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Possible Topics
 | Option 1: Success Factors in Your Field
Your first task will be to decide how you want to approach this topic,
since it can be interpreted in a number of ways (none of which is more
"right" than any of the others). You may choose to focus:
 | on one particular success factor in your field: effective conflict
resolution, organization, time management, learning how to be a good
listener, stress management, dealing with issues of diversity in the
workplace;
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| on coming up with a creative description of what success means in your
field: how it is achieved, how it's maintained;
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| on discussing several interrelated success factors in your field.
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| Option 2: Introduce Your Field
In this topic you will be giving someone considering going into your
field a brief overview of the duties, opportunities, challenges, and trends
associated with that field. Your report will need to provide all
the following information:
| A description of the kind work people in this field can expect to do.
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| The training and personal and professional skills required in this
field.
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| The outlook for this field, including
 | predicted number of openings |
| salary range |
| benefits
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| The challenges of this field.
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| The advantages and satisfactions of this field. |
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Research
| You can use a variety of sources for your research: your teachers,
books/periodicals/videotapes from the library, interviews, the internet.
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| Please note that you will be documenting these sources using the MLA
format discussed in your textbook.
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| Your written report will need to have a Works Cited page with at least
four sources. |
Relevant Information in Our Textbook
| Chapter 9: Documenting Sources
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| Chapter 10: Summarizing Material
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| Chapter 15: Writing Effective Short Reports
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| "The ABC's of Print Document Design" |
Organization
| Your paper has an introduction, body, conclusion, and recommendations as shown in
chapter 15.
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| Uses the model for a short report shown in our textbook.
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| Uses at least four actual quotes and three additional references from your
sources. |
Evaluation Criteria
| Content
| Report has:
| introduction (stating purpose) |
| discussion (talking about the findings) |
| conclusion (summarizing the ideas presented in the report) |
| recommendations (explaining what action you recommend your
audience take after reading your report) |
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| Is interesting and well organized
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| Mechanics and Layout
| Free of errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation |
| Used the short report format shown on page |
| Used headings to make report clearer/easier tread |
| Used graphics if possible
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| Quoting/Paraphrasing/Summarizing
| Report has a Works Cited with at least four
sources: |
| Used quotes from sources: |
| Quoted and paraphrased from more than one source: |
| Cited sources correctly in the body of the paper |
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Length
| At least three pages including the Works Cited. |
Sample Report
Research Worksheet| Principles
of Documentation Document
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