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ENG315Student Version 1148(10189-5-2014) Final Page18of 29
Assignment2.3:JustificationReport–Part3(Final)
DueWeek7and worth200points
InAssignments2.1(Part1)and2.2(Part2) oftheJustificationReport,youbuiltupthemajorpartsofyourformal,researchedjustificationreport(ProblemStatement,OverviewofAlternatives,Criteria, Methods,EvaluationofAlternatives,FindingsandAnalysis,andReferences).YouwillbeginPart3byinsertingyourrevisionsof Parts1 and2basedonyourinstructor’ssuggestions.Then,youwillincludeafewnewadditions:
Usethebasicoutlinebelowtodraftyourpaper.Organizeyourresponsestoeach questionunderthe followingsectionheadings:
· Introduction(forQuestion1)
oProblemStatement(forQuestion1a)
oTerminology(forQuestion1b)
oMajorSectionsoftheReport(forQuestion1c)
oScopeandLimitationsoftheResearch(forQuestion1d)
· PreliminaryParts(forQuestion2)
· Recommendation(forQuestion3)
· References(forQuestion4)
Writeafour(4)page,single-spacedreportinwhichyou:
1. Createan introductionthattellswhat yourreportis about.
a. IncludetheProblemStatementthatyoualreadycreatedandrevisedinPart1. b. Includetermsthatreaderswillneedtoknowinordertounderstandthereport.
c. Brieflysummarizethemajorsectionsandfindingsofthereportthatyou’vedevelopedin
Parts1 and2.
d. Discusswhat yourreport willcoverandwhatitwillnot.
2. CreatethepreliminarypartsofthereportthatprecedetheIntroduction(afterreadingChapter12inyourProfessionalCommunicationstextbook),whichincludes:
a. TitlePage b. Transmittal
c. Tableof Contents
d. ExecutiveSummary
3. CreatetheRecommendationsectionof theReport.
a. Providea onetotwo(1–2)sentencerecommendationbasedonwhatyourEvaluationofAlternativesandFindingsandAnalysissectionshavedeterminedis themostfeasiblealternative(i.e.solution)totheproblemintheProblemStatement.
4. CreatetheReferencessection,whichgoesattheendoftheReportbypastinginyourrevised
Referencespage.
Note:Remembertoorganizethereportbythesectionheadings.Thereportshouldreflectastyleandformatappropriateforbusiness;singlespacingandbulletpointsareacceptableforformalbusinessreports.
reports.
ENG315–Assignments andRubrics
Yourassignmentmust:
· Betyped,singlespaced,usingTimesNewRomanfont(size12),withone–inchmarginsonallsides;citationsandreferencesmustfollowAPAorschool-specificformat.Checkwithyourprofessorforanyadditionalinstructions.
· Includeacoverpagecontainingthetitleoftheassignment,yourname,theprofessor’sname,thecoursetitle,andthedate.Thecoverpageandthereferencepagearenotincludedin therequiredassignmentpagelength.
Thespecificcourselearningoutcomesassociatedwiththisassignmentare:
· Supportideasorclaimsinbodyparagraphswithcleardetails,examples,andexplanations.
· Organizeideaslogicallybyusingtransitionalwords,phrases,andsentences.
· Usesentencevarietyandeffectivewordchoiceinwrittencommunication.
· Applywritingprocessstrategiestodevelopformalbusinessreportsand/ orproposals.
· Usetechnologyandinformationresourcestoresearchissuesrelatedtoselectedtopics.
· Writeclearlyandconciselyusingproperwritingmechanics.
Gradingforthisassignmentwillbebasedonanswerquality,logic/organizationof thepaper,and languageandwritingskills,usingthefollowingrubric.
