Memo Proposal Memo to the Decision-maker

Memo Proposal Memo to the Decision-maker.

Summary of assignment

• Task: You will complete the following: o Identify the decision-maker or group of decision-makers to whom you will write this memo. o Consider the secondary research you conducted on your topic for writing assignment #2. o Consider what primary research you will need to conduct for your research-based report. o Write a proposal memo to your decision-maker asking for permission to conduct this research.

• Length: 800-1100 words • Format: A template for the memo is provided on page 2.

How This Assignment Informs Writing Assignment #4

This proposal memo is a preliminary step you take prior to writing your final paper, which is the research-based report (writing assignment #4). Your final paper in WRTG 394 will be a report in which you:
• define a problem in your workplace or community persuasively and accurately. • propose a solution or solutions to the problem or issue.

As part of defining the problem and proposing a solution, you must conduct primary research. You might also need to conduct some additional secondary research. In Writing Assignment #3, the proposal to conduct research, you are persuading a decision-maker or group of decisionmakers to authorize you to begin conducting this research that will end up in your final report.
The main purposes of the research proposal memo are to accomplish the following:
• Demonstrate that the problem you’ve identified for Project #4 is significant enough to warrant investigation. • Present a feasible plan or blueprint for your research. • Set forth potential benefits to the organization or community from the research that justify the use of time and resources.

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Template for Submitting Your Memo

Note: Please use the format outlined below, including the headers provided in bold, for the memo.

To: [Decision Maker Name(s) and title(s)]

From: [Your Name and title] Date:

[Today’s Date] Subject: Request to Conduct Research on […]

Summary [Write one or two sentences in which you mention why you are writing this memo.]

What the Problem Is and Why It Needs to Be Investigated [In a series of paragraphs, describe the problem to which you are going to propose a solution and explain why you think this problem is important.]

What Secondary Research I Have Conducted about the Problem [In one paragraph describe secondary research you have conducted on the problem and solution.]

What Primary Research I Will Conduct about the Problem [In a series of paragraphs, describe primary research you will conduct on the problem and solution.]

Why We Will Benefit from My Research and Recommendations [In one or two paragraphs, describe your recommendations to the problem/situation you are describing. Include a description of the potential benefits that your organization or community will incur by authorizing your research and considering your recommendation.]

Conclusion [In one or two sentences, conclude your memo by repeating the request for authorization and reminding of the benefits of your conducting the research and considering your recommendations

Memo Proposal Memo to the Decision-maker

 

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