Assignments
Assignment due February 23
In-Class Assignment March 16
March 28 In Class Assigment - 5.7 & 5.8
March 30 In-Class Assignment
April 4 Writing Assignment
April 25 Assignments
April 27 Assignments
Create individual Google Docs for these assignments in your Drive Folder.
Do not start it on word in your device and then upload
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9.1 Request for a Letter of Recommendation (LO 9.1, LO 9.2, LO 9.3)
Find a specific job, internship, or graduate study listing that you would be interested in pursuing. Make sure it requires a letter of recommendation. Your task is to request a letter of recommendation from one of your instructors. Assume that you will write an email making the request. Answer the questions listed below to help you plan your request. Then write the request. A. Why would your instructor want to write a letter of recommendation for you? What would increase your instructor’s willingness and delight in writing a letter for you? B. What tone will you try to project in your email? C. What information about you would your instructor need to write an effective letter of recommendation? D. How can you make it easier for your instructor to write a letter of recommendation? E. How can you show courtesy to your instructor since she/he is using her/his own time to do a favor for you? F. How will you order your message? What will be the subject line? G. Write the email request for a letter of recommendation.
9.2 Responding to Inquiries (LO 9.3) Assume you are an advisor for students in your program or major. A prospective student sends you the following message: “Hi, I’m interested in your major. Can you give me some information about it? What is the placement rate of your students in the workplace upon graduation? How much money do they usually get? What are the professors like? Do I have to have a minimum GPA to get in the program? Any information would be helpful. Thanks, Jack.” Respond to this message with sufficient detail. Remember your goal is to make a favorable impression on this prospective student.
9.3 Making Claims (LO 9.3) Think about a product or service you have purchased in the past that did not work properly. Write a claim to the company about it. Explain why your claim is justified and suggest action. Focus on achieving an assertive but friendly tone.
May 9 Assignment
May 11 Assignment 1
12.7 Conducting Survey Research (LO 12.3)
Individually or in groups, select a business problem that you can learn more about by conducting survey research. You will create an online survey (Google Forms) for all of your classmates to take, so design your project around the assumption that you are finding out what university aged students think or feel about the topic. Design the survey so that it can be completed in three to five minutes. Do the following:
A. Create the survey with between 5 and 15 survey questions.
B. Administer the survey.
C. Identify the major findings and conclusions.
D. State related recommendations.
E. Create two tables that summarize findings from the survey.
F. Create two charts that display key messages related to the data.
G. Write a report that includes your objectives, methodology, findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
May 11 Assignment 2
12.10 Creating Charts from the Apple Annual Report (LO 12.4)
Assume you are working for Apple and are summarizing key financial and sales data for presentation to an external audience, such as potential investors or media reporters. You would like to create charts to quickly summarize your performance and allow others to compare your performance across operating segments and product lines. Use the two tables below to create the following charts. Remember to follow effective design principles.
A. Create a line chart to show net sales growth from 2009 to 2013.
B. Create a line chart to show unit sales of the top four product groups from 2011 to 2013.
C. Create a bar chart to show net sales for the top six product groups in 2013.
D. Create a pie chart to show net sales for all product groups in 2013.
E. Create a bar chart to show unit sales by product groups in 2013.
F. Identify two key relationships or comparisons from the table. Create charts that best illustrate these relationships or comparisons.
G. As directed by your instructor, exchange your charts with a partner from your class. Evaluate one another’s chart designs in terms of title descriptiveness, focal points, information sufficiency, ease of processing, and take-away message. (Due next class)
May 16 Assignment
Due Thursday May 18
May 18 Assignment
Due Tuesday May 23
PRESENTATION ADDITIONAL TO THE WRITTEN BUSINESS PROPOSAL
May 18 Assignment
Due in Class