1 Recommendation Report Write a recommendation report that uses technical expertise to solve a problem for a real client (i.e., a company, professional group, or government agency that would realistically seek a recommendation report on your topic). This report will require the following activities: 1. Identify a client with a workplace problem, situation, or opportunity. Your client must be a real individual or organization that actually faces the problem, need, or opportunity you address in your report; however, your client may not necessarily be aware of the situation. Your client is the individual who has the authority to make a decision about your recommended solution or to implement the plan of action you recommend. 2. Develop a plan for investigating the situation and the means for resolving it. 3. Establish the criteria required for your client to make an effective decision. 4. Develop and implement a project plan for completing your research (investigation). Interpret and present your findings in a recommendation report to your client. This process involves a set of interrelated activities that are grounded in the workplace situation you are investigating. The decisions you make and the activities you undertake in each phase of the process will be guided by this context. To learn this process, you need to select a project that allows you to work through the process for a real situation. However, this does not mean that you cannot draw upon existing work. It means that the work must be adapted and applied to a real situation. To complete this project successfully, you will need to meet the general report requirements and the content requirements for the report. These requirements are outlined in the following sections. General Report Requirements Length: The body of the report must be at least five pages, double-spaced, not including the front and back matter (title page and table of contents, appendices, exhibits of data, etc.) Visuals: Use a minimum of three visuals (graphs, charts, etc.) Format: Format your report in APA format. Times New Roman 12 – double-spaced Citations: Provide at least five citations. For detailed information for each report component, review pages 325- 328 in your textbook. NOTE: The textbook example is MPA format BUT your paper needs to be in APA. 2 DUE: September 23 - Report Topic (5 points) Guidelines for Selecting Report Topics Your recommendation report will help the report readers make an informed decision about a problem that needs solving or a situation that needs resolving. The type of report you produce for this assignment will be determined in part by the focus of the investigation you conduct. Consider using one of the following types of investigations for your report project.  An investigative focus on determining whether a solution is feasible. The report might investigate whether X i.

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Recommendation Report
Write a recommendation report that uses technical expertise to
solve a problem for a real client
(i.e., a company, professional group, or government agency that
would realistically seek a
recommendation report on your topic).
This report will require the following activities:
1. Identify a client with a workplace problem, situation, or
opportunity.
Your client must be a real individual or organization that
actually faces the problem, need, or
opportunity you address in your report; however, your client
may not necessarily be aware of
the situation. Your client is the individual who has the authority
to make a decision about
your recommended solution or to implement the plan of action
you recommend.
2. Develop a plan for investigating the situation and the means

2. for resolving it.
3. Establish the criteria required for your client to make an
effective decision.
4. Develop and implement a project plan for completing your
research (investigation).
Interpret and present your findings in a recommendation report
to your client. This process
involves a set of interrelated activities that are grounded in the
workplace situation you are
investigating. The decisions you make and the activities you
undertake in each phase of the
process will be guided by this context.
To learn this process, you need to select a project that allows
you to work through the process
for a real situation. However, this does not mean that you
cannot draw upon existing work. It
means that the work must be adapted and applied to a real
situation.
To complete this project successfully, you will need to meet the
general report requirements and
the content requirements for the report. These requirements are
outlined in the following

3. sections.
General Report Requirements
Length: The body of the report must be at least five pages,
double-spaced, not including
the front and back matter (title page and table of contents,
appendices, exhibits of data,
etc.)
Visuals: Use a minimum of three visuals (graphs, charts, etc.)
Format: Format your report in APA format. Times New Roman
12 – double-spaced
Citations: Provide at least five citations.
For detailed information for each report component, review
pages 325- 328 in your textbook.
NOTE: The textbook example is MPA format BUT your paper
needs to be in APA.
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DUE: September 23 - Report Topic (5 points)

4. Guidelines for Selecting Report Topics
Your recommendation report will help the report readers make
an informed decision about a
problem that needs solving or a situation that needs resolving.
The type of report you produce for
this assignment will be determined in part by the focus of the
investigation you conduct.
Consider using one of the following types of investigations for
your report project.
feasible.
The report might investigate whether X is a feasible solution to
the client's problem and,
based on the results of the investigation, make a
recommendation to implement or not
implement X.
The report might investigate whether Y or Z is a more feasible
solution to the client's
problem and, based on the results of the investigation, make a
recommendation to
implement Y, Z, or neither.
identifying a plan of action for

5. solving it.
The report might investigate why X occurred (or is occurring)
and, based on the results of
the investigation, recommend a plan of action for resolving X.
particular solution to solve a
problem.
The report might propose that the client authorize (provide the
funding or permission for)
the writer to implement solution X, which would solve the
client's problem.
The report might propose that the client consider an alternate
method, procedure, or
product for meeting an existing need.
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DUE: November 18 - Body of the Report (145 points)
The body of the recommendation report presents your main
argument or line of thought; that is,
it describes a problem, identifies goals or criteria, evaluates
solutions, and recommends a course

6. of action. This includes an introductory section, a discussion of
the investigation and the results,
and a section that discusses the recommendations and plan of
action.
Title Page: Includes the title of the report; the name, title, and
organization of the individual
receiving the report; the writer's name, title, and organization;
and date submitted.
Table of Contents: Format the table of contents so that it is
easy to read the headings, include
primary and secondary headings, and match them with the
appropriate page numbers.
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Executive Summary: The purpose of an executive summary is to
present an overview of the
longer report for people who may not have time to read the
entire document. The writer’s goal in
the executive summary is to summarize the report’s major
sections, such as the purpose,

7. background, conclusions, and recommendations.
Introduction: The introduction establishes the context of the
report (often with a reference to the
contract or agreement with the client). In addition to this
background information, the
introduction always identifies the subject, objective, and scope
of the report (thus clarifying the
report's intended audience or set of users). In other words, the
introduction always answers two
questions: "What is this report about, and why is it important to
the reader?"
The introduction should also forecast the report's forthcoming
main line of thought. That is, the
introduction sets up expectations in readers by answering a
basic question: "What sequence of
ideas can I expect to find in this report?" In setting up
expectations, the forecast usually does not
summarize or "pre-state" your main points; rather, it offers a
preview or overview of the topics
you intend to cover about the subject. Often, the forecast
consists of a list of the major headings
of your report.
Body of Report: Most problem-solving reports include

8. additional introductory sections that
describe the problem being investigated and provide relevant
background and historical
information about the problem, its causes, and previous
attempts to solve it. This information
helps to ensure that report readers have a shared understanding
of the problem and its
significance.
NOTE: A full statement of the problem is required, even though
your client may be well aware
of the problem.
Methodology: The methods section describes how you
investigated the problem and evaluated
the solution(s). It should include enough detail to convince the
report readers of the soundness,
thoroughness, and appropriateness of your methods. This is
not, I located it on the Internet. This
is about how did you solve your problem.
Results: The results section of the report should report on the
results of your investigation; it
should be organized to help the report readers understand and
use the information. For feasibility

9. studies, this section might include a description of solutions and
an analysis of how the solutions
met the established criteria. A proposal, on the other hand,
might include a discussion of various
components of the solution (its goals, relationship to problem or
opportunity, benefits, costs) and
proposed plans for implementing the solution (tasks, personnel,
facilities, budget, schedule,
evaluations, qualifications, etc.). A report investigating a
complex problem might include an
analysis of what is happening and why it is happening.
This section should also have in the report what the results
mean. These findings are typically
stated in relationship to the problem being investigated. To be
persuasive, this section should
state the significance of the findings from the perspective of the
client, which should include
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addressing how the solution will solve the problem, the negative
consequences it will eliminate,

10. the positive consequences it adds, and how the solution
compares to other solutions.
Recommendations: The closing of your report depends on the
type of report you have prepared.
If the report is designed primarily to gather information, it
would logically end the report with
the conclusions you have arrived at based on your evidence. If
the report primarily investigates
the feasibility of a number of potential solutions, it would end
with a recommendation of which
solution to implement. For complex situations, the
recommendation might include a plan of
action for implementing one or more solutions over a period. If
the report focuses primarily on
proposing a solution, it would end with a call to action.
References: Minimum of five (5) References and citations will
appear in this section.
Appendices: If necessary, use appendices to provide
supplementary information that supports the
body of your report. Each different item is a separate appendix.
Designate each appendix with a
letter of the alphabet--Appendix A, B, and so on. Each appendix

11. also needs to have a title and be
listed in the table of contents.
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