- Time Required
- 8–10 hours, including reading time
Welcome to Week Eight of the course. This week we continue collaborating on the final projects of the term. Specifically, this week you’ll work with your group to write the portions of your group proposal, which pitches the topic for your recommendation report.
All of the work from now on in the course requires interacting with your group, so it’s important that you keep in touch with your group and meet the deadlines that your group has set.
Holidays & Events This Week
If you observe these holidays and need me to adjust your due dates, send me a message in Canvas.
Objectives for this Module
By completing this week’s activities, you address the following course objectives:
- Identify and define a problem or subject related to your particular field (or another specific problem according to your assignment’s directions) and assemble and analyze research related to this problem. [CLO 1]
- Analyze the context of this problem or subject and determine appropriate audiences for the unit’s deliverables. [CLO 2]
- Practice workplace genres associated with a team-based research project: a research proposal, meeting minutes, a progress report, a recommendation report or an informational report for non-expert readers, a slide deck presentation of the report, and a video presentation. [CLO 3]
- Practice team and collaborative work in all phases of project management. [CLO 4]
- Design strategies for evaluating the overall effectiveness of the suggested approaches to the researched problem. [CLO 5]
- Illustrate the ethical and human implications of the solutions proposed for solving the problem. [CLO 6]
Activities to Complete
Due Dates
- All work is due by 11:59 PM on Friday, October 13.
- Grace Period ends at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, October 18.
📚 To Read This Week
Group Example Proposals for Similar Projects
📝 To Do This Week
- Continue work on your Proposal Assignment, completing tasks as decided by your group. The target due date of October 20. Use the these resources:
- Try out strategies from the course by submitting these activities:
💬 To Ask Questions (Optional)
- Optional ways to discuss class issues:
📓 To Check-In This Week
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