Week 13 Instructions, Fall 2022

Time Required
8–10 hours, including reading time

Welcome to Week Thirteen of the course. This week you will continue work on your Recommendation Report. You will finish any work remaining on the body of your report and move on to the front and back matter.

Flowchart showing the items in the report's front matter: 1. Letter of Transmittal: Introduce the primary readers to the purpose and content. 2. Title Page: List the title, author, and date as well as the recipient. 3. Abstract: Provide a brief technical summary for readers familiar with the topic. 4. Table of Contents: List headings and sub-headings with page numbers or links. 5. Executive Summary: Summarize the background, findings, and implications for management. — The Sections of the Front Matter of the Recommendation Report

Flowchart showing the sections of the back matter: 1. References. List all of the sources for your report, using the style preferred by your field. 2. Appendixes. Provide any supplemental information that is too bulky to include in the body of the report. — The Sections of the Back Matter of the Recommendation Report

If you work diligently, you should have a full draft of your report by the end of the week. After Break, you will complete your draft. The Grace Period for all open work in the course closes at 11:59 PM on Friday, December 2.

Holidays & Events This Week

As far as I can find, there are no religious holidays or cultural events this week. If I have missed an event, let me know.

Have a safe and restful week off during Thanksgiving Break.

Objectives for this Module

After completing this week’s activities, you address the following course objectives:

Analyze the rhetorical situation and determine the appropriate audience or users of written communication, considering the needs of global audiences and people with disabilities. [CLO 1]
Prepare to conduct research appropriate to workplace problem solving, such as literature review, evaluation of online resources, interview, and site inspection. [CLO 2]
Consider the ethical and human implications of my situation. [CLO 3]
Use conventions of various workplace genres, such as proposals, instructions, correspondence, reports, and slide decks, with understanding of how the genre conventions can be used as heuristics and as principles of arrangement. [CLO 4]
Collaborate with classmates in planning, researching, writing, revising, and presenting information. [CLO 5]

Activities to Complete

Due Dates

Friday, November 18: Suggested due date for the week’s work
Grace Period:
- Ends at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, November 30 for your Try-Its and Check-in Survey.
- Ends at 11:59 PM on Friday, December 2 for the rest of the week’s work.

📚 To Read This Week

Chapter 7 of Markel & Selber, “Organizing Your Information”
Chapter 18 of Markel & Selber, “Writing Recommendation Reports”
Recommendation Report Criteria
Tip Sheet: Recommendation Report
Technical Help with Documentation in Word Processors

📝 To Write This Week

Develop the front matter for your Recommendation Report, using the these resources:
Develop the back matter for your Recommendation Report, using the these resources:
- Writing Your References
- Writing Your Appendixes
Try out strategies from the course by submitting these activities:
- Try-It #23: Checking for Common Report Errors
- Try-It #24: Use of Images Review

💬 To Discuss This Week

Check in with your Accountability Group, according to the agreement that you have made. Use whatever tool your group has agreed to.
Post any questions you have in the General Q&A Discussion Board in Canvas. If you have a private question, send me an email at tengrrl@vt.edu.

📓 To Check-In This Week

Fill out the Week 13 Check-In Survey to let me know how you are doing in the course.