1. To: Cynthia Blackmore
From: Judy Vang
Date: March 14, 2012
Subject: Memorandum Format
This memorandum is written to provide a format to assist you in the preparation of your writing
assignment. Memorandums are common in business. Their purpose is to give a busy executive a brief
synopsis of some information deemed useful. In your case, the information is some source that is likely
to help a financial manager make some better decisions. Properly written, the memorandum gives its
reader a brief yet complete understanding of a more lengthy information source. This is extremely
valuable to the busy executive.
Memorandums are the chief way executives communicate internally when important information must
be disseminated. Memorandums, distributed in hard copy, find their way to all employees.
Memorandums are contrasted with letters, which are used to communicate formally form inside a firm
to an individual outside the firm. This should make sense since letters call for addresses, whereas
memorandums call only for names and titles and can be sent through inter-office mail. The length
ofyour memorandum is set at the level of the course you are taking. Both FIN 510 and FIN 620
areconsidered graduate level courses, so the length of your memorandum should be a two or three
page,with the ideal length being two pages. Use your Syllabus, Writing Assignment Instructions, and
GradingGuideline documents in addition to this sample memorandum to complete your assignment.
You are welcome to submit a draft of your assignment well before the due date in order to obtain
feedback from the instructor. When you write the memorandum, pretend that you are writing to Dr.
Newman as your supervisor who controls your salary. Impress your supervisor. Address the
memorandum to your instructor, with you being the person it is from. Also pretend that other students
in the class, so use good grammar and organize your thoughts well will read the memorandum. Use this
memorandum for a guide as to the look your memorandum should take and it will be deemed
appropriate for your writing assignment.
Prep Memo 1
Judy Vang