Projects

The Infographic Project

Note: The Infographic Project is a major assignment in Professional Writing, an undergraduate writing course on workplace writing. Infographics are stories conveyed primarily via visual language. The Infographic Project has two major and two minor deliverables: Major Deliverables Minor Deliverables 1. An original Infographic2. A Memo on Design Choices. 1. A heuristic exercise2. A video ...

Team Evaluation Memo

The Team Evaluation Memo is the final work product of an eight-week long collaborative assignment, The Consulting Simulation, for an undergraduate writing course on Professional Writing. The Team Evaluation Memo calls for students to critically reflect on their contributions and their peers’ contributions to The Consulting Simulation. Student Learning Outcomes By the time you’ve completed ...

Recommendation Report Assignment

Recommendation Reports are a common genre of discourse in business and academic settings. The Recommendation Report Assignment is the culmination of an eight-week long collaborative project in Professional Writing, an undergraduate course on workplace writing. Student Learning Outcomes By the time you’ve completed this module, you’ll be able to understand the role of recommendation reports ...

Consulting Simulation

Note: The Consulting Simulation is an eight-week long collaborative project in an undergraduate professional writing course. The Consulting Simulation asks you to collaborate with two or four other students over an eight-week period to investigate a problem, identify and evaluate potential solutions, and write a Recommendation Report. Key Words: Collaboration; Teamwork Student Learning Outcomes The ...

Rhetorical Analysis Memo (Document Makeover)

The Rhetorical Analysis Memo is the second exercise in Professional Writing, an undergraduate writing course. This exercise asks students to engage in a rhetorical analysis of a college-level syllabus. Rhetorical Analysis is the practice of analyzing a rhetorical situation to understand human decision making to guide efforts to communicate and compose to interpret the texts of ...