Module Overview for Week of October 7: Recommendation Report, Part 2
Overview
During this second week of working on your Recommendation Report, you will continue researching the kind of writing that you have chosen and begin planning for your document. By the end of the week, you should have most of the information that you need to write your report. 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 7
Please complete all readings before beginning the quizzes for this module. This material introduces concepts you will need to successfully apply the objectives stated above.
- Markel & Selber, Ch. 18: “Writing Recommendation Reports”
- Markel & Selber, Ch. 17: “Writing Informational Reports”
- Daily Discussion Posts (DDPs)
- #WeekendWatch: Making a Recommendation (available 10/05)
- #TuesdayTutorial: Search Terms and Methods (available 10/08)
- #WednesdayWrite: Examine the Structure of a Report (available 10/09)
- #ThursdayThought: Know Your Sources (available 10/10)
- #FridayFact: There Are Lies on the Internet! (available 10/11)
Activities for the Week of October 7
Time Required: 7–8 hours, excluding reading time
Available Points: 675
Due Dates:
- Friday, October 11 at 11:59 PM: All activities due
- Monday, October 14 at 11:59 PM: Grace period ends for all work
Daily Discussion Posts Activities
(85 minutes—5 posts @ ~15 minutes each plus self-assessment @ ~10 minutes)
- Contribute to any or all of the following Daily Discussion Posts (DDPs) in Canvas)
- #WeekendWatch: Making a Recommendation (available 10/05)
- #TuesdayTutorial: Search Terms and Methods (available 10/08)
- #WednesdayWrite: Examine the Structure of a Report (available 10/09)
- #ThursdayThought: Know Your Sources (available 10/10)
- #FridayFact: There Are Lies on the Internet! (available 10/11)
- Complete the DDP Self-Assessment for the Week of 10/07 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 (375 points total).
- These activities contribute to the Recommendation Report.
- Recommendation Report: Checking for Variety in Research Sources (50 points)
- Recommendation Report: Outline Your Project (75 points)
- Recommendation Report: Identify Three Examples for Your Appendix (50 points)
- Recommendation Report: Evaluating Internet Sources—Corn Syrup (50 points)
- Recommendation Report: Evaluating Internet Sources—Global Warming (50 points)
- Recommendation Report: Progress Report (100 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.
Reading Quizzes
(40 minutes—2 quizzes @ ~20 minutes each, excluding reading time)
- Complete the Readings Quizzes.
- These quizzes cover the readings shown above and are designed to assess your familiarity with concepts you will need to know to produce deliverables for this module. These quizzes are the following:
- 18 Markel, Writing Recommendation Reports (100 points)
- 17 Markel, Writing Informational Reports (100 points)
- These quizzes cover the readings shown above and are designed to assess your familiarity with concepts you will need to know to produce deliverables for this module. These quizzes are the following:
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