7:39 PM (CDT) Privacy Statement Terms and Conditions Contact Us © 2015 American InterContinental University.  All Rights Reserved. Authorized Users Only. Unit 5 - Individual Project Assignment Details Assignment Description You and your colleagues, who teach business communication at Oscoda County Community College, are interested in setting up a business writer’s hotline—a telephone and e-mail service that will provide answers to grammar, mechanics, and format questions for people who call in or write. You see it as a way of providing a much-needed service to local businesspeople as well as a way of providing positive public relations for your institution. Each faculty member is willing to donate time to answer the phones and e-mails, but you will need funds for telephone lines, answering machines, reference books, advertising, and more. You decide to apply for a grant from the H. M. Luce Foundation to fund the project for 1 year. After that, if the hotline is successful, you will either reapply for funds or ask Oscoda County Community College administration to fund the continuing costs. For requests less than $3,000, the foundation requests a simple narrative report explaining and justifying the request. Part 1 (1–2 pages): In your paper, answer the following information-gathering questions: What is the background of the problem? What will be the outcome of the project? Describe the audience for this report and the implications for structuring your report. Describe how the hotline will work. What are the advantages of this project? What will the project cost? What are the qualifications of those involved? Part 2 (2–4 pages): Now, you will need to take the information that has been collected from the information gathering and write a proposal to H. M. Luce Foundation for the costs of the proposed hotline. Please submit your assignment. The following grading criteria will apply to this assignment: 225–250 Student fully understood assignment, answered all portions, and met minimum length requirements. Grammar, spelling, and format are correct. 200–249 Student demonstrated partial completion of the knowledge of the issues of working in teams and writing reports. Student met minimum length requirements. 175–199 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern. Student demonstrated partial completion of the readings. Student’s understandings of the issues of working in teams and writing reports are not exactly aligned. Student met minimum length requirements. 150–174 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern. Student demonstrated partial completion of the readings. Student’s understandings of the issues of working in teams and writing reports are not exactly aligned. Student did not meet minimum length requirements. < 150 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern. Student did not demonstrate completion of the readings. Student did not understand the issues of working in teams and wri.

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Unit 5 - Individual Project
Assignment Details
Assignment Description
You and your colleagues, who teach business communication at
Oscoda County Community College, are interested in setting up
a business writer’s hotline—a telephone
and e-mail service that will provide answers to grammar,
mechanics, and format questions for people who call in or write.
You see it as a way of providing a much-needed
service to local businesspeople as well as a way of providing
positive public relations for your institution.
Each faculty member is willing to donate time to answer the
phones and e-mails, but you will need funds for telephone lines,
answering machines, reference books,
advertising, and more. You decide to apply for a grant from the
H. M. Luce Foundation to fund the project for 1 year. After
that, if the hotline is successful, you will either
reapply for funds or ask Oscoda County Community College

2. administration to fund the continuing costs. For requests less
than $3,000, the foundation requests a simple
narrative report explaining and justifying the request.
Part 1 (1–2 pages):
In your paper, answer the following information-gathering
questions:
What is the background of the problem?
What will be the outcome of the project?
Describe the audience for this report and the implications for
structuring your report.
Describe how the hotline will work.
What are the advantages of this project?
What will the project cost?
What are the qualifications of those involved?
Part 2 (2–4 pages):
Now, you will need to take the information that has been
collected from the information gathering and write a proposal to
H. M. Luce Foundation for the costs of the proposed
hotline.
Please submit your assignment.
The following grading criteria will apply to this assignment:

3. 225–250 Student fully understood assignment, answered all
portions, and met minimum length
requirements. Grammar, spelling, and format are correct.
200–249 Student demonstrated partial completion of the
knowledge of the issues of working in teams
and writing reports. Student met minimum length requirements.
175–199 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern.
Student demonstrated partial
completion of the readings. Student’s understandings of the issu
es of working in teams and
writing reports are not exactly aligned. Student met minimum
length requirements.
150–174 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern.
Student demonstrated partial
completion of the readings. Student’s understandings of the issu
es of working in teams and
writing reports are not exactly aligned. Student did not meet
minimum length requirements.
< 150 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern.
Student did not demonstrate
completion of the readings. Student did not understand the
issues of working in teams and
writing reports. Student did not meet minimum length
requirements.
This assignment will also be assessed using the Common
Assessment criteria provided here.
Reading Assignment

4. Locker & Kaczmarek, Unit 6 (modules 21-25)
Assignment Objectives
Recognize the importance of communication in organizations
and document an understanding of the organization's
environment in order to assist with effective
decision-making
Write business messages with various goals, such as routine,
bad-news, and persuasive messages and plan and write a
collaborative report
Other Information
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Extra Credit View Assignment Rubric
Assignment Details
Assignment Description
You and your colleagues, who teach business communication at
Oscoda County Community College, are interested in setting up
a business writer’s hotline—a telephone
and e-mail service that will provide answers to grammar,
mechanics, and format questions for people who call in or write.
You see it as a way of providing a much-needed
service to local businesspeople as well as a way of providing
positive public relations for your institution.

5. Each faculty member is willing to donate time to answer the
phones and e-mails, but you will need funds for telephone lines,
answering machines, reference books,
advertising, and more. You decide to apply for a grant from the
H. M. Luce Foundation to fund the project for 1 year. After
that, if the hotline is successful, you will either
reapply for funds or ask Oscoda County Community College
administration to fund the continuing costs. For requests less
than $3,000, the foundation requests a simple
narrative report explaining and justifying the request.
Part 1 (1–2 pages):
In your paper, answer the following information-gathering
questions:
What is the background of the problem?
What will be the outcome of the project?
Describe the audience for this report and the implications for
structuring your report.
Describe how the hotline will work.
What are the advantages of this project?
What will the project cost?
What are the qualifications of those involved?
Part 2 (2–4 pages):

6. Now, you will need to take the information that has been
collected from the information gathering and write a proposal to
H. M. Luce Foundation for the costs of the proposed
hotline.
Please submit your assignment.
The following grading criteria will apply to this assignment:
225–250 Student fully understood assignment, answered all
portions, and met minimum length
requirements. Grammar, spelling, and format are correct.
200–249 Student demonstrated partial completion of the
knowledge of the issues of working in teams
and writing reports. Student met minimum length requirements.
175–199 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern.
Student demonstrated partial
completion of the readings. Student’s understandings of the issu
es of working in teams and
writing reports are not exactly aligned. Student met minimum
length requirements.
150–174 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern.
Student demonstrated partial
completion of the readings. Student’s understandings of the issu
es of working in teams and
writing reports are not exactly aligned. Student did not meet
minimum length requirements.
< 150 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern.
Student did not demonstrate

7. completion of the readings. Student did not understand the
issues of working in teams and
writing reports. Student did not meet minimum length
requirements.
This assignment will also be assessed using the Common
Assessment criteria provided here.
Reading Assignment
Locker & Kaczmarek, Unit 6 (modules 21-25)
Assignment Objectives
Recognize the importance of communication in organizations
and document an understanding of the organization's
environment in order to assist with effective
decision-making
Write business messages with various goals, such as routine,
bad-news, and persuasive messages and plan and write a
collaborative report
Other Information
There is no additional information to display at this time.
Legend
Extra Credit View Assignment Rubric
Assignment Overview
Type: Individual Project

8. Unit: Research & Reporting
Due Date: Sun, 11/8/15
Grading Type: Numeric
Points Possible: 250
Points Earned: 0
Deliverable Length: Part 1: 1-2 pages; Part 2: 2-4 pages
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Unit 5 - Individual Project

9. Assignment Details
Assignment Description
You and your colleagues, who teach business communication at
Oscoda County Community College, are interested in setting up
a business writer’s hotline—a telephone
and e-mail service that will provide answers to grammar,
mechanics, and format questions for people who call in or write.
You see it as a way of providing a much-needed
service to local businesspeople as well as a way of providing
positive public relations for your institution.
Each faculty member is willing to donate time to answer the
phones and e-mails, but you will need funds for telephone lines,
answering machines, reference books,
advertising, and more. You decide to apply for a grant from the
H. M. Luce Foundation to fund the project for 1 year. After
that, if the hotline is successful, you will either
reapply for funds or ask Oscoda County Community College
administration to fund the continuing costs. For requests less
than $3,000, the foundation requests a simple
narrative report explaining and justifying the request.
Part 1 (1–2 pages):
In your paper, answer the following information-gathering
questions:
What is the background of the problem?

10. What will be the outcome of the project?
Describe the audience for this report and the implications for
structuring your report.
Describe how the hotline will work.
What are the advantages of this project?
What will the project cost?
What are the qualifications of those involved?
Part 2 (2–4 pages):
Now, you will need to take the information that has been
collected from the information gathering and write a proposal to
H. M. Luce Foundation for the costs of the proposed
hotline.
Please submit your assignment.
The following grading criteria will apply to this assignment:
225–250 Student fully understood assignment, answered all
portions, and met minimum length
requirements. Grammar, spelling, and format are correct.
200–249 Student demonstrated partial completion of the
knowledge of the issues of working in teams
and writing reports. Student met minimum length requirements.
175–199 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern.
Student demonstrated partial
completion of the readings. Student’s understandings of the issu

11. es of working in teams and
writing reports are not exactly aligned. Student met minimum
length requirements.
150–174 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern.
Student demonstrated partial
completion of the readings. Student’s understandings of the issu
es of working in teams and
writing reports are not exactly aligned. Student did not meet
minimum length requirements.
< 150 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern.
Student did not demonstrate
completion of the readings. Student did not understand the
issues of working in teams and
writing reports. Student did not meet minimum length
requirements.
This assignment will also be assessed using the Common
Assessment criteria provided here.
Reading Assignment
Locker & Kaczmarek, Unit 6 (modules 21-25)
Assignment Objectives
Recognize the importance of communication in organizations
and document an understanding of the organization's
environment in order to assist with effective
decision-making
Write business messages with various goals, such as routine,

12. bad-news, and persuasive messages and plan and write a
collaborative report
Other Information
There is no additional information to display at this time.
Legend
Extra Credit View Assignment Rubric
Assignment Details
Assignment Description
You and your colleagues, who teach business communication at
Oscoda County Community College, are interested in setting up
a business writer’s hotline—a telephone
and e-mail service that will provide answers to grammar,
mechanics, and format questions for people who call in or write.
You see it as a way of providing a much-needed
service to local businesspeople as well as a way of providing
positive public relations for your institution.
Each faculty member is willing to donate time to answer the
phones and e-mails, but you will need funds for telephone lines,
answering machines, reference books,
advertising, and more. You decide to apply for a grant from the
H. M. Luce Foundation to fund the project for 1 year. After
that, if the hotline is successful, you will either
reapply for funds or ask Oscoda County Community College
administration to fund the continuing costs. For requests less
than $3,000, the foundation requests a simple

13. narrative report explaining and justifying the request.
Part 1 (1–2 pages):
In your paper, answer the following information-gathering
questions:
What is the background of the problem?
What will be the outcome of the project?
Describe the audience for this report and the implications for
structuring your report.
Describe how the hotline will work.
What are the advantages of this project?
What will the project cost?
What are the qualifications of those involved?
Part 2 (2–4 pages):
Now, you will need to take the information that has been
collected from the information gathering and write a proposal to
H. M. Luce Foundation for the costs of the proposed
hotline.
Please submit your assignment.
The following grading criteria will apply to this assignment:
225–250 Student fully understood assignment, answered all

14. portions, and met minimum length
requirements. Grammar, spelling, and format are correct.
200–249 Student demonstrated partial completion of the
knowledge of the issues of working in teams
and writing reports. Student met minimum length requirements.
175–199 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern.
Student demonstrated partial
completion of the readings. Student’s understandings of the issu
es of working in teams and
writing reports are not exactly aligned. Student met minimum
length requirements.
150–174 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern.
Student demonstrated partial
completion of the readings. Student’s understandings of the issu
es of working in teams and
writing reports are not exactly aligned. Student did not meet
minimum length requirements.
< 150 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern.
Student did not demonstrate
completion of the readings. Student did not understand the
issues of working in teams and
writing reports. Student did not meet minimum length
requirements.
This assignment will also be assessed using the Common
Assessment criteria provided here.
Reading Assignment
Locker & Kaczmarek, Unit 6 (modules 21-25)

15. Assignment Objectives
Recognize the importance of communication in organizations
and document an understanding of the organization's
environment in order to assist with effective
decision-making
Write business messages with various goals, such as routine,
bad-news, and persuasive messages and plan and write a
collaborative report
Other Information
There is no additional information to display at this time.
Legend
Extra Credit View Assignment Rubric
Assignment Overview
Type: Individual Project
Unit: Research & Reporting
Due Date: Sun, 11/8/15
Grading Type: Numeric
Points Possible: 250
Points Earned: 0
Deliverable Length: Part 1: 1-2 pages; Part 2: 2-4 pages

16. This assignment is the Common Assignment
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7:39 PM (CDT)
Privacy Statement Terms and Conditions Contact Us
© 2015 American InterContinental University.
All Rights Reserved. Authorized Users Only.
Unit 5 - Individual Project
Assignment Details
Assignment Description
You and your colleagues, who teach business communication at
Oscoda County Community College, are interested in setting up
a business writer’s hotline—a telephone
and e-mail service that will provide answers to grammar,
mechanics, and format questions for people who call in or write.
You see it as a way of providing a much-needed

17. service to local businesspeople as well as a way of providing
positive public relations for your institution.
Each faculty member is willing to donate time to answer the
phones and e-mails, but you will need funds for telephone lines,
answering machines, reference books,
advertising, and more. You decide to apply for a grant from the
H. M. Luce Foundation to fund the project for 1 year. After
that, if the hotline is successful, you will either
reapply for funds or ask Oscoda County Community College
administration to fund the continuing costs. For requests less
than $3,000, the foundation requests a simple
narrative report explaining and justifying the request.
Part 1 (1–2 pages):
In your paper, answer the following information-gathering
questions:
What is the background of the problem?
What will be the outcome of the project?
Describe the audience for this report and the implications for
structuring your report.
Describe how the hotline will work.
What are the advantages of this project?
What will the project cost?
What are the qualifications of those involved?

18. Part 2 (2–4 pages):
Now, you will need to take the information that has been
collected from the information gathering and write a proposal to
H. M. Luce Foundation for the costs of the proposed
hotline.
Please submit your assignment.
The following grading criteria will apply to this assignment:
225–250 Student fully understood assignment, answered all
portions, and met minimum length
requirements. Grammar, spelling, and format are correct.
200–249 Student demonstrated partial completion of the
knowledge of the issues of working in teams
and writing reports. Student met minimum length requirements.
175–199 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern.
Student demonstrated partial
completion of the readings. Student’s understandings of the issu
es of working in teams and
writing reports are not exactly aligned. Student met minimum
length requirements.
150–174 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern.
Student demonstrated partial
completion of the readings. Student’s understandings of the issu
es of working in teams and
writing reports are not exactly aligned. Student did not meet
minimum length requirements.
< 150 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern.

19. Student did not demonstrate
completion of the readings. Student did not understand the
issues of working in teams and
writing reports. Student did not meet minimum length
requirements.
This assignment will also be assessed using the Common
Assessment criteria provided here.
Reading Assignment
Locker & Kaczmarek, Unit 6 (modules 21-25)
Assignment Objectives
Recognize the importance of communication in organizations
and document an understanding of the organization's
environment in order to assist with effective
decision-making
Write business messages with various goals, such as routine,
bad-news, and persuasive messages and plan and write a
collaborative report
Other Information
There is no additional information to display at this time.
Legend
Extra Credit View Assignment Rubric
Assignment Details

20. Assignment Description
You and your colleagues, who teach business communication at
Oscoda County Community College, are interested in setting up
a business writer’s hotline—a telephone
and e-mail service that will provide answers to grammar,
mechanics, and format questions for people who call in or write.
You see it as a way of providing a much-needed
service to local businesspeople as well as a way of providing
positive public relations for your institution.
Each faculty member is willing to donate time to answer the
phones and e-mails, but you will need funds for telephone lines,
answering machines, reference books,
advertising, and more. You decide to apply for a grant from the
H. M. Luce Foundation to fund the project for 1 year. After
that, if the hotline is successful, you will either
reapply for funds or ask Oscoda County Community College
administration to fund the continuing costs. For requests less
than $3,000, the foundation requests a simple
narrative report explaining and justifying the request.
Part 1 (1–2 pages):
In your paper, answer the following information-gathering
questions:
What is the background of the problem?
What will be the outcome of the project?

21. Describe the audience for this report and the implications for
structuring your report.
Describe how the hotline will work.
What are the advantages of this project?
What will the project cost?
What are the qualifications of those involved?
Part 2 (2–4 pages):
Now, you will need to take the information that has been
collected from the information gathering and write a proposal to
H. M. Luce Foundation for the costs of the proposed
hotline.
Please submit your assignment.
The following grading criteria will apply to this assignment:
225–250 Student fully understood assignment, answered all
portions, and met minimum length
requirements. Grammar, spelling, and format are correct.
200–249 Student demonstrated partial completion of the
knowledge of the issues of working in teams
and writing reports. Student met minimum length requirements.
175–199 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern.
Student demonstrated partial
completion of the readings. Student’s understandings of the issu
es of working in teams and
writing reports are not exactly aligned. Student met minimum

22. length requirements.
150–174 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern.
Student demonstrated partial
completion of the readings. Student’s understandings of the issu
es of working in teams and
writing reports are not exactly aligned. Student did not meet
minimum length requirements.
< 150 Grammar, typos, and sentence structure are of concern.
Student did not demonstrate
completion of the readings. Student did not understand the
issues of working in teams and
writing reports. Student did not meet minimum length
requirements.
This assignment will also be assessed using the Common
Assessment criteria provided here.
Reading Assignment
Locker & Kaczmarek, Unit 6 (modules 21-25)
Assignment Objectives
Recognize the importance of communication in organizations
and document an understanding of the organization's
environment in order to assist with effective
decision-making
Write business messages with various goals, such as routine,
bad-news, and persuasive messages and plan and write a
collaborative report

23. Other Information
There is no additional information to display at this time.
Legend
Extra Credit View Assignment Rubric
Assignment Overview
Type: Individual Project
Unit: Research & Reporting
Due Date: Sun, 11/8/15
Grading Type: Numeric
Points Possible: 250
Points Earned: 0
Deliverable Length: Part 1: 1-2 pages; Part 2: 2-4 pages
This assignment is the Common Assignment
Go To:
Assignment Details
Learning Materials
Reading Assignment
My Work:

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