ENG156 Assignment Details Communications II

ENG156 Assignment Details

Communications II

Module 4-Report Writing, Visuals, Research, and Oral Reporting

 

Date Assigned: 11-16

Introductory Information

In Module 4, you will be applying some of the concepts we’ve learned about communication to creating two long reports.

 

Study a consumer product that you or a business might consider buying. This might be a notebook or laptop, a digital camera, a widescreen TV, an espresso machine, a car, a combination print/scan/fax machine, a powerful office printer, or some other product.

 

Your Task: Use at least three primary and two secondary sources to research your product. Your primary research will be in the form of interviews with individuals (owners, users, salespeople, technicians) in a position to comment on attributes of your product. Secondary research will be in the form of print or electronic sources, such as magazine articles, marketing websites with user reviews, and company websites. Use electronic databases and the Web to find appropriate articles. Your report should analyze and discuss at least three comparable models or versions of the target product. Decide what criteria you will use to compare models, such as price, features, warranty, and service. Create at least one original graphic to display report data, include the following components:

 

Table of contents= 10 points

Executive Summary = 15 points

Introduction (including background, purpose, scope of the report, and research methods) = 15 points

Findings (organized by comparison criteria) =30 points

Conclusions/Recommendations = 10 points

Works Cited Page = 10 points

Research Notes= 10 points (For the research notes, you needto include your interview notes for the primary sources, and list the information learned from the secondary sources.)

 

**Please note the point distribution is for the final grade only. For example, the “Table of Contents” is due on 11-24 with the other preliminary materials, but I am only checking your progress on these items on this date. I will grade it for the ten points with the rest of your final draft. I have found that breaking this assignment into sections makes it more bearable. If you submit anything on 11-24, you will earn full credit.

 

For a model report, please use pages 329-338from the textbook.

 

 How to Cite a Website (work(s) cited page):

Bureau of Labor Statistics. “High School Teachers: What High School Teachers Do.” Occupational Handbook, www.bls.gov/ooh/educatation-training-and-library/high-school-teachers.htm. Assessed 20 October 2016.

In-text Citation: For in-text citations you include the first part of your citation in parentheses. If you have more than one citation from the same website, then include the website name.

 

Personal Interviews

Personal interviews refer to those interviews that you conduct yourself. List the interview by the name of the interviewee. Include the descriptor Personal interview and the date of the interview.

Smith, Jane. Personal interview. 19 May 2014.

 

Academic Integrity

Please remember that copying and pasting or mildly rewording information from your research sources without properly citing them is considered plagiarism. This could mean a zero grade on the assignment.

 

Submission Guidelines

The assignment must be submitted to the correct D2L Dropbox area by the deadline.