+1 862 207 3288 Thelongreportassignmentisasignificantproject,worth15%ofyourfinalcoursegrade.Anumberoftasksarerequiredinordertobesuccessfulwiththisdeliverable,fromdeterminingatopic,identifyinganaudienceandpurpose,toselectingthetypeofreportyou’dliketoprepare,andfinallylearningandimplementingastrategyforcomposingandformattingtheselectedtypeofdocument.
Forthisassignment,youarefreetochooseatopicaswellasthetypeofreportthatbestfitsyouraudienceandpurpose.Afterselectingatopic,audience,andpurpose,thefirststepistoreadaboutthedifferenttypesofreportsandviewsamplereportsathttps://www.prismnet.com/~hcexres/textbook/otherep.html.Donotskipthisstep!Itprovidesdetailedexamplesofeachreportanditsformatrequirements.(NOTE:Thevariouspagesonthiswebsitedonotalwayswanttoloadwhenyoufirstclickonthem.Ifthishappenstoyouwhenyou’retryingtoaccessanyofthepagesonthistextbook’ssite,pleasecontinuetoclickon“TryAgain”untilthepagecontentdisplays.)
Type of projects
Selectoneofthefollowingreportformats:
• Technicalbackgroundreport
• Feasibilityreport
• Recommendationreport
• Evaluationreport
• Primaryresearchreport
• Technicalspecifications
• Report‐lengthproposal
• Businessprospectus
Whiletechnicalwritingtextbooksoftenencourageyoutothinkaboutdocumentsasfairlyformalized,discretegenres(whethertheyintendtoornot),manytechnicaldocumentsarespecifictosituationsandinvolvetheblurringofdistinctionsbetweengenres.Thus,thereisnospecificmodelinourtextbookandotherresourcesthatyoumustadheretoforthistypeofreport,butitmayinvolveaspectsofthevarioustypesofprojectslistedabove.Inotherwords,youarenotrequiredtofollowanyoftheseprojecttypesexclusively,andyoumayfinditusefultomixdifferentelementsandstrategiesfromtheonesI’veintroducedtoyouhereorothersthatyoumaydiscoverintheprocessofresearch.
Rhetorical Situation
Beforeyoubegintowrite,considertherhetoricalsituationforyourreport.UsetheTechnicalReportWorksheet(dueApril 7)tohelpyouanalyzeyouraudienceanddeterminethepurpose,content,andorganizationforyourreport.
Organization
Considerwhatorganizationalschemewillworkbesttoconveyyourinformationinawaythatishelpfulforyourreader.Youmightorganizesomeinformationchronologically,thematicallyfrommostimportanttoleastimportant,accordingtoproblem‐method‐solution,throughcomparison‐contrast,orthroughanotherappropriatemethod.Fordetailedinformationonpatternsoforganization,visitthissite: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/composition/organization.htm
Howeveryouchoosetoorganizeinformation,helpyourreaderswiththeliberaluseofheadings,cleartopicsentences,andsignposts.
Whiletheheadingsyouusewillbedependentuponyourpurposeandorganization,thefollowingheadingsarerequired(inadditiontootherheadingsyoudevelop):
• Purpose
• Summary(inwhichyouoverviewthemainpointsyouwillmakeinthebodyofthereport,andforecastyourorganizationalstructure)
• Conclusion
• Recommendations(ifyouhavethem)
AssignmentOutcomes
TheTechnicalReportassignmentasksyoutoimplementthevariousaspectsoftechnicalcommunicationyouhavelearnedthroughoutthecourse.Thisassignmentchallengesyouto
• addressparticularreaderstohelpthemsolveproblems
• analyzerhetoricalsituationsinordertounderstandtheneedsofreadersanddevelopappropriateresponseswithdeterminedpurposestosituations
• usedesignandorganizationalschemes(suchasheadings,topicsentences,advanceorganizers)tocreatecoherentdocumentsandincreasereadability
• writeclear,accurate,andconciseprose
• developcomprehensiveandpersuasiveargumentswithclearclaimsandstrongsupport
• writeeffectiveandcleardescriptionsanddefinitions
• useproblem‐solvingmodelsforapproachingreports,includingidentifyingproblems,establishingcriteria,anddrawingconclusions
• communicateethically
FinalDeliverableRequirements
Yoursubmissionwillbeformattedasaprofessionalreport(single‐spaced)andshouldbeapproximately5pagesinlength(notincludingthecoverpageandanyappendices).Thereportshouldincludesometypeofcoverpage,frontmatter(includingatableofcontents),thewell‐designedandconsistentlyformattedbodyofthereport,aReferencespage,andanyhelpfulornecessarybackmatter,includingexhibits,appendices,etc.Formalin‐textcitation(parenthetical)shouldbeusedforallreferencesfollowingAPAstyle.Iamflexibleonthenumberofreferencesusedinthereport,butaminimumofthreeshouldbeagoal,withatleastoneofthosebeingascholarlyorpeer‐revieweditem.Youshouldendwithclearandspecificevaluativeconclusionsfortheaudiencetheassignmentidentifies.
EvaluationCriteria
• AudienceAccommodation:Thereportshowsanawarenessofthereaders’valuesandconcerns.
Thereportanticipatesreader’squestionsandneeds,andishelpfulinsolvingaproblem.
• ContentandPurpose:Thereportiscomprehensive,showsevaluationbaseduponexperiencesandclearcriteria,supportsclaimswithclearevidence,anddrawsconclusionsthatlogicallyfollowfromtheexperiencesdescribedandtheanalysisofthoseexperiences.Thepurposeisclearlydefined.Thereportevaluatesmorethanitdescribes.
• OrganizationandFormat:Thereportisorganizedlogically.Headingsareusedconsistentlyandliberally,signpostsareusedtopreviewthecontentsofthereport,andparagraphshavecleartopicsentences.
• Style:Thereporteffectivelycreatesaprofessionalethos.Thetoneiseffectivefortheaudience.
Thedocumentisfreefromtypographicalorgrammaticalerrors.
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