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Write a formal essay analyzing the primary and secondary audiences for
the analytical report of your class project. Describe the audiences' level
of knowledge, interest and attitude towards the topic. Describe what the
audience needs to know about the topic and how you might effectively organize
the information. Attach an Audience Profile Sheet for each of the audiences to your essay (see the Tasks below for information about downloading and completing the Audience Profile Sheets.) The grade on this assignment will count 5% of
your final course grade.The assignment is due on November 21 .
Discussion:
If you have not yet chosen a class project, you should think carefully
about your decision because this project will be the subject of the first
four writing assignments. You should choose a topic that you are interested
in--one about which you already have some information but need or want
to learn more. The class project can be job related, but I do not advise
using something that is a primary or ongoing job responsibility. In my
experience, tasks at work have a way of changing or getting put on hold,
so that it becomes difficult to complete the project. Therefore, I think
you should choose a project that does not depend on someone else's schedule
for completing the work. For example, you do not want to select a project
that is based on a survey that your supervisor postpones until after the
new fiscal year.
The class project can be related to a volunteer activity or a consumer-related
issue. Whatever the topic, you should narrow the focus as much as possible.
If, for example, you are interested in the prepaid college tuition plans
that are being offered parents, you might compare the plan offered in
your state to other types of investments and make recommendations to parents
in your state for investing in their children's education. See the conference
on Topics for the Research Project for suggestions if you have not yet
identified a class project.
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