Research report

Research report Order Description For this assignment you will write a recommendation memo report on one of the topics described below. The report may be written with a partner or individually. If you decide to work with a partner, your partner must be in the same program as you. The minimum word count for the assignment (1,500 words) remains the same whether you work with a partner or by yourself. If a group has three partners, the minimum word count increases to 2,000 words. TOPIC 1 Many programs offer the flexibility of different career options for students after graduation, and it may be a challenge for students to decide on a specific career after graduation. Write a recommendation report suggesting the best career/job option within your field of study for students in your program. Research at least three career choices and analyze the findings by comparing the earnings, security, working conditions, or any other measurable criteria about these career choices. Recommend the best option for students in your program and how they can achieve the recommended career. Your report will recommend: 1) The best career 2) An action plan for people to follow to get into that particular field (course selection, co-op placement, etc.) Include information on: Background – provide information on career opportunities (duties, requirements, etc.) Findings – present data to compare (conditions, salary, promotions, etc.) Conclusion – analyze and summarize the data Recommendation – recommend the best career and list and explain the actions to be taken to achieve the recommended career Guidelines for Writing Research Report • Use memo format with appropriate margins and guide words as explained in our textbook (pp. 234-235). A title page is not needed. The memo is from you (the student/students) and addressed to Donna Fairholm (the receiver). • Double space within paragraphs and between paragraphs. Also, double space between sections. Use Times New Roman, 12 point font throughout the report. The report must be a minimum of 1500 words, 2000 words for a group of three students. • Use inductive strategy to organize the report. That is, give your recommendations at the end of the report. The report will have the following sections: introduction, background, findings, conclusion, and recommendation. Begin the report with a brief introduction which introduces the focus of the report and explains the research methods used. Then have a background section that gives the information about the careers or volunteer positions. After this section, present the findings, the data which compares the careers or volunteer positions, followed by a conclusion section which analyzes and summarizes the data. End the report with a recommendation section which explains the recommended career or volunteer position as well as lists and explains the actions to be taken to achieve the goal of getting the recommended career or volunteer position. • Choose appropriate headings and sub-headings for the various sections and ensure that the headings are in parallel structure. • Use third-person pronouns throughout most of the report though you may use first-person pronouns in the introduction. Present your findings and analyses objectively, not subjectively, thus focussing on the career or volunteer job, not on yourself in the career or job. • Use present tense verbs throughout most of the report, though there may be times when you can use future tense or perhaps even past tense. • Have enough detail in each of the sections to give the reader a clear understanding of background information, findings, conclusion, and recommendation. The use of statistics, if available, makes the report more specific, but do not make up numbers. You may add a limitations section if appropriate. • Include a minimum of five in-text citations (APA style) in the report, making sure that citations are used everywhere they are required, no matter the number. ALL information taken from secondary sources must be properly cited in order for the report to be marked. • List sources in a reference section (APA style) at the end of the report. You must have a minimum of five different sources, ALL of which must be reliable sources (databases, scholarly journals, government websites etc.). The reference section is not part of the required word count. Sources must be properly listed in the reference page in order for the report to be marked. • Hand in two copies of the report: a hard copy to the teacher and an electronic copy through Blackboard. • Ensure that the report is yours and is written in your own words. Borrowed or plagiarized reports will not be marked and will receive a grade of 0%