ASSIGNMENT 4
EN360 Technical
Communication
Directions: Be sure to save an electronic copy of your
answer before submitting it to Ashworth College for grading. Unless otherwise
stated, answer in complete sentences, and be sure to use correct English, spelling
and grammar. Sources must be cited in APA format. Your response should be four
(4) double-spaced pages; refer to the “Assignment Format” page
located on the Course Home page for specific format requirements.
Part A: Written and Oral Communication Skills
Locate a website
for an organization that hires graduates in your major. Besides technical
skills, what writing and communication skills does this organization seek in a
job candidate? Write a one-page essay on what they say directly on this subject.
Include reasons why each skill is important, and any additional written/spoken
skills that you believe would give a candidate a competitive advantage.
Part B: Effective Writing Teams
a.
What
types of projects require collaboration?
b.
What
are four primary attributes of an effective writing team? Provide an example
for each.
Part C: Internet Source Distortion/Misrepresentation
From media,
personal experience, or the Internet, identify an example of each of the
following sources of distortion (faulty causal and/or statistical inference)
for the following:
a.
A
study with questionable sponsorship or motives
b.
Reliance
on insufficient evidence/hasty generalization
c.
Unbalanced
or biased presentation
d.
Unexamined
assumptions
e.
Faulty
causal reasoning
Part D: Checklist for Style – Local Newspaper
Using the “Checklist
for Style” on the following page (also found in Chapter 11 of your textbook),
rewrite the following letter to a local newspaper.
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Grading Rubric
Please refer to the
rubric on the next page for the grading criteria for this assignment.
This is
the end of Assignment 4.