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1. Heartland Bottle Company
Topic Heartland Bottle Company Paper details ore Assessment – Problem-Solution Business
Report with Research Due Date: By 11:59m., Sunday, CT. The final assignment in this course
will bring together all the business communication skills you have learned throughout the
term. Your final writing project for this course is a 9-10 page formal business report in
which you will: specify a real organization you have worked in/with OR use an instructor
suggested or textbook option identify a real problem or situation within that organization
that needs addressing conduct research to help you analyze the problem and weigh possible
solutions describe the problem and recommend a course of action in a formal report that
targets a specific decision-making audience within the organization INSTRUCTOR NOTE:
You are NOT REQUIRED to choose an idea from an organization where you do or have
worked. If you have a good idea for a report from work, and it will meet the criteria
(research), then I will give you positive feedback. If not, I will steer you toward the country
assignment that is posted in FILES or an idea from the text book. In regards to thinking
about this final assignment, the instructor (me) cares much more about you establishing a
problem-solution set up than in choosing a subject from your work place or personal
experience. I look forward to the brainstorming and will add an assignment to files for
further exploration. SUBMIT MICROSOFT WORD FILES ONLY: NO PDFs!!! Any PDF or non-
Word submissions will receive a zero. How do I choose an organization? You get to choose
your problem and organizational context you wish to write in, but the important thing is
that you choose an organization you actually are familiar with as a participant, as this tends
to make better reports. You don’t want to just choose a random company like Nike if you
have never worked for them, as you will not be able to really identify an actual problem
within the company, or be able to suggest solutions that would actually work in that
particular organization. You also wouldn’t have any ideas about how to persuade your
audience, as you likely would not know who your report would be directed to or what their
needs, expectations, beliefs, or values are. You can choose organizations you currently work
for or have worked for in the past, but you might also consider other organizations that you
are involved with, for example, non-profit or religious organizations, military branches,
student groups, parent groups, clubs, or hobbyist organizations. Sometimes students have
not had jobs before – that is ok, as you have certainly been part of some organization in your
lifetime; in fact, you are part of an organization right now by participating in this class! Park
University does count as an organization you are part of and can propose solutions to. What
makes a good problem? This is an important question to really think about as not every

2. problem makes for a good report. One thing to consider is whether a formal report would
even be appropriate or necessary to solve the problem you have identified. Some problems
are fairly easily solved, have obvious solutions, or do not require research to find a solution.
You want to choose problem that is Researchable Not yes/no or too obviously solved A real
problem that affects actual people, or that affect the organization’s productivity,
effectiveness, morale, or profitability#Heartland #Bottle #Company