Justification Report 2.2 – ENG 315

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Justification Report 2.1 FeedbackThe block business letter is
generally well formatted. Your problem needs to be addressed and you presented
two viable solutions.
Good job developing criteria
that will help you decide this issue.
The Annotated Bibliography is
generally well formatted but there were issues with the APA style of entries.Assignment 2.2: Justification Report – Part 2In Part 2, you will develop a draft of the justification report body (Introduction, Problem Statement, Terminology, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, Scope and Limitations of the Report, Evaluation of Alternatives, Findings and Analysis, Recommendation, & References page).Your report should be properly organized and use section headings (bold, centered). See the posted example in Week 5 for assistance with overall design and style.The appropriate content for each section includes:Introduction: A short paragraph giving an overview of the company (may include information about general environment and direction).Problem Statement: This is a 1-2 paragraph discussion setting up the problem at work that you intend to solve.  It should focus on why the problem needs to be addressed.Overview of Alternatives: Section begins with transitional phrase and highlights 2 viable alternatives presented to address stated problem (with short description of each).Criteria: Section begins with transitional phrase and lists 5 viable categories to evaluate the proposed solutions (each with a short description).Scope and Limitations of the Report: Discuss any time or access related concerns as it pertains to the research or development of the report.Evaluation of Alternatives: In this section you will explore the alternatives and how they will be implemented.  You may want to research other companies (if possible) that have used similar methods to solve these problems and present those findings here.  You would also present statistical evidence (if found) that will be relevant to your alternatives.  In this section you will also apply the criteria to the alternatives presented in the “Overview of Alternatives” section. The format should be similar to this (and be repeated for all five criteria):◦ Criterion 1▪ Alternative A: Name◦ {narrate findings based on research/application to alternative here}▪ Alternative B: Name◦ {narrate findings based on research/application to alternative here}Findings and Analysis:  Include a brief summary (maximum 1 paragraph; usually 2-3 lines) before the required chart.  This should cover the key points from the Evaluation of Alternatives section above. The required chart is a feasibility chart the shows the criteria as they pertain to each alternative (see example below).Recommendation: A short paragraph that presents the choice based on the research and content of the report.References: Include an APA style (6th edition) References page that documents the two (2) sources (minimum) that you used and cited in-text in your Evaluation of Alternatives section. The majority of sources should be secondary (primary sources not required for this assignment). Remember that both in-text citations and References must be included (to avoid plagiarism) whenever you are directly quoting, summarizing, or paraphrasing researched material.The feasibility chart should look similar to this (replace the criteria and alternatives to reflect your content):Figure 1: Alternatives Analyzed by CriteriaCriteriaTelework OptionFloating Holiday OptionProductivityVery highNegligible increaseCostVery highModerateCompany ImageIncreasedNegligible increaseWorker MoraleIncreasedNegligible increasePracticalityModerateLowTOTAL Feasibility* of Alternatives based on CriteriaModerate to HighLow to Moderate*Feasibility = Capability of an alternative being carried out with successYour assignment must:Be typed, single spaced (report body), using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides. References page should be double spaced and references must follow APA format. In-text citations (APA style) are required for each References page entry.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:Support ideas or claims in body paragraphs with clear details, examples, and explanations.Organize ideas logically by using transitional words, phrases, and sentences.Use sentence variety and effective word choice in written communication.Apply writing process strategies to develop formal business reports and / or proposals.Use technology and information resources to research issues related to selected topics.Write clearly and concisely using proper writing mechanics.Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.Points: 150Assignment 2.2: Justification Report – Part 2CriteriaUnacceptableBelow 60% FMeets Minimum Expectations60-69% DFair70-79% CProficient80-89% BExemplary90-100% A1. Professional format including appropriate spacing, section headings, layout, and design.Weight: 15%Did not follow professional format requirements (3 or more major errors).Insufficiently followed professional format requirements (2 major errors).Partially followed professional format requirements (1 major error; multiple minor errors).Satisfactorily followed professional format requirements (no major errors; 3-4 minor errors).Thoroughly followed professional format requirements (0-2 minor errors).2. Preliminary setup and content presented (Introduction, Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, Scope and Limitations).Weight: 20%Did not present proper setup and content sections (3 or more major errors or missing sections).Insufficiently presented setup and content sections (2 major errors or missing sections).Partially presented setup and content sections (1 major error or missing section; multiple minor errors).Satisfactorily presented setup and content sections (no major errors; 4-6 minor errors).Thoroughly presented setup and content sections (0-3 minor errors).3. Application content sections presented (Evaluation of Alternatives, Findings and Analysis, Recommendation).Weight: 20%Did not present proper application content sections (3 or more major errors or missing sections).Insufficiently presented application content sections (2 major errors or missing sections).Partially presented application content sections (1 major error or missing section; multiple minor errors).Satisfactorily presented application content sections (no major errors; 4-6 minor errors).Thoroughly presented application content sections (0-3 minor errors).4. Include a relevant chart representing the feasibility of each alternative.Weight: 10%Did not submit or incompletely included a relevant chart representing the feasibility of each alternative.Insufficiently included a relevant chart representing the feasibility of each alternative.Partially included a relevant chart representing the feasibility of each alternative.Satisfactorily included a relevant chart representing the feasibility of each alternative.Thoroughlyincluded a relevant chart representing the feasibility of each alternative.5. References page in APA style with 2-4 relevant sources (including use of in-text citations as needed).Weight: 15%Did not submit or incompletely included an APA References page and in-text citations (majority/all citations missing; No References page provided).Insufficiently included an APA References page and in-text citations (major format errors and/or some missing in-text citations).Partially included an APA References page and in-text citations (included all entries with minor errors and/or errors with in-text citations).Satisfactorily included an APA References page and in-text citations (3-4 minor errors).Thoroughly included an APA References page and in-text citations (0-2 minor errors).6. Writing clarity, mechanics, proper grammar/spelling/sentence development.Weight: 20%More than 8 errors present.7-8 errors present.5-6 errors present.3-4 errors present.0-2 errors present.