Unit5 - 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 writing reports. Student did not meet minimum length requirements. Reading Assignment Please read, Locker & Kaczmarek, Unit 6 (modules 21-25) . Other Information ...

1. Unit5 - 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):

2. 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

3. 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 t
he 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 t
he 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 writing reports. Student did not
meet minimum
length requirements.
Reading Assignment
Please read,
Locker & Kaczmarek, Unit 6 (modules 21-25)
.

4. Other Information
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
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
Assignment Overview
Type: Individual Project
Due Date: Sun, 12/14/14
Points Possible: 250
Points Earned: 0
Deliverable Length: Part 1: 1-2 pages; Part 2: 2-4 pages

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Reading Assignment
My Work:
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Unit5 - 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

6. 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.

7. 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 t
he 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 t
he 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 writing reports. Student did not
meet minimum

8. length requirements.
Reading Assignment
Please read,
Locker & Kaczmarek, Unit 6 (modules 21-25)
.
Other Information
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
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
Assignment Overview

9. Type: Individual Project
Due Date: Sun, 12/14/14
Points Possible: 250
Points Earned: 0
Deliverable Length: Part 1: 1-2 pages; Part 2: 2-4 pages
Go To:
Assignment Details
Learning Materials
Reading Assignment
My Work:
Submissions
Social Problems
General Instructions:
Please answer the following questions using the material
provided in the recorded lectures, pages, and the required
readings. Please be as detailed as possible in order to show me
that you understand what is being asked and that you have read
and understand the basic points raised by the relevant authors.
In short, please do not just repeat back to me what I and the
authors have said. Support your answers by bringing in

10. examples that show that you understand the concepts used
and/or arguments made. Also, please remember that I am not
asking you for your opinion; I am testing your knowledge.
When I directly reference an author or set of authors, please
remember to include a brief summary of the relevant points
raised in the selection they authored.
The short-answer questions should be answered in a paragraph
or so. The essay questions should be answered in 3-4
paragraphs. I do prefer quality over quantity so if you can
answer the questions in less time, that’s fine. Just remember
that I am the one who will be assessing “quality” so make sure
you answer the questions carefully and with enough detail to
demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the material.
Also, please review and proofread your answers to make sure
you are clear in what you are trying to say – you don’t want me
struggling to figure out what you meant.
Finally, please submit all answers in one document via Canvas.
If you have any problems with your submission, go ahead and
email it to me.
Short Answer Questions (5 pts each):
1. What are social institutions? What role do they play within a
society? When are social problems likely to to emerge?
2. What are two social conditions or patterns of behavior that
have emerged that are challenging the family as a social
institution? Please rely on at least one reading for support.
3. What is deviance? From society’s perspective, why is it
important to regulate individual behavior? What two social
institutions serve as agents of social control responsible for
enforcing social norms?

11. 4. What is the link between socioeconomic status and the
quality of education received in public schools? What is one
way in which this link limits public schools from fulfilling their
social functions?
Essay Questions on next page
Essay Questions (10 pts each):
5. Social institutions emerge when there is a recognized social
need that must be fulfilled. In today’s society, responsibility to
meet certain social needs are increasingly given to private
businesses and corporations as the result of claim-makers
working to address particular social problems or businesses
themselves seeking to address a social need through private
means. However, this convergence of social responsibility and
private interests is not without controversy. First, why is there
a tension between the social/public functions given to a
particular industry and its own business and financial interests?
Second, what is the likely harm to individuals and the larger
society if businesses fail to fulfill their social responsibilities?
Please support your answers by using at least two selections
from the textbook.
6. Why is a person’s social status as worker so important
sociologically? How does social status as worker allow us to
see the intersectionality of social statuses? How does it
structure access to the resources necessary to live a meaningful
life? Please provide at least two examples. Also, please
support your answers by using at least two selections from the
textbook.

12. 7. Activists, policymakers, academics and others increasingly
argue that environmental problems are increasingly seen as
social problems. Yet, there is a considerable number of people
who argue that any efforts at “fixing” environmental problems
can create new or reinforce old social problems. First, using the
definition of a social problem from the first week of class, why
should environmental problems be considered social problems?
What social conditions or patterns of behavior contribute to
environmental problems? What are the harms to individuals
and the larger society that result from environmental problems?
Second, using your critical thinking skills, why is there such
controversy over potential solutions to address different
environmental problems even in cases where the costs to
humans are obvious and clear?
8. Remember: no politics here. Please use what you learned
from this class to explore social costs for addressing or failing
to address social problems, including environmental problems.
9. In the conclusion to the selection “How Low Wages Harm Us
All,” Beth Shulman picks up on a theme we’ll be exploring for
the rest of the quarter so I would like to have a more open-
ended discussion on what makes a society strong, healthy, and
cohesive to get us started. That theme is the tension that exists
between individual needs, interests, and a person’s ability to
pursue their own life chances and achieve social mobility,
including the need to protect individuals from the harmful
effects of other individuals’ choices and actions, and societal
needs such as the fulfillment of certain functions that allow a
society to flourish, social stability/order and public safety.
When societal needs are met, individual members of that society
receive the benefits of living in a strong, healthy, and “cohesive
society.” To borrow from another book, “[a] cohesive society
works towards the well-being of all its members, fights
exclusion and marginalization, creates a sense of belonging,

13. promotes trust, and offers its members the opportunity of
upward mobility.” In short, a cohesive society works together
to address different social problems that harm individual
members of that society and the larger society as a whole.
When different social problems are addressed, individuals are
more likely to trust other members of a society and to feel a
sense of loyalty to that society and will be willing to work
together to make it better.
What makes a society strong, healthy, and cohesive society?
What benefits do individuals derive from being part of a
cohesive society? What public (both social and governmental)
goods and services are necessary to allow for the creation of a
cohesive society? What obligations should a society be able to
expect from its individual members in order to accomplish these
goals?
From your perspective, what is the most important social
problem that needs to be addressed in American society so that
individuals can trust other members of American society,
regardless of possible differences that may exist between them;
can feel a sense of loyalty to American society; and feel willing
to work together to make it better? What steps need to be taken
in order to address that social problem?
You do not need to reference a specific reading but please put
some thought into your answers and ground yoru answers in
what you learned in this class.