* I have attached instructions as well and attached information that will be needed.
This assignment is intended to provide practice writing responses to inquiries.
Scenario
You work for ACME Corp. and also attend the University of Cincinnati part-time, in the same degree program as in your real life. In the scenario, you are participating in ACME’s tuition-remission program and are therefore required to submit an annual progress report on your studies. The progress report is prompted every mid-August, at the conclusion of the academic year, so the questions pertain to the previous academic year as well as the complete picture of where you stand in your degree program. You are to answer all questions with the complete details sought, in the most organized and efficient manner possible.
The main purposes of a progress report are to report on work that has been completed, work that remains to be completed, and any problems or barriers to completing the work as expected or scheduled. Your response will follow this pattern.
Assignment
Below is the information on the management email that would be sent to all participants in the tuition-remission program every mid-August.
Write your response as you would an email reply (including the Date, To, From and Subject lines, as in assignment 1). Follow this specific pattern of organization:
In the first paragraph, write a 1-2 sentence introduction, stating generally how the progress on your degree program is going, and transitioning to the details of your answer for question #1.
1. List all courses completed during the recently completed academic year. Include complete course numbers and names. Indicate which courses (if any) were required for your major. (For students who did not take any courses in real life during the previous academic year, please pretend you did, and include courses normally taken at the junior or senior stage of your degree program. I do not want anyone to simply state, “I did not take any courses last year.”)
2. State how many hours you have successfully completed through the end of the recently completed academic year, and how many hours you have remaining until you graduate.
3. List your class standing (senior, junior, etc.) as of the end of the recently completed academic year, and when you expect to graduate (month and year).
4. State any potential problems or barriers that might prevent you from graduating at the expected time.
In the final paragraph, include a goodwill conclusion adapted to a response such as this.
Include your name and (imaginary) title at ACME at the bottom as a signature.
“Email” from ACME Corp. management to prompt your response:
Date: August 15, (year)
To: Tuition-Remission Participants (listserv)
From: Kelly Fargo, program coordinator
Subject: Request for annual progress report
Hello everyone,
Please respond to this email with the details of your progress toward your degree, as required by the company’s tuition-remission program. At the beginning of your reply, let me know how things are going in general, then answer the four numbered questions below.
1. Which courses have you successfully completed during the recently completed academic year? (Include complete course numbers and names. Indicate which courses, if any, were required for your major.)
2. How many hours you have completed through the end of the recently completed academic year, and how many hours do you have remaining until you graduate?
3. What is your class standing (senior, junior, etc.) as of the end of the recently completed academic year, and when you expect to graduate (month and year)?
4. What potential problems or barriers might prevent you from graduating at the expected time?
Thank you for your attention to this and I look forward to receiving your response by the due date.
Best regards,
Kelly Fargo
Coordinator, ACME Tuition-Remission Program
