- Time Required
- 8–10 hours, including reading time
Welcome to Week Ten of the course. It’s time to begin working directly on the Recommendation Report. This week, you’ll concentrate on determining the sources you will need for your report and you will begin collecting the primary and secondary research for the document. The next weeks will be busy, as you complete the various sections of the report.
Holidays & Events This Week
- Women’s History Month lasts for the entire month of March.
- Ramadan continues through Friday, April 21.
- The International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is Saturday, March 25.
- Cesar Chavez Day is observed on Friday, March 31.
- International Transgender Day of Visibility is also observed on Friday, March 31.
- Arab American Heritage Month is celebrated during the month of April, which begins Saturday.
- Palm Sunday, a Christian holiday, is Sunday, April 2.
If you observe these holidays or events and need me to adjust your due dates, send me a message in Canvas.
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]
- Collaborate with classmates in planning, researching, writing, revising, and presenting information. [CLO 5]
Activities to Complete
Due Dates
- All work is due by 11:59 PM on Friday, March 31.
- Grace Period:
- Ends at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, April 5 for your Check-in Survey.
- Ends at 11:59 PM on Friday, April 28 for the rest of the week’s work.
📚 To Read This Week
- From Markel & Selber:
- Markel & Selber, Chapter 6, “Researching Your Subject”
- Appendix Part A, “Skimming Your Sources & Taking Notes”
- Appendix Part B of Markel & Selber, “Documenting Your Sources”
- Additional resources
📝 To Write This Week
- Begin conducting research for your Recommendation Report, using the these resources:
- Try out strategies from the course by submitting these activities:
💬 To Discuss This Week
- Optional ways to discuss class issues:
- Post public questions in the General Q&A Discussion in Canvas if it can be shared with the class.
- If you have a private question, send me a message with the Canvas Inbox.
- Ask a question or make a suggestion anonymously with the Anonymous Questions & Suggestions form.
- Post public questions in the General Q&A Discussion in Canvas if it can be shared with the class.
📓 To Check-In This Week
- Fill out the Week 10 Check-In Survey to let me know how you are doing in the course.
Photo credit: All She’s Armed With Is Research. by Markus Binzegger on Flickr, used under a CC-BY 2.0 license.