Professional Communication Analysis (30%) (Please view images for support)
Your final writing piece is comprised of two parts.
The first part of your analysis must be a 3 pages (double space) analysis on your learning around professional writing based on the learning outcomes (whether your outcomes were achieved, evidence that you completed your outcomes, etc.) The analysis should demonstrate how you plan to to apply or are applying what you learned in the subject to yourself as a writer.
The second part of your analysis is a 2 - 3 page (double space) discussion of the process your group presentation went through and an analysis of the collaborative writing process for your writtern report that occured.
Informational Reports What are Informational Reports? Informational reports (also known as Informative Reports) provide information in an organized fashion. Typically, they do not have conclusions or recommendations built into them nor are they necessarily created to influence or generate decisions. In business, information needs to be recorded or documented. Information (data) needs to be gathered and organized into useful, logical arrangements that tell a story of some kind that is useful to business operations. This is common to all reports. It can be good news, bad news, neither, or a mix of both. Business Writing Basics Where to Begin? Writing is a form of communication which is the ability to transfer a message from a sender to a receiver. Messages, letters, emails, and other types of writing can be transmitted in any number of ways like computers and phones for example. We use other means or devices to display various types of information e.g. directions, warning, news, and advertising. For example, a memo could be distributed either electronically or it could also be posted on a bulletin board in a common area of a business organization, while advertising. directions or warnings could be posted electronically on television monitors throughout an organization. Business writing begins with an idea or a need to communicate something. Next comes the plan and that plan starts with asking a number of questions all of which are essential to developing any kind of business communication. Emails and Memos - What's the Difference? Email The method or way of communicating information electronically. Subjects can be about anything and may include confidential information Keep in mind that email communication within a business environment can be monitored by organization's Information Technology department - keep your emails professional. Memo Written communication sent by one person or department to groups of individuals within a company, division, or unit. Memos can be electronic or paper based Subjects typically limited to information that is not confidential in nature and meant to inform e.g. public announcements, reminders of upcoming events, changes in policy Informational Reports What are Informational Reports? Informational reports (also known as Informative Reports) provide information in an organized fashion. Typically, they do not have conclusions or recommendations built into them nor are they necessarily created to influence or generate decisions. In business, information needs to be recorded or documented. Information (data) needs to be gathered and organized into useful, logical arrangements that tell a story of some kind that is useful to business operations. This is common to all reports. It can be good news, bad news, neither, or a mix of both. Business Writing Basics Where to Begin? Writing is a form of communication which is the ability to transfer a message from a sender to a receiver. Messages, letters, emails, and other types of writing can be transmitted in any number of ways like computers and phones for example. We use other means or devices to display various types of information e.g. directions, warning, news, and advertising. For example, a memo could be distributed either electronically or it could also be posted on a bulletin board in a common area of a business organization, while advertising. directions or warnings could be posted electronically on television monitors throughout an organization. Business writing begins with an idea or a need to communicate something. Next comes the plan and that plan starts with asking a number of questions all of which are essential to developing any kind of business communication. Emails and Memos - What's the Difference? Email The method or way of communicating information electronically. Subjects can be about anything and may include confidential information Keep in mind that email communication within a business environment can be monitored by organization's Information Technology department - keep your emails professional. Memo Written communication sent by one person or department to groups of individuals within a company, division, or unit. Memos can be electronic or paper based Subjects typically limited to information that is not confidential in nature and meant to inform e.g. public announcements, reminders of upcoming events, changes in policy
