The Lexington Co-op, Anna Grace, Lloyd Tacos, and Buffalo Spree Publishing

For our first formal assignment, you will be writing a report about a real business local to the Buffalo area (some examples are The Lexington Co-op, Anna Grace, Lloyd Tacos, and Buffalo Spree Publishing). The report must be at least 1,000 words and include the use of reliable research (see Chapter 12 on pages 368-403 and Chapter 13 on pages 404-443 of Business Communication for help). Unlike the brochure, this report is not intended to make the business “look good.” Rather, the purpose here is to provide management and/or investors with useful and well-researched information about the business so that they can make informed decisions going forward. Therefore, the information you provide should be well-balanced and your recommendations should logically follow from the information stated earlier in the report. 
We will be having a mandatory peer review session in class on Tuesday 9/18. You are required to bring a hard copy of a draft of your report to class on the day of peer review. 
Suggestions
I suggest that you choose to write to a local business with which you are familiar or one that provides a service in which you are interested. If you are at a loss for what business to write about, check out this useful list: https://www.buffalofirst.org/directory.
Assessment
Your report will be assessed according to the following criteria:
-- Ability to meet the minimum requirements of the assignment
-- Readability (this has to do with word choice, syntax, use of engaging examples, and so forth)
-- Use of research and reliability of sources
-- Appropriateness of tone and awareness of the rhetorical situation
-- Formatting
-- Lack of errors in spelling and punctuation
Recommended Process
-- Brainstorm possible businesses and topics to report on
-- Research the business, clientele, and surrounding area
-- Visit the library and get help finding primary and secondary sources from a subject librarian
-- Create a word map or outline
-- Draft the report
-- Make sure sources are reliable and properly cited using either MLA or APA citation and formatting guidelines (See OWL at Purdue for guidelines)
-- Check formatting
-- Revise prose
-- Edit for clarity and correctness
-- See instructor, peers, or a consultant at the CEW for further assistancer further assistance

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Create Thread”. Do not create a new forum.

Image
This assignment allows students to develop exam study guides, while also helping classmates. Students have been divided into groups (approximately 4 people in each group). To work with your group, and post the two required postings, go to the Blackboard course website and choose “My Groups” from the left side menu. Click on the group, then, under “Group Tools” click “Group Discussion Board”. For further instructions regarding how to use/post to the discussion board, I have attached instructions to this assignment. Students may only consult, and cite, the textbook, the assigned supplemental readings/video, and the narrated lectures for this assignment.    Part 1: The first part of this assignment is to post to your GROUP DISCUSSION BOARD (not the class discussion board), an open-ended question (requiring more than a yes or no answer) from the chapter you have been assigned. Do not post an answer; just a question. To post, click on the Student Study Guide assignment in your group disc
Read more

Discuss the notion that firms should stop doing business with customers who constantly generate losses versus the notion that the customer is always right.

Image
  Discuss the notion that firms should stop doing business with customers who constantly generate losses versus the notion that the customer is always right.   Assignment status :    Get solution from our writing team CLICK HERE TO ORDER THIS PAPER AT PrimeWritersBay.com PAPER COMPLETED BY OUR WRITING EXPERTS    FREE FROM PLAGIARISM  
Read more

Access AHIMA: What is Health Information

Image
  Reflection Students are encouraged to create portfolios and begin to "manage" their careers. When you began a college education you took the first step. You now need to begin to reflect on the next goal, then medium, and long-term goals. I did not complete my final degree until well into my 50's. And that is fine, I loved my health care career. I was eager to care for patients and did not leave direct patient care for many decades. I did know the time would come to do so however, and began to earn the college degrees I would need at the proper time. This is what is meant by managing your career. This is an entry level program. It is designed to assist you in getting your "foot in the door" where you can learn valuable clinical skills. A common and important degree is the Bachelor of Health Information Management (BS-HIM). This is a reflective assignment. After you have earned your Associate Degree, what would you like to do next? Explore your next step in Care
Read more