Proposal Rough Draft

Heather’s Proposal Rough Draft Memo

Lindsaye’s Proposal Rough Draft Memo

 Assignment

 As a group we had to come up with a proposal rough draft.   Each member also had to write an individual progess memo.

What was handed in:

 1) Proposal rough draft

 2) Individually-completed progress memos

Process

 Each indivual team member wrote about the category they researched. Krystal Hunt wrote about the problem, Lindsaye Dominguez wrote the section called “where to get started”, and I wrote about the solution.  After we all completed our sections we met and put it all together. We also completed the abstract, table of contents, and conclusion together.  We all edited our own work, and then Lindsaye took it to the Writing Center where it was edited again.

 Heather’s Memo  

Krystal’s Memo

  Proposal Presentation Powerpoint

  Assignment

This memos purpose was to reflect on our overall group proposal effort.  This assignment discusses the entire group proposal effort.

 What’s handed in:

1) Proposal Handouts

2) Individually completed summary memos  

Process

 It was required that each group hand out a handout to every one in our class. This was easy for us because we just stated all of the major points that we discussed in our proposal. The handout was very simple. It contained the title of our proposal, the problem, the solution, and where to get started.  After the presentation each group member wrote a reflective memo over the presentation. 

Assignment

We had to comlete a 13-18 page Formal Group Proposal.  The goal of this proposal is to practice presenting, information, analyzing it, and recommending a particular course of action  based on this analysis.  Our group analyzed our audience, wrote a formal memo, organized our information, and presented a problem and a solution. 

What we handed in:

1. a 13-18 page formal proposal report

Process

We received our rough draft from Dr. Art and had to get started on our final draft immediately. We did not have much completed on the rough draft because we were very unorganized. We got a plan and got busy. We divided the proposal into sections, and got our proposal completed within two days.  We each reviewed our sections that we were responsible for, and then we took the completed document to the Writing Center.

Assignment

Lindsaye, Krystal, and I asked to be in a group together.  We were assigned to work together on this project. We had to choose a topic, and create a plan for our proposal. Our memo had to be 2-4 pages long. The purpose of this memo was to describe our proposal project to Dr. Art.   We included details such as a schedule, division of responsibilities, summary of available resources, and other information that showed our group had a realistic plan. 

What was handed in:

1) Planning Memo

Process

Our group decided what the individual responsibilities would be and also set deadlines for each category.  This was very helpful for the remainder of the assignment. We all proofread this assignment. 

 Assignment

This assignment’s purpose is to help us practice testing and improving instructions.  We had to write a 2-3 page formal analytical memo addressed to Dr. Art that summarizes the process of this assignment.  We had to describe the instructions we analyzed, the positive and negative features of our instructions, and also suggest improvements.

What was handed in:

1) Resubmitted instructions selection memo assignment

2) Usability test notes and results

3) Instructions analysis memo

Process

I tested the instructions twice. I tested them on my mom and dad, and my sister and three of her friends. This took about one hour. After I gathered the results from the testing I wrote my memo. The memo was not very long. It contained everything that was asked for.

Assignment

The first step to this assignment was to find a set of existing  instructions.  Then we had to test the instructions two times on different people. The Instructions Selection Memo took me about 45 minutes.

What was handed in:

1) Set of existing instructions

2) Cover memo

Process

I used the instructions for the game Scattegories. This is one of my favorite games! The instructions were very easy to understand. I made a copy of the instructions, and wrote a short memo describing the instructions and also explaining why I chose them.

Assignment

The purpose of this assignment was to help us practice writing long, complex memos that were well organized.  We had to define a specific audience so that our memo would be useful to them.

What was handed in:

1) Memo Worksheet

2) Multicultural analysis worksheet

3) Formal Memo

4) Informal cover memo

Process

I did my memo over Pfizer’s Code of Conduct. This is an informative memo. This was very useful for me because one day I hope to work for them. I read the entire Code of Conduct very clearly. I picked out the topics that I thought were most important, and described them. This memo took about five hours all together.  I took my memo to the writing center so they could proofread it for me.

Job Letter

Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to help us one day get an interview.  The assignment required a job letter and resume for a specific job.  The goal is to communicate our skills and qualifications clearly with effective formatting and organization.

What was hadnded in:

1) Job letter

2) Resume

Process:

Job Letter

I first had to find a job ad that I was interested in.  I found a job ad for Merck. I want to do pharmaceutical sales so this was perfect for me. I first researched the company and the job. I then prepared a letter letting them know that  I was interested in the job, and stated a few of my strengths. The job letter took me about an hour and a half.

Resume

I found two example resumes on the internet. Dr. Fricke told me which one he thought was appropriate for a sales position.  I went by the sample resume. This sample included sections such as: education, work experience, and community service. The resume took me about an hour to complete.  

The purpose of my blog is for future employers to see the work that I am capable of doing. My weblog portfolio is very easy to use. I set it up so that it could be used by not only Dr. Fricke, but maybe future employers.

Content of Blog

The blog contains all the major assignments that we did this semester in Technical Writing. There is a total of nine posts. Along with the posts are examples of memos, proposals, resumes, and an instruction analysis assignment. To open a link you must click on the title. There are two different categories. They are group work and individual work. All assignments that were done as a group can be found in the group work category. The assignments that I did on my own will be in the individual work category.