25% of the grade (final exam)
- Select one of the approved topics you submitted.
- Start researching your topic.
- Review your research notes.
- Start drafting (I always recommend an outline first).
- Revise and edit. Repeat as needed.
- Submit your final draft.
3 documents needed
- Informal Report (2-3 pages minimum)
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- Formal Report (7-8 pages minimum)
- Detailed Proposal (appropriate in length, approximately 3 pages minimum
You will need at least six information sources, including one interview. This can be a published online interview.
Your project must contain a minimum of three visual elements (graphs, lists, charts, infographic illustrations, etc.)
Grading
- Informal report (100 points):
- Format (15 points)
- Introduction (20 points)
- Subject & Purpose (10 points)
- Background (15 points)
- Development & Conclusion (40 points)
- Formal Report (100 points):
- Prefatory Elements (15 points)
- Abstracts/Summaries (15 points)
- Discussion/Body (40 points)
- Appendices (15 points)
- Graphic Elements (15 points)
- Proposal (50 points):
- Format (7.5 points)
- Context (7.5 points)
- Argument (20 points)
- Conclusion (7.5 points)
- Visual Elements (7.5 points)
Final English