Business Memo
Writing Assignment #1: Business Memo with Documented Research
Grade: 5 points (5%); Due November 4, 2012
Format: Use the memo format in Figure A-9 in Appendix A; Figure A.9 is also located in the Doc Sharing area of the course.
Length: 2 pages (not including bibliography)
References: Provide at least 4 footnoted or parenthetically cited references, and a bibliography. One of these references should come from one of Park’s Online Library databases (Lexis-Nexis, Ebsco, ProQuest, etc.). One reference must come from a government (.gov or .mil) site such as the CIA World Factbook or the Library of Congress. and one from a .com, .edu, or .org site. Do not use Wikipedia as a documented reference. Use MLA, APA, or Chicago style for your documentation format, and state at the top of your bibliography which documentation style you are using.
Potential audience: Your primary reader will be the company CEO, who is somewhat detail-oriented, is very focused on the company’s goals. The CEO is somewhat of a stickler about needing reliable and current information for decision making.
Background and Scenario: Assume that your employer, a North American company with approximately 300 employees, will soon begin doing business in a specific foreign country, and that 25 employees, including you, may be transferred there. The CEO has asked you to conduct research on the current conditions in that country, and report your findings in a memo to him.
TASK:
Read four or more articles on that country from recent newspapers or magazines, or from other sources, especially online. Describe in a memo what you have learned about economic, political, business, and other current conditions in the country. Cover at least the current economic, business, and political conditions in separate, well-developed paragraphs, each of which should contain documented information from your research and your analysis as to how that information relates to the company's mission and goals. Do not report on
Grade: 5 points (5%); Due November 4, 2012
Format: Use the memo format in Figure A-9 in Appendix A; Figure A.9 is also located in the Doc Sharing area of the course.
Length: 2 pages (not including bibliography)
References: Provide at least 4 footnoted or parenthetically cited references, and a bibliography. One of these references should come from one of Park’s Online Library databases (Lexis-Nexis, Ebsco, ProQuest, etc.). One reference must come from a government (.gov or .mil) site such as the CIA World Factbook or the Library of Congress. and one from a .com, .edu, or .org site. Do not use Wikipedia as a documented reference. Use MLA, APA, or Chicago style for your documentation format, and state at the top of your bibliography which documentation style you are using.
Potential audience: Your primary reader will be the company CEO, who is somewhat detail-oriented, is very focused on the company’s goals. The CEO is somewhat of a stickler about needing reliable and current information for decision making.
Background and Scenario: Assume that your employer, a North American company with approximately 300 employees, will soon begin doing business in a specific foreign country, and that 25 employees, including you, may be transferred there. The CEO has asked you to conduct research on the current conditions in that country, and report your findings in a memo to him.
TASK:
Read four or more articles on that country from recent newspapers or magazines, or from other sources, especially online. Describe in a memo what you have learned about economic, political, business, and other current conditions in the country. Cover at least the current economic, business, and political conditions in separate, well-developed paragraphs, each of which should contain documented information from your research and your analysis as to how that information relates to the company's mission and goals. Do not report on