Techincal report

Following these guidelines and taking into account your classmate discussions as well as my feedback, please submit a document that describes the topic of your technical report work. I will be your audience for this assignment; please use the description, paragraphing, precise & concise, and if appropriate, citing skills you’ve practiced in your exercises this semester so far.

Generally, this description will take 600-900 words, but every situation is different (some require more detail and explanation than others, so this is just a guideline rather than a requirement).

Your document should include the following:

1. Context Name and description — provide additional detail beyond your board posts so I understand this fully; location, size, and what is done here would be information I would find useful, for example; please note I am not looking for your responsibilities & experiences here in this section;

2. Problem description (you can also include solutions/solution avenues, if appropriate);

3. Decision-maker audience full name & title, as well as some descriptive text beyond your observations — here, I’m looking for facts (information that would be on a resume or LinkedIn profile, for instance) — education, publications, years in the industry are some examples; please do not include job responsibilities and general or soft traits (i.e., hard working) at this stage;

4. Potential specific research avenues (name journals, researchers, experts and/or authors you want to investigate; at least one UMD database search should be reflected here); and

And, very briefly:

5. Your professional connection to the audience & context, if not already discussed in relation to the other points.

Please use subheadings and then organize your information so it fits smoothly under the subheading you are using. Please use full sentences and not numbered or bulleted lists for this particular assignment. This is a paper, not a worksheet, so therefore, make sure you are using full paragraphs that flow smoothly together.

In addition to the content you provide, I will be assessing you on the elements of writing we’ve practiced so far this semester: description; attention to audience; citing; paragraphing; and precise and concise writing.

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This semester, the majority of the writing you will do in this class will be related to your Major Writing Assignment, the Technical Report. Below are the general steps you will consider as you approach this assignment.

II. TECHNICAL REPORT

Major Writing Assignment

Summary

Identify a real problem and provide a researched solution

Steps:

1) Identify a professional context preferably one you are familiar with (examples: workplace, internship, team, nonprofit/volunteer organization, local business such as a food truck, independent restaurant or coffee shop). Ideally, this will be a small, accessible-to-you context.

2) Identify a problem within that context that could use solving.

3) Identify a decision-maker audience: someone who is accessible to you who can take your advice and enact change the manager of the workplace, the owner of the food truck, the volunteer coordinator at the nonprofit, the team leader.

4) Learn enough about the three above items context, problem, audience to describe them concisely and precisely in your

5) Research potential solutions to the problem by using (at least 10) primary, popular, and scholarly sources (specifically, read scholarly articles about the big-picture problems; explore popular articles and websites detailing other organizations who have successfully tackled similar problems; talk to your audience and other people who work in the context to get their experiences with the problem, find out what theyve tried already and what they think is feasible; talk to experts in the solutions you identify beyond your context and ask them questions about your ideas for solving the problem).

6) Write a cohesive document to the audience focusing on the solutions you recommend. This will involve some problem and research description, but the emphasis here should be on the steps you are suggesting that your audience should take description, logistics, evidence from research showing why these solutions should work.

In some cases, your final document will resemble a guide — a specific set of instructions that are written directly for a small, identified, accessible audience. This is a rare solution that will need to be discussed with and approved by me specifically. Please see

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my topioc

Student organizations, including social fraternities, professional fraternities, and campus clubs, play an important role in university communities by providing opportunities for leadership development, networking, community service, and philanthropy. At large universities, these organizations vary in size from small groups of 20 members to larger organizations with over 100 active participants. They are typically led by student executive boards that oversee operations, event planning, budgeting, and member engagement.

A major component of many student organizations is philanthropy and fundraising. Groups often host charity events such as donation drives, social events, community partnerships, and awareness campaigns to support nonprofit organizations and social causes. These events not only raise funds but also help organizations build a positive reputation on campus and strengthen member involvement.

Because student organizations operate with leadership that changes frequently, usually on a yearly basis, planning processes and organizational knowledge are often passed down informally. While many groups are successful in hosting events, there is often little standardization in how philanthropy efforts are planned, executed, and evaluated. This creates an opportunity to examine how structured planning systems could improve efficiency and overall impact across different types of student organizations.