Assignment 3 Summary from Syllabus Proposal with project plan (1,100 words) The Assignment Directions For this assignment, you will prepare a proposal, in the form of a letter, to any charitable or...

Assignment 3

Summary from Syllabus

Proposal with project plan (1,100 words)

The Assignment

Directions

For this assignment, you will prepare a proposal, in the form of a letter, to any charitable or not-for-profit organization of your choice to help them improve their online presence. As the sender, your intention is to offer your services as a digital media consultant, providing them with research, analysis and recommendations to improve their website and social media presence.

NOTE:
this assignment is the prelude to Assignment 4. It is expected that students will continue with the same organization for Assignment 4. The charity must be real and have a website address or other social media address.

Your proposal will be organized with the following sections:

• Introduction


• Background and purpose


• Proposed plan and benefits including a description of your approach to the research; topics your final report will cover and the timeline you will follow to provide your promised deliverables


• Qualifications (yours, why you are qualified to do the work)


• Cost and budget


• Summary of benefits


• Closing, including: request to meet; time period the proposal is valid; appreciation for the organization's consideration and your willingness and availability to provide further information.

Consult Chapter 12 "Proposals and formal reports" in
Communicating for Results
for guidance and examples.

Word limit

1,100 words

Submission Instructions

Please submit this assignment all in one PDF document, uploaded to Turnitin through the link provided in Week 8 of the COMM 140 course shell.

Due

Sunday, September 4, 2022, 11:55 p.m.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze context and audience, and determine and explain the appropriate content, medium and delivery strategy of a message.

4. Employ informative and persuasive strategies to meet specific communication goals.

5. Demonstrate effective interpersonal and teamwork skills in the design, development, and delivery of sophisticated communication.

Reference

Meyer, C. (2020). Communicating for results: a Canadian student’s guide
(Fifth ed.). Oxford University Press.

Assignment 3 Assessment Rubric

Assignment 4

Summary from Syllabus

Recommendation report with 1) a letter of transmittal, 2) a cover page, 3) a table of contents, 4) graphs/charts, and 5) APA citation style of all documentation (2,000 words)

The Assignment

Directions

For this assignment, you will fulfil the proposal you created for Assignment 3 by preparing a report to the charitable or not-for-profit organization of your choice that is organized to include:

• Cover/title page


• Table of Contents


• Executive Summary


• Introduction


• Background/Needs Assessment


• Research results


• Recommendations


• Conclusion/Timeline for Future Action


• Appendix


• References (in APA 7)

Your report should include at least one graph, chart or illustration properly referenced in APA 7 style.

In the document, introduce your report with a brief "letter of transmittal" cover email to me, your instructor, that includes:

• an introduction summarizing the purpose of your report


• an audience profile summary of the organization you chose,
  including their website or main social media address, (one or two sentences, maximum).


• any adjustments or changes you made to your final report based on the class peer-review process

Consult the section: "Content Requirements: The Elements of the Formal Report" in https://faculty.weber.edu/sthomas/3100/report/recommendation_report.htm for descriptions of each section. Note that this is not a team project.

Word limit

2,000 words

Submission Instructions

Please submit this assignment all in one PDF document, uploaded to Turnitin through the link provided in Week 9 of the COMM 140 course shell.

Due

Sunday, September 11, 2022, 11:55 p.m.

Student Learning Outcomes

2. Discover authoritative primary and secondary research sources and integrate such research with appropriate attribution in APA.

4. Employ informative and persuasive strategies to meet specific communication goals.

5. Demonstrate effective interpersonal and teamwork skills in the design, development, and delivery of sophisticated communication.

Reference

Meyer, C. (2020). Communicating for results: a Canadian student’s guide
(Fifth ed.). Oxford University Press.

Assignment 4 Assessment Rubric