• Time Required
• 8–10 hours, including reading time

Welcome to Week Nine of the course. This is our final week to work on the group Proposal. By the end of the week, your group should have finished drafting and revising the assignment.

Next week, your group will work directly on the Recommendation Report itself by conducting the research you’ll need to support your recommendations.

Holidays & Events This Week

• Sukkot, a week-long Jewish holiday, continues through sunset on Wednesday, October 23.
• Karva Chauth, or Karwa Chauth, is a Hindu fast day for women. It takes place on Sunday, October 20.
• The Birth of Guru Granth, is a Sikh holiday. It also takes place on Sunday, October 20.
• Nanomonestotse, a holiday celebrated by some Native Americans, is an autumn day of peace. It takes place on October 21.
• Shermini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are two Jewish holidays, which take place on Thursday and Friday, October 23–24.

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:

• 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

📚 To Read This Week

• No new readings this week. Review last week’s readings as necessary.
• Group Example Proposals for Similar Projects
  • Research Proposal for Food Insecurity at Virginia Tech
  • Research Proposal for Accessibility in Virginia Tech Residence Halls