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COMM28883A. GarmaiseAssignment 2: Information Report
Due: beginning of Week 4 class via Dropbox AND in hard copy
NOTE: Late assignments will not e a!!epte" wit#o$t prior
arrangements. La!% ofsignat$res on #ar" !op& '(EN )*E + late
assignment. Gat#er signat$res well efore
!lass time.
Instr$!tions:
,. -reparation:
Reiew t#e assigne" te/too% rea"ings to "ate 0'ee%s , t#ro$g#
31.
Rea" t#e Mo"$le 3 sli"es 0LATE1: Information Reports Grap#i!
(ig#lig#ting
Te!#ni4$es an" Oserational Resear!#.
Rea" t#e Letter G$i"e 0LATE1.
Con"$!t oserational resear!# on &o$r sele!te" topi!. Rememer
t#at if
&o$ are inestigating an issueas &o$r topi! t#is semester
&o$ ma& nee" toosere more t#an one seri!e t#at is proi"e"
to assist st$"ents "ealing wit#t#at iss$e.
2. Report Content an" 5ormat:
Create an informal information report in letter format for
&o$r !lient. 5ollow all
of t#e formatting r$les in t#e Letter G$i"e. 6o$r report m$st
proi"e "etaile"
information ao$t t#e !$rrent sit$ation of t#e seri!e0s1 &o$
osere" 0t#e 7's an" (ow9 see Information Report sli"es1.
A""ress &o$r letter to t#e in"ii"$algro$p &o$ i"entifie"
"$ring o$r 'ee% 3
!lass as t#e appropriate !lient relate" to t#e seri!eiss$e
&o$ areinestigating. *se t#e appropriate #eri"an a""ress
s$pplie" on t#e !ollege
wesite 0!onsi"er w#et#er &o$r !lient is
!amp$s;spe!ifi!1.
en" t#e letter from &o$rseles as a st$"ent resear!# gro$p.
Create
appropriate letter#ea". All of &o$r names m$st appear on t#e
report an" &o$m$st all sign t#e #ar" !op&.
6o$r report m$st e organi
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Remember:
6o$r report m$st in!l$"e ONL6 fa!ts. >e er& !aref$l wit#
&o$r p#rasing to ens$re &o$"o not state an& opinions.
)o &o$ proi"e an& anal&sis or re!ommen"ations.Remain
o?e!tie @ proi"e t#e information &o$ gat#ere" t#ro$g#
&o$roserational resear!# onl&.
Clearl& a!%nowle"ge t#e so$r!e of ALL fa!ts. Neer leae t#e
rea"er won"eringw#et#er &o$ osere" somet#ing t#ro$g# wat!#ing
or rea"ing or as%ing or"oing.
T#e p$rpose of t#is report is to estalis# &o$r
!re"iilit& wit# &o$r !lient as a%nowle"geale gro$p of
st$"ent resear!#ers w#o are prepare" to egin "oingmore in;"ept#
anal&sis A5TER t#is stage e!a$se t#e& are f$ll& aware
of t#e!$rrent state of affairs of t#e seri!e0s1.
T#e prin!iples of $siness !omm$ni!ation m$st e applie" 0write
!learl& an" !on!isel&9$se a professional tone1. *se formal
writing st&le 0rememer t#at t#is means:
no ,st
or 2n"
person prono$ns no !ontra!tions no !ollo4$ialisms9 reiew 'ee%,
sli"esnotes1. Grammar spelling s&nta/ an" me!#ani!s matter 0see
t#er$ri!1.
Adapted from S. Carter, 2011 by A. Garmaise, 2014.
