What You Will Learn and Practice

• How to find and evaluate original, ethical evidence that supports your position through primary and secondary research. [CLO 2 & 3]
• How to write documents you may encounter in the workplace (specifically front matter for a report). [CLO 4]
• How to use colors, layout, and formatting that make your documents understandable and easy to read. [CLO6]
• How to take advantage of design principles, including contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity, to communicate your ideas effectively. [CLO 7]

What I Want You to Do

Add any supplemental information that relates to the report but that does not belong in the report itself. You can include any kind of information that provides more details or background for people who want to read more.

Why I Want You to Do It

The Appendixes give your readers more information about your topic and usually focuses on resources that are useful but that do not fit into the flow of the report itself. I am breaking the report out, section-by-section, to guide you through the process of writing the document and help make sure you include everything that is required for a complete report.

Where You Can Find Help

• From Markel & Selber, Chapter 18:
  
  • The details on Appendixes, from p. 503:
    “An appendix is any section that follows the body of the report (and the glossary, list of symbols, or reference list). Appendixes (or appendices) convey information that is too bulky for the body of the report or that will interest only a few readers. Appendixes might include maps, large technical diagrams or charts, computations, computer printouts, test data, and texts of supporting documents.”
  • Example Appendix, on pp. 527 (part of the sample recommendation report in Figure 18.8).
• LinkedIn Learning video, “How to prepare appendices” (5m 14s), from the Technical Writing: Reports course.

When to Do It

• Suggested Due Date: By 11:59 PM on Friday, April 22, 2022, to participate in the Last-Chance Recommendation Report Feedback Discussion.
• Grace Period: The grace period for this activity ends at 11:59 PM on Friday, April 29, 2022.

How You Do It

1. Open the word processor document where you are working on your recommendation report.
2. Scroll through your document to the location for your Appendixes.
3. For each appendix, do the following:
   1. Begin the page heading by typing the word “Appendix” and the relevant letter at the top of the page
      • When there are several Appendixes, label each with a letter, not a number (e.g., Appendix A, Appendix B).
      • If you include only one Appendix, omit the letter.
   2. Follow the label with a colon, and add the specific name of the appendix. For the example in the sample report in the textbook, the specific name is “Appendix: Clinical-Staff Questionnaire.”
   3. Center the page heading on the page.
   4. Skip a blank line.
   5. Add the content of the appendix (e.g., the questionnaire and its results).
4. Review the section and make any additions or changes, using the information from the textbook and LinkedIn Learning video as needed.
5. Go through the body of your report and ensure that all references to your Appendixes are labeled correctly with the letter and specific title.
6. Copy the information from your Appendixes in your word processor document, and paste it into text box below. You do not have to worry about the formatting here, only in the finished report.
7. Move on to the next part of your report that you want to work on.

How to Assess & Track Your Work

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

• Track your work in your Weekly Work Log.

This is a working draft for your Best Submission. It is marked Complete in Canvas when you submit it for one of the two Feedback Discussions.