What You Will Learn and Practice

Prototype of a document page or screen, showing an arrow cursor moving a field into the prototypeWhat I Want You to Do

Now that you have confirmed that you meet all the requirements for the Research Description by completing the Research Description Self-Check, you need to upload your finished description.

Why I Want You to Do It

In the workplace, you send your work out after you confirm that it meets all of the requirements. At that point, your client, manager, or other stakeholders examine the work and let you know if it fits their needs. We are following the same structure now. You confirmed your work met the requirements by earning full points on the checklist. Now it’s time to add a draft letter and send your work on to me so I can respond.

Where You Can Find Help

When to Do It

How You Do It

  1. Open the best draft of your Research Description. If you are turning in an image file, create a word processor file for your draft letter, and skip to step 6.
  2. Scroll to the top of the document, placing your cursor at the beginning.
  3. Add a few blank lines with the ENTER key.
  4. Insert a page break, so that the text of your Instructions begins on the next page.
  5. Scroll back to the top of the document, the beginning of the blank page.
  6. How I Use Your Draft Letter

    Your draft letter tells me about your work on the Research Description. You will ultimately use your research description as you write the Methods section of your Recommendation Report. This letter is your chance to ask for advice to improve it before turning in the full report.

  7. Write a draft letter to me (one page or less) that includes the following information:
    1. Tell me any general information that you want them to know about your draft.
    2. Point out the part of the draft that shows your best work, and explain why.
    3. Let me know one specific aspect or part of the draft that you want to improve, and explain why.
    4. Add any final thought in a last paragraph, and close your letter.
  8. Check your cover letter and revise if it is longer than one page long. This is only the length of the cover letter.
  9. Use a new filename to save your draft for peer review, since you do not need the cover letter in your working draft.
  10. Turn in your draft(s). If you are submitting an image file, turn in both the image and the word processor file with your draft letter.

How to Assess and Track Your Work

You track and grade your own work in this course. Be sure to complete the following tasks:

Work is always marked as either 1 for Complete or 0 for Incomplete: