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Writing Assignment #1
Proposal Memo to Decision-maker
Assignment Summary
You must write a Proposal Memo at least 800 words long. The memo must discuss the topic
you plan to research and write about in Writing Assignment (WA) #2 (a Synthesis Literature
Review) and WA #3, the Research Report. Your Proposal Memo topic should be a topic that
focuses on two tasks:
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defines a problem in your workplace or community (neighborhood) persuasively
and accurately.
proposes a solution or solutions to the problem or issue.
A list of possible topics is available in the Content area of the WRTG 394
classroom both in the “Writing Resources” area and in the “Sample Papers”
area. You may want to refer to this for guidance in choosing a suitable topic.
How Your Proposal Memo (WA #1) Relates to the Synthesis
Literature Review (WA #2) and the Research Report (WA #3)
The topic you choose for your proposal memo must be the topic you write about in WA #2 and
WA #3. Choose carefully. Do not choose a topic that is too broad, too narrow, or too obscure.
See the Instructions for WA #3 for a list of possible topics you might choose from. Almost all of
these are topics for which you will be able to find research sources. You may also take one of the
WA #3 topics and develop your own topic based upon it or related to it. Again, use caution. It is
a very good idea to choose a topic and then do some preliminary research. If you cannot easily
find sources for the topic you have chosen, you should choose another topic.
What you must provide for WA #1, the Proposal Memo
To complete this assignment successfully, your completed Proposal Memo should contain:
1. Your memo is structured/formatted with correct sections and headings.
2. Your decision Maker(s) is/are clearly identified.
3. You have included each section with heading and provide all required
information per assignment instructions.
4. Your memo meets word length requirements and follows correct business style.
Memo Template to Use as You Complete this Assignment
For this assignment you will follow an assignment template (a template is a frame or format that
you will use for completing your memo. Such templates are common in business writing).
Note: Use the format outlined below, including the headers provided in bold, for the memo.
MEMORANDUM
To:
From:
Date:
Subject:
[Decision Maker Name(s) and title(s)]
[Your name and title]
[Today’s Date]
[Request to conduct research and report on…]
Make sure you align your
memo header like this: in a
BLOCK ALIGNED FORMAT.
Summary
In a few sentences, explain why you are writing your memo. Specifically ask permission to
research your topic and write a report about it.
What the problem is and why it needs to be investigated
In a few paragraphs describe the problem you are writing about and explain why you want to do
research and write a report about the problem and solutions you will propose.
Secondary research I will conduct
In a few sentences, discuss the research you will conduct using the UMGC library. Remember to
mention both trade (professional) sources and scholarly sources.
Benefits of my research and my report’s recommendations
In a few paragraphs discuss why your research the report you write will benefit your audience
and provide possible solutions to the problem you are investigating.
Conclusion
In a few sentences repeat your request for permission to do research and write a report on your
topic. Mention the benefits that your work will offer in providing possible solutions to a known
problem in your workplace or community.
Be sure to review the sample Proposal Memos in the Content area of the
WRTG 394 classroom for examples of how fellow students have successfully
completed this assignment that can offer you guidance and ideas for
completing your assignment.
Writing Assignment #2
Synthesis Literature Review
Assignment Summary
You must gather research sources for the topic you chose and presented in WA #1, the Proposal
Memo. Using these research sources, you must compose a Literature Review that Synthesizes
what your sources say about your topic. Your Synthesis Literature Review should be at least
1000 words long and use at least seven (7) sources.
How Your Synthesis Literature Review (WA #2) relates to the
Proposal Memo (WA #1) and the Research Report (WA #4)
The Synthesis Literature Review is the “middle step” in the sequence of assignments in WRTG
394. In the Proposal Memo, WA #1, you chose your topic by identifying a problem in your
workplace or community (neighborhood) and proposing one or more possible solutions. In the
Synthesis Literature Review, WA #2, you will write a paper that looks at what your sources
say about your topic and reports that information to readers discussing how sources agree,
disagree, add to each other’s work, and diverge from your topic (this is what is called synthesis
– you synthesize – bring together by showing relationships between – your sources in relation
to their themes and your topic). This kind of reporting on and reviewing your sources will help
you understand the sources you have found better and help you do a better job of using them to
identify your problem and offer one or more possible solutions in the Research Report, WA #3.
What You Must Provide for WA #2, the Synthesis Literature
Review
1. Your review has a clear thesis that explains to readers that you will
report on and review the sources you have gathered based on themes
you have identified in those sources.
2. Your review uses headings for every section (see below for a
template).
3. In each section that discusses a theme you have identified in the
sources, you report what each source has to say about the theme and
discuss how sources agree, disagree, add to each other’s work on the
theme, and where any sources diverge from other sources in
exploring the theme.
4. Your review meets word length requirements and follows correct
business style.
5. Your review uses American Psychological Association (APA) 7th
edition citation style for citing sources within the text of your paper
and in providing a reference page.
A Helpful Template for Structuring Your Synthesis Literature
Review
For this assignment you will want to follow an assignment template (a template is a frame or
format that you will use for completing your memo. Such templates are common in business
writing).
Note: Please adapt the format presented below, adapting the headers provided,
for the synthesis literature review. Be aware that you should identify 2-5 themes
within your research sources concerning the topic you are researching. Not all
sources will have information about all the themes you identify. For a successful
review, you should only discuss themes which you find in at least two (2)
sources.
Introduction
In this section of your review, you introduce your topic, mention why it’s important, and present
a thesis statement that identifies the themes you have discovered in your sources’ treatment of
the topic.
Theme I
Report what your sources say about the theme and then discuss how they agree, disagree, add to
each other’s work, or diverge from the theme.
Theme II
Report what your sources say about the theme and then discuss how they agree, disagree, add to
each other’s work, or diverge from the theme.
Theme III
Report what your sources say about the theme and then discuss how they agree, disagree, add to
each other’s work, or diverge from the theme.
(You may find that you have as many as five themes to discuss in your review.
Three is an average number.)
Conclusion
In this final section of your review, you remind readers of the themes you have identified and
discussed and summarize what your discussion of the themes has been. You might take the
opportunity to mention that you have demonstrated why your topic is an important one that
needs to be researched and written about.
Be sure to review the sample Synthesis Literature Review in the Content area
of the WRTG 394 classroom for an example of how a student has successfully
completed this assignment that can offer you guidance and ideas for
completing your assignment.
Writing Assignment #3
Research Report to a Decision-maker
Assignment Summary
You must write a Research Report on the topic that you introduced in WA #1, the Proposal
Memo, and for which you gathered and reported on and reviewed your research sources in
WA #2, the Synthesis Literature Review. Your research report is the culmination of the
work you have done with WA #1, the Proposal Memo and WA #2, the Synthesis Literature
Review. Your Research Report must be at least 2000 words long. In your Research Report,
you will do the following for your readers:
o define a workplace or community (neighborhood)problem persuasively
and accurately.
o propose one or more possible solutions to the problem or issue.
o present one or more possible solutions to a clearly identified decisionmaker (or group of decision-makers) who can implement the
recommendation(s) you make for solving the problem or addressing the
issue.
How WA #3, the Research Report relates to WA #1, the Proposal
Memo and WA #2, the synthesis Literature Review
In the Proposal Memo you decided upon a suitable topic (a workplace or community
problem and one or more possible solutions) and introduced your topic to a decision maker
(or group of decision makers). In the Synthesis Literature Review you gathered research
sources about your topic, identified themes related to the topic within your sources, and
discussed how the sources related to each other in their treatment of the themes you
identified (this is synthesis). Now, in the Research Report, you must present an explanation
and discussion of your topic’s problem(s) and why the problem(s) need to be addressed –
supported by your research – and offer one or more possible solutions – supported by
your research. You will now have identified a problem, researched sources to get expert
views about the problem(s). and offered one or more solutions to the problem – supported by
research. You will have moved from identifying a problem to research the problem and
possible solutions to reporting upon your research and findings to a decision maker.
What You Must Provide for WA #3, the Research Report
1. Your report presents a clearly defined workplace or community
(neighborhood) problem (supported by research) and offers one or
more possible solutions (supported by research).
2. Your report follows the approved report template/guide and contains
all the components required by the assignment instructions.
3. Your review uses American Psychological Association (APA) 7th
edition citation style for citing sources within the text of your paper
and in providing a reference page.
4. Your review meets word length requirements and follows correct
business style.
Checklist to Guide you in Completing your Research Report
1. Components necessary for the Research Report:
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Letter/memo to the decision-maker (separate page from body of
report)
executive summary (separate page from body of report)
title page
table of contents (separate page from body of report)
introduction
body of the report including headings and subheadings
conclusion(s) drawn from research findings and discussion
recommendations for implementation of the solution(s)
References page, with references listed in APA format (separate
page from body of report)
2. WA #4, Research Report, Requirements:
A. The complete report should be a minimum of 2000 words long, not
including the list of references.
B. The complete report should also cite at least NINE (9) sources. At least
FOUR (4) of them should come from peer-reviewed, scholarly journals.
The sources will be integrated into the paper to explain the problem,
provide evidence of the problem, and support the solution.
3. In the report, you will do the following:
C. define the problem persuasively and accurately
D. propose a solution or solutions to the problem or issue
E. present that solution to a decision-maker or group of decisionmakers who can implement the recommendation.
Be sure to review the sample Research Reports in the Content area of the
WRTG 394 classroom for examples of how fellow students have
successfully completed this assignment that can offer you guidance and
ideas for completing your assignment.
GRADE OF A Assignment Task:
To earn the grade of “A,” you should complete another assignment for this
research report. The instructions for that assignment can be found in both
the Sample Assignments area of Content in the 394 classroom, as well as in
the WA #3, Research Report, assignment folder in the Assignments area of
the classroom.
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