For this assignment, it is already “completed”, but it needs to be revised (same topic but switched up), and with a total of 6 sources. I will post the original instructions below so you can understand the assignment. I had already completed the assignment, but it just needs to be expanded on
This assignment aims to fulfill the following learning outcomes:
Able to analyze and evaluate audience, purpose, and situation.
Conceptualize, write, revise, and edit effective business documents, including memos, emails, letters, resumes, cover letters, research reports, designed documents, instructions, proposals, short reports, and long reports.
Recognize the ethical implications of business communication.
Understand/demonstrate the writing and speaking processes through invention, organization, drafting, revision, editing and presentation.
Select appropriate communication choices for specific audiences.
Construct logical and coherent arguments.
Use authority, point-of-view, and individual voice and style in their writing and speaking.
Employ syntax and usage appropriate to academic disciplines and the professional world.
Propose a researched Recommendation Report on some aspect of the course technology or practices we use throughout the course; I will be your intended audience, imagined as a manager interested in shifting to different technologies or practices. You’ll propose a research project recommending whether alternative platforms or technologies are more suitable for the course than existing ones, including user experience and economic feasibility. Examples might include: Instead of D2L bright space, should we use a different learning management system? (***IN THIS CASE WE WILL USE CANVA***)
Assignment Instructions
Brainstorm different types of services that you’d like to start up with your team or the types of technologies you want to research.
Research existing services that provide models for how these services already work, or different available technologies we might use in the course.
Consider how your service may differ from or improve on the existing models
Draft a ~1,000 word proposal including the following sections
Introduction: where you provide an overview of the proposal’s purpose and aims
Research proposal: where you propose your research topic and provide context on the available services or technologies that inform your research
Research Methods and Timeline: Where you detail your intended research methods and provide a timeline for completion of your report. Methods might include buyer surveys, in-depth interviews, user testing, etc. in conjunction with secondary research. Your timeline should also include deadlines for designing the methods, and writing the report,
Conclusion: where you provide a concise but complete reiteration of the main proposal points, reaffirm the purpose of the proposal, and thank the intended audience
References Section: where you cite the sources and preliminary research (minimum three sources) used to write the proposal
Design and conduct the research you proposed to do in your proposal
Remember, research can look like buyer surveys, in-depth interviews, user testing, etc., in conjunction with secondary research on things like pricing, accessibility, training availability, etc.
During and after your research, begin drafting a ~3500-6000 word report, including the following sections:
Title Page
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Body
Conclusions/Recommendations
References (Minimum 6 sources)
Appendices
For more details on these sections, see the Section in our textbook
The Textbook: https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/businesswriting/chapter/organizing-reports/
After finishing your report, translate the Report into a ~5 minute presentation, that you record and submit alongside a pdf of your report using accessible design and verbal communication strategies
Link from the textbook about verbal communication:
-https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/businesswriting/part/chapter-12-visual-communication-strategies/
-https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/businesswriting/part/chapter-13-oral-presentations/
– https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/businesswriting/chapter/verbal-communication-strategies/
You can find more of the chapter textbooks when you click content on the top left of the screen and scroll down to the chapters for more content.
For the presentation, you can make the slides and write speaker notes (not actually present)
“Complete” Assignment Requirements:
The assignment contains all the necessary sections as outlined in the instructions
The assignment applies strategies and genre conventions learned in class
The assignment is tailored in response to the theoretical job posting
The assignment is designed accessibly, incorporating document design.
The assignment is drafted and undergoes peer review or receives feedback from the instructor.
