28, 2019 at 11:59pm.

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:

Resource	Use this Information to . . .
#WednesdayWrite: Examine the Structure of a Report #WeekendWatch: Your Report’s Front and Back Matter #WeekendWatch: Chunking Your Paragraphs into Readable Bites In Markel & Selber: Elements of a Typical Report, Table 18.1, on page 478 Guidelines: Writing Recommendations, on page 480	Ensure your Recommendation Report uses document format accurately and effectively.
#WeekendWatch: Using Strong Verbs #TuesdayTutorial: Using Plain Language #ThursdayThought: Overused Words Check for Concise Phrasing	Strengthen the words, phrases, and sentences of your Recommendation Report.
#FridayFact: Information-Rich Signposts Help Readers #FridayFact: Informative Headings Help Readers Effective Report Titles In Markel & Selber: Guidelines: Revising Headings, on pages 196–197 Tech Tip: Why to Make a Long Report Navigable and How to Make a Long Report Navigable, on page 483.	Use strong, informative document titles, headings and subheadings in your Recommendation Report to make it well-organized and easy to navigate.
#ThursdayThought: F-Shaped Reading Pattern #FridayFact: Centered Text Is Harder to Read #ThursdayThought: Put CRAP in Your Document Design #TuesdayTutorial: Convincing a Reader to Read Your Text Professional Design for Reports In Markel & Selber: Guidelines: Designing Easy-To-Read Text, on pages 286–287 Using Color Effectively, on pages 300–302	Make your Recommendation Report polished, professional, and easy to read.
#WeekendWatch: Adding Images to Your Text #TuesdayTutorial: Ethical Use of Text, Images, and Other Media Use of Images Self-Review Links to an external site. In Markel & Selber: ETHICS NOTE: Creating Honest Graphics, on page 294 GUIDELINES: Integrating Graphics and Text, on page 295 Citing Sources of Graphics, on page 300	Integrate images smoothly in your Recommendation Report.
Documentation and Citations for Your Projects #WednesdayWrite: Citing Your Sources #TuesdayTutorial: Ethical Use of Text, Images, and Other Media	Add documentation for any resources (words, images, videos, audio clips, etc.) that you did not create yourself.
UNC-Chapel Hill Writing Center’s Editing and Proofreading handout	Check your project for accurate/appropriate grammar, spelling, punctuation, mechanics, linking, and formatting.

Finishing Your Draft

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

Focuses on a kind of writing from your Analysis of Writing in Your Field project that you have not written before, as proposed in your Proposal Memo (or arranged in a Canvas message to me).
Is a document in report format created in a word processor.
Covers all of the information listed in the Recommendation Report Scenario 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)
  - appendixes (p. 489)
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: 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.