April 21


On Deck:

 

Final Report Due Friday to the Project 3 Chest as a PDF (unless you've been given the green light to submit as a Webpage or a Word file) 

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REMAINING ITEMS 

 

1) Teams Should Discuss and Work on any Final Revision Work:

 

Results: 

Focus on two things, Integrating Citations and a brief CRAAP assessment of the information provided:

 

Currency: does the information seem timely or current?  If appropriate, is there any mention of when the information was published or posted?  Should there be? Might the information need to be revised or updated?  

Relevance: does the information relate clearly to the goals of the report, or answer a specific research question?  If appropriate, is it being presented to the intended audience directly?  Is the information at an appropriate level (i.e. not too elementary or advanced for your needs?)

Authority: does the source come from credible source or credentials or organizational affiliations? Can you tell?

Accuracy:  does the data or argument seem reliable or correct?   Does the language or tone seem unbiased and free of emotion?

Purpose: do the authors seem to have a clear purpose or reason for providing this information or data?  Do they make their intentions or purpose clear with the headings of with the text or with a figure/graphic/visual? Could this information also be used elsewhere in the report?

 

Evaluations:

   

  1. Are you making clear evaluative statements?
  2. Do you evaluate the alternatives well in terms of the criteria?  
  3. As much as possible, do you present facts and evidence to support evaluative statements?

 

Recommendation:

 

In one paragraph, does the Recommendation section of your final report make a brief statement of what solution or solutions you are recommending based on the preceding evaluation section?   Do you include a brief outline of the evaluation process and some mention of the positive consequences of taking the recommendation?

 

 

Conclusion:

Does this section briefly restate the main results of the research?

Does this offer a smart discussion of the best possible solutions, or courses of action (including the ways they can come together, or the ways to combine them over time)? 

 

2)  Teams Should Make Editing and Proofreading Commitments:

 

Below you have Six points of emphasis for editing, which should alter your style, making it suitable to technical and professional communication.  These editing procedures should also improve your mechanics and grammar.  Divide these up among your team for a 'layered collaboration'. 

 

NOTE:  As an editing strategy, you should "track changes" on Word, or Google Docs and have them approved or rejected by members.  Then, if Joe makes 'clarity' edits, Sally and Jon must approve them while they are editing.   Plan accordingly. 

 

 

1) Focus on Clarity

2) Focus on Brevity or Concision   

3) Focus on Active Voice

4) Focus on Creating Text Flow

5) Focus on Editing the Design of Figures and Images

6) Focus on MAINTAINinG CONSISTENCY IN FORMATTING

 

 

See Thursday April 16 for full details.

 

3) Individuals Should Initiate Project 4: Performance Review Memo

 

 

 

Related Unfinished business:

 

Your Final REVISION and/or Edit of your Professional Webpage (worth anywhere from 2-3 percentage points) should correspond beautifully with writing project 4.