In the discussion this week you shared the topic you came up with for your Business Report.
For this assignment we will be writing a workplan, which is the first step in writing your business report. The workplan is the outline of your business report and is meant to help you develop your ideas and keep you on track with your research. It specifies the who, what, where, when, why and how of a project. All of you have written outlines for reports at this point, so do not get confused by this being called a Workplan. It is merely an outline meant to keep you on track with your research.
Watch the entire workplan lecture video embedded below. I walk through the assignment and template - step by step.
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Watch the lecture video embedded above and view the rubric below.
- After watching the video, review the Fill-in-Blank Template Download Fill-in-Blank Template (save to desktop) and fill-out all required sections of the workplan. Again, watching the entire video will help you complete this template - Workplan Lecture Video (embedded above)Links to an external site.
- Review book and student examples (if needed)Links to an external site.
- Student Example - Job Comparison Download Student Example - Job Comparison
- Workplan from BookDownload Workplan from Book
- Workplan WalkthruLinks to an external site.
- Upload your Work Plan as a Word File. No other file submissions will be accepted.
MOVING FORWARD
Below you will see a sample workplan (the outline of the report) and completed business report. As you can see, the student used their workplan (outline of the report) to write the report.
- STUDENT Work Plan Example - Career Outlook of Religious Organization Industry (opens as pdf file)Download STUDENT Work Plan Example - Career Outlook of Religious Organization Industry (opens as pdf file)
- STUDENT Business Report Example - Career Outlook of the Religious Organizations Industry (opens as pdf file)
As you begin to research and write your report, you are not constrained by your work plan and can make changes as needed. I will also redirect, if needed, to ensure your report is off to a great start. As discussed in Chapter 12 of your book, a formal work plan is a vital tool for planning and managing complex writing projects.:
The preliminary outline helps guide the research; the report writers may modify the outline when they begin writing the report. As you begin to research and write your report, you are not constrained by your work plan, and can make changes as needed as you continue the process of writing the report.
Page 358 of your textbook shows a preliminary outline to help guide research.
The following video demonstrates how to use your work plan to start your business research:
ASSIGNMENT GRADING RUBRIC
POINTS | Workplan Grading Rubric |
0 - 5 | Watch the lecture video then utilize the template provided. Write in the required sections of the Work Plan. |
0 - 15 | Problem is clearly stated and the scope of the research is reasonable to complete the paper this semester. Preliminary outline provides a good overview of the project. Task assignment and schedule section provides information on all major parts of the project, with dates that align with the current term. All required information added and/or removed. |
0 - 5 | Writing is clear and easy for readers to understand. Contains no grammar errors and was uploaded as a PDF or WORD file. |
TOTAL POINTS = 25 |