ENG 315 Week 5 Final Project

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Week 5 - Final Project

Final Project

Your Final Project will consist of three parts:

• Part I: A six- to eight-page Formal Business Report (not including title and references pages) specific to your field of interest (see list of possible topics below and Chapters 13-15).

• Part II: A presentation (using PowerPoint, Prezi, or another approved presentation program) of five to ten slides that provides an overview of your Business Report.

• Part III: An eight- to ten-minute video of you delivering your presentation (for tips, see Chapter 16).

Part I:

Write a six- to eight-page Formal Business Report persuading the senior management of your organization to initiate a change in processes, procedures, products, people, or structure based on events that are currently happening in your business environment (you may use a past experience). Your business report should contain a minimum of three relevant visuals (see Chapter 17).

Choose one of the following topics for your Formal Business Report:

• Emotional intelligence in the workplace

• Improving a process at work

• Developing training for a new skill needed at work

• Communicating data and information

• Effective decision making

• Ethics and ethical dilemmas

• Importance of power and influence

• Environmental sustainability and responsibility in the workplace

• The balance between developers and investors

• The advantages and disadvantages of telecommuting

• How to most effectively use social media to express company identity

Parts II and III:

In Week One, you identified the audience for your Business Report. Now that you have completed final draft of your report, you will now present your report to that audience in the form of a presentation. As you create your presentation, consider who your audience is and make sure that the presentation is appropriate for that audience. The presentation should be an encapsulation of the main ideas of your report. It may be helpful to think of this as the summary of the report.

Your presentation must support the main purpose of your Business Report, which includes informational slides and a voiceover. Your presentation must be between eight to ten minutes in length. While there is no requirement for the number of slides you must use in your presentation, it is recommended that you use at least five slides and no more than ten slides. You must include at least two pertinent graphs, charts, tables, and/or images from your report to help illustrate and summarize the information that you are presenting. Remember, if you did not create an image, you must properly cite and caption it using APA formatting (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. The slides should serve as talking points and illustrations to support your expanded oral presentation. Consult pages 478-479 of the textbook for guidelines on creating an engaging presentation, consult pages 483-488 (fig. 17.5) for guidelines on designing slides around images, and consult page 491 for a summary of the fundamentals of slide design. You may also find it useful to watch the Presentation Zen: An Overview (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. video by designer Matt Helmke.

When you have finished your presentation, upload it to YouTube. For step-by-step instructions on how to upload videos to YouTube, please view this “Youtube Webcam Quick-Start Guide (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..” After you upload the video to YouTube, add the link to your LinkedIn profile.

The final business report, presentation, and video will be assessed as the Final Project.

The Final Project (Part I: Business Report):

1. Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

2. Must include a title page with the following:

a. Title of paper

b. Student’s name

c. Course name and number

d. Instructor’s name

e. Date submitted

3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.

4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.

5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis and issues a call to action. (What do you want your audience to do with the information you’ve presented in your report?)

6. Must be thoroughly revised according to the feedback that you received on your Week Three assignment.

7. Must use at least three scholarly sources, including a minimum of two from the Ashford University Library.

8. Must use at least three relevant images to help illustrate and summarize the information in your report.

9. Must document all text-based sources and graphics in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

10. Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

The Final Project (Parts II and III: Presentation):

1. Must be eight to ten minutes in length.

2. Must include a title slide with the following:

a. Title of presentation

b. Student’s name

c. Course name and number

d. Instructor’s name

e. Date submitted

3. Must begin with an introduction in which you state who you are and the purpose of the presentation.

4. Must address the problem or issue that gave rise to your business report.

5. Must end with a call to action to address the problem or issue you are discussing and the expected outcomes, should the proposal be accepted.

6. Must use at least two pertinent graphs, charts, tables, and/or images from your report to help illustrate and summarize the information that you are presenting.

7. Must document all text-based sources and graphics in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

8. Must include a separate reference slide that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.< for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.