You have recently been hired to work in the information technology field. Your new manager has asked you to write a blog post describing a technological product, practice, or process that at least one group of employees will soon implement.
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. The similarity report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf, .ppt).
A. Create an explainer blog post, as defined in the learning resource, that discusses a technological product, practice, or process that your company will soon implement. This blog post should be a maximum of 1,000 words long and must include the following:
1. a thorough explanation of your chosen technological product, practice, or process based on your research from threedistinct sources
2. a compelling argument of how the technological product, practice, or process will benefit the employees or company when it is implemented
B. Identify and define the employee group (the audience) for the blog post.
1. Explain how this audience influenced your choices for the document’s etiquette, including word choice and tone.
Note: Consult the section in the learning resource for information on business etiquette.
C. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
D. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
