Module Overview for the Week of October 14: Recommendation Report, Part 3
Overview
During this third week of working on your Recommendation Report, you should spend your time writing, aiming to have a complete rough draft by the end of the week (10/18). 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 October 14
This material introduces concepts you will need to successfully apply the objectives stated above.
- Review information in Markel & Selber as needed
- Daily Discussion Posts (DDPs)
- #WeekendWatch: Genre Analysis Process (available 10/12)
- #WeekendWatch: Adding Images to Your Text (available 10/13)
- #TuesdayTutorial: Ethical Use of Text, Images, and Other Media (available 10/15)
- #WednesdayWrite: There Are Lots of Bad Ideas About Writing (available 10/16)
- #ThursdayThought: Overused Words (available 10/17)
- #FridayFact: Informative Headings Help Readers (available 10/18)
Activities for the Week of October 14
Time Required: 7–8 hours, plus reading time
Available Points: 675
Due Dates:
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- Friday, October 18 at 11:59 PM: All activities and drafts due.
Rough Draft due for those who want individualized editing or revision feedback. - Monday, October 21 at 11:59 PM: Grace period ends for all work.
Rough Draft still accepted for full credit, but no individual feedback available.
- Friday, October 18 at 11:59 PM: All activities and drafts due.
Daily Discussion Posts Activities
(100 minutes—6 posts @ ~15 minutes each plus self-assessment @ ~10 minutes)
- Contribute to any or all of the following Daily Discussion Posts (DDPs) in Canvas)
- #WeekendWatch: Genre Analysis Process (available 10/12)
- #WeekendWatch: Adding Images to Your Text (available 10/13)
- #TuesdayTutorial: Ethical Use of Text, Images, and Other Media (available 10/15)
- #WednesdayWrite: There Are Lots of Bad Ideas About Writing (available 10/16)
- #ThursdayThought: Overused Words (available 10/17)
- #FridayFact: Informative Headings Help Readers (available 10/18)
- Complete the DDP Self-Assessment for the Week of 10/14 to report the work you did and record your score (100 points). Be sure to read the self-assessment at the beginning of the week so that you understand the expectations.
Writing Activities
(~6 hours, including time to research and write)
- Complete the any or all of the following Major Writing Project activities (575 points total).
- These activities contribute to the Recommendation Report.
- Recommendation Report: Complete a Genre Analysis Form (100 points)
- Recommendation Report: Create an Illustration or Graphic for your Report (75 points)
- Recommendation Report: Analyzing an Executive Summary (50 points)
- Recommendation Report: Recommendations in a Video (50 points)
- Recommendation Report: Brainstorming Your Intro (100 points)
- Recommendation Report: Rough Draft (200 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.
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