- 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
- Saint Patrick's Day is Monday, the 17th.
- Spring starts on Thursday, March 20. The new season is marked by these events (listed chronologically by start date):
- Naw-Rúz, the Baha’i New Year, is March 19–20.
- The first day of Spring (March 20) is celebrated as Ostara or Alban Eilir by Pagans, Wiccans, and Druids.
- Nowruz is the celebration of the New Year in many areas of the Middle East and in Central Asia. It is observed March 20–21.
- Newroz, the celebration of Spring in the Kurdish culture, which takes place March 21–22.
- Women’s History Month continues through the entire month of March.
- The Nineteen-Day Fast continues through Wednesday, March 19.
- Ramadan, an Islamic holiday, continues through sunset on Sunday, March 30.
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]
| Event | Date | Work Effected |
|---|---|---|
| Checkpoint Deadline | By 11:59 PM on Monday, March 17 | User Documentation Revision & Reflection Memo Assignment and the related Self-Check |
| 3-Day Grace Period | By 11:59 PM on Wednesday, March 19 | Week 7 Try-Its and the Check-In Survey |
| Target Due Date for Weekly Activities | By 11:59 PM on Friday March 21 | Week 8 Try-Its and the Check-In Survey |
| 3-Day Grace Period | By 11:59 PM on Wednesday, March 26 | Week 8 Try-Its and the Check-In Survey |
See the information on Target Due Dates and Checkpoint Deadlines for additional details on these dates. The full list of course due dates and deadlines is listed in the Technical Writing Dates and Deadlines.
Activities to Complete
📚 To Read This Week
- Week 08 Readings on Persuasive Writing, Recommendation Reports
📝 To Do This Week
- Continue work on your Proposal Assignment, completing tasks as decided by your group. The target due date is Friday, March 28. Use the these resources:
- Try out strategies from the course by submitting these activities:
💬 To Ask Questions (Optional)
- 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 8 Check-In Survey to let me know how you are doing in the course.
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