Technical Writing Final Project

ENG-201: TECHNICAL WRITING Final Project Using and citing a minimum of five sources, prepare a formal report detailing important information and issues revolving around your chosen career. Work on your Final Assessment begins with your description of your chosen career as part of Written Activity 1. The finished report will reflect your work on each of the subsequent activities and require clear language; appropriate document design and page layout; one or more visuals; an understanding of the technical writing process; the ability to use the Internet to obtain appropriate data; clearly written explanations, descriptions, and definitions; and use of appropriate correspondence. Successful completion of the final assessment will demonstrate that you have met the course goals as described in the course Syllabus. A useful place to begin is the Occupational Outlook Handbook provided online by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of U.S. Department of Labor. Click http://www(dot)bls(dot)gov/oco to go to this site. Minimum Requirements Careful use of the Handbook of Technical Writing is important as you work on this project, which should include the following: (References to Handbook entries below are in boldface uppercase letters.) A COVER LETTER following the appropriate conventions of CORRESPONDENCE informing your Mentor of what is being sent and why. Your letter should also explain any possible action you might take as a result of what you found. Did your research confirm what you previously believed or did it provide new insight? Note: Your POINT OF VIEW in the letter is personal and subjective, so you should write it in first person. The REPORT itself should be objective and written in third person. A FORMAL REPORT including a Title Page, Abstract, Introduction, Body Text, Conclusions, Works Cited, and Appendixes. A Descriptive ABSTRACT. An INTRODUCTION that places your chosen career in the context of today’s job market. Possibly useful information may range from the economy to the relative importance of the job. A REPORT that at a minimum includes information describing the necessary education, credentials, and training; the typical duties; starting and potential salaries and other benefits; and the prognosis for future employment and advancement. Use Parenthetical Documentation (either APA or MLA style as appropriate) to indicate the source of all data and quotations as described in DOCUMENTING SOURCES. Also include one or more VISUALS such as TABLES or GRAPHS. Be sure to refer to each visual at least once in your text. A CONCLUSION that summarizes your findings and discusses the implications of embarking on such a career path. A list of References or Works Cited that contains a minimum of seven (7) sources that are named and used in the body of your report. Be sure to review the conventions found in DOCUMENTING SOURCES. An APPENDIX that includes two or more typical JOB DESCRIPTIONS that you have found online to illustrate actual jobs in the career you have chosen. The actual job descriptions should be placed in the Appendix in their entirety, but they should also be referred to at least once in the body of your report. For grading standards for all written work submitted for this course, see the Course Documents area of the course Web site.