Module Overview for the Week of October 14: Recommendation Report, Part 3

Overview

Photo of a Latina woman using a MacbookDuring 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.

  1. Review information in Markel & Selber as needed
  2. Daily Discussion Posts (DDPs)

 

Activities for the Week of October 14

Time Required: 7–8 hours, plus reading time
Available Points: 675
Due Dates:

    • 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.

Daily Discussion Posts Activities
(100 minutes—6 posts @ ~15 minutes each plus self-assessment @ ~10 minutes)

Writing Activities
(~6 hours, including time to research and write)

 

 

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