Devry ENg227 course project

Apr 10, 2024

Course Project: Formal Proposal

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Good news! The negative press from the trucking situation in Indonesia has been successfully mitigated. Upper management now recognizes that E227 Global Solutions has long talked about being green, but has not made any major efforts toward reducing the company’s carbon footprint on a global scale. With operations in the U.S. and abroad, E227 Global Solutions has seen generally successful localized initiatives to reduce energy consumption, reduce or eliminate chemical by-products, and minimize office waste.

Management at E227 Global Solutions is now challenging the entire company to adopt “green” strategies and reduce the company’s carbon footprint by 25% in the next year. Recognizing that great ideas come from all levels of the company, E227GS is challenging you, its employees, to generate ideas for going green and achieving, and possibly exceeding, the goal of reducing our carbon footprint.

Starting this week, you are being asked to prepare a formal proposal recommending ways the company can go green. The proposals may offer specific strategies (e.g., reducing printer waste such as paper and ink; phasing in an energy efficient fleet of vehicles; installing solar panels or wind turbines to power the office building, and so forth), or they may suggest general areas (e.g., IT, operations, production, researching and designing energy efficient electronic/robotic devices) in which sustainable initiatives have been successful for other companies (e.g., Google has been a leader in exploring numerous ways to reduce its carbon footprint such as installing Bloom Boxes at its data center in 2010; other major companies have since followed Google’s lead in this area). The goal of the proposal is to generate sustainable green strategies the company can adopt in the short- or long term.

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Your assignment this week is to write your formal proposal’s table of contents and introduction, using formal formatting. To complete this assignment, you will need to have a good plan in place for your formal proposal. You are encouraged to use the three-step process we’ve been studying this session. (The formal report is due in its entirety at the end of Week 8. In Week 6, only the Table of Contents and Introduction are due.)

This week your assignment should include the following:

  • A Table of Contents using formal proposal formatting. (Note that page numbers are not necessary this week, as you will not have written the actual report yet. Page numbers should be added next week, though, when you complete the report.)
  • The Table of Contents should include first- and second-level headings, as explained on page 411 in Chapter 15.
  • Include an introductory sectionfeaturing the following four parts(see page 427 in Chapter 15 for an example).
    • Background of the Problem: (Provide an overview of the problem/situation or its importance. This is a critical section. It should coverthreeaspects of the problem/situation:
      1. The future — what will happen if the problem is not addressed.
      2. The past — how did this problem develop
      3. The present — what is the current situation that demands action
    • Statement of Purpose: (Remind all readers why you are submitting the proposal. The statement of purpose is essentially the same as a thesis statement for an essay or paper. It only needs to be a sentence or two long.)
    • Sources and Methods: (Discuss the research material selected to support the proposed solution and how the material will be used in the proposal.)
    • Report Organization: (Provide an overview of the various sections of the report so the reader is aware of the direction and organization of the report to follow.)
  • Identify at least six credible sources you will use in your proposal in the “Sources and Methods” section (66% of your sources — i.e., four of six — must come from the University library). Discuss how you will use these sources in the proposal.NOTE: A Reference Page is not due this week.
  • Use formal report formatting.
  • Be free of grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.

A successful assignment will include the following:

  • The Table of Contents and Introduction sections are properly formatted with at least two heading levels.
  • The Table of Contents is complete and provides a clear outline for how the proposal will flow.
  • The Introduction includes all four sections with fully developed original text appropriate for each section.
  • Evidence the writer fully firmly grasps the purpose/goals of the proposal assignment to include selecting the appropriate organizational approach.
  • Proper use of formatting and style (e.g., bullets, headings, lists, and so forth).
  • An awareness and proper use of all 10 writing conventions for professional writing (as appropriate) covered in Week 2.
  • Use of proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.

Grading Rubrics

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Course Project: Formal Proposal

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In Week 6, you planned the formal proposal and wrote the Table of Contents and Introduction. This week, you will complete the Formal Proposal by adding the content and research to support the content. (You may need to revise the Table of Contents and Introduction based on the feedback you receive from your professor.) Your final Formal Proposal is due by midnight (MT), Thursday of Week 8.

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In Week 8, your Formal Proposal should contain the following:

  • Be formatted as a formal proposal, following the guidelines for formal proposals in the text (including the guidelines for headings and subheadings found on pages 426-439);
  • Include appropriate prefatory, text, and supplemental parts.
  • The Formal Proposal should contain appropriate prefatory, text, and supplemental parts, including the following: a cover and/or title page; Correspondence of Transmittal; a Table of Contents; the four-part Introductory section from Week 6; appropriately labeled body sections; and Appendices, and list of References. Your Formal Proposal does not need to contain all of these parts, but should contain most of them.;
  • Fully explain the “green” strategy you are proposing. (The word count for the intro, body, and conclusion should be 1250-1750 words);
  • Include a Gantt chart and at least one other visual aid that presents data or is used to clarify a complicated concept. Visual aids and their inclusion must adhere to the standards we studied in this course, and which are presented in Chapter 9 (specifically refer to Integrating Visuals with Text on page 244);
  • Use at least six credible researched sources appropriately and effectively (no more than 33% from Web searches);
  • Include proper documentation using APA style (both in-text and end-of-text citations — please check your work using the Dropbox/Turnitin.com); and
  • Be free of spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.

A successful Formal Proposal will include the following:

  • The revised (as indicated by the professor in the Week 6 graded assignment) Table of Contents and Introduction section.
  • The Table of Contents is complete and provides a clear outline for how the proposal will flow.The Introduction includes all four sections with fully developed original text appropriate for each section.
  • Evidence the writer fully and firmly grasps the purpose/goals of the proposal assignment, including selecting the appropriate organizational approach.
  • Body of proposal is be properly formatted, with at least two heading levels.
  • Well-developed content that is written in the student’s own words (introduction, body, and conclusions/recommendations should be between 1250-1750 words).
  • Sufficient research material to support ideas.
  • A Gantt chart and at least one other visual aid that are properly referenced and cited as needed.
  • Direct quotes and/or paraphrases of outside material that are properly integrated into the text and cited (in-text and end-of text) per APA guidelines.
  • A references page that lists at least six credible sources (with at least 66% of sources coming from DeVry’s library).
  • Proper use of formatting and style (e.g., bullets, headings, lists, and so forth).
  • An awareness and proper use of all 10 writing conventions for professional writing (as appropriate) covered in Week 2.
  • Use of proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.

Informal Analytical Report

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Last week you were introduced to a transportation issue that was going to affect E227 GS’s shipping schedule between our manufacturing facility and the shipping and distribution facility in Indonesia. You suggested ways to reach out to the public in an effort to mitigate whatever negative feelings this change in shipping will cause. This week, you will be part of a team that will suggest a strategy the company will implement. Each group member will share their Week 3 document with the team. The team will develop the best of these ideas, and create a single document explaining the strategy the team is suggesting. This week you and your team will write and assemble the informal analytical report your manager is counting on to address the problem.

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The informal analytical report your team will write this week will be organized as a PDR, or Problem, Discussion, Resolution report.

Write this informal analytical report as a memo addressed to your division manager, formatting it to include the following sections (identified with headings):

  • Begin the informal analytical report with a sentence or two that introduces the general purpose of the report.
  • Problem: State the problem succinctly in a sentence or two, so that anyone reading this memo will understand the purpose of the memo.
  • Discussion of Options: In three or four paragraphs (approximately 500 words), discuss the different options the group considered. Explain their relative strengths and/or weaknesses.
  • Resolution: Explain what your your team recommends to address the problem. What does the reader need to do to make this happen? Is there a timeline for implementing this solution?
  • Conclusion:Should thank the reader for giving the team the opportunity to address the problem.

Start a new page at the end of the informal analytical report to add thegroup participation memo. The group participation memo is a collaborative document that will report on the participation and contribution of individual teammates. This must explain what each group member contributed to the final report. If there were problems, you are expected to be specific and explain how they were or were not resolved.

ONE student from each group will submit the informal analytical report and group participation memo (both in the same Word document) on behalf of the entire group.

A successful informal analytical memo will:

  • be between 800-1200 words in length (excluding the participation memo).
  • be formatted appropriately as an informal report with headings identifying each section.
  • accurately represent the problem.
  • reflect a clear understanding of the factors that affect the situation.
  • clearly present a unique resolution that takes all factors into consideration.
  • demonstrate that the team fully grasps the purpose/goals of the message.
  • include full and complete original text that reflects audience needs in relation to the message.
  • include proper use of formatting and style (e.g., bullets, headings, lists, etc., as appropriate).
  • reflect an awareness and proper use of all ten writing conventions for professional writing (as appropriate), covered in Week 2.
  • Demonstrate proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.
  • Include on the final page a collaboratively produced participation memo that evaluates each group member’s performance based on the criteria the group established and reported in the Week 3 memo.

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