Writing in labor and employment relations3/Grading criteria for memo and progress report

Memo / Progress Report (2 pages)

 * DRAFT of the BRIEFING NOTE / REPORT - Final Paper
 * Organize your research, presenting information clearly
 * Obtain feedback on work-to-date
 * A document that describes a current problem - i.e., documenting and quantifying the problem IN ADVANCE OF THE BRIEFING NOTE / REPORT - FINAL PAPER
 * Focused on the Funding Source's Needs
 * Helps you organize information, define scope
 * Includes significant Fieldwork covering:
 * 1) Identifies with People
 * 2) Points to a problem
 * 3) Faces complexity (for a sufficiently detailed proposal)
 * 4) Suggests lines of research (i.e., library research, other kinds of research)
 * 5) Positions the work within a paradigm (i.e., a definite approach to the problem or issue? Or, within a discipline or field of study?
 * Source: Magrino p. 145; and pp. 169-173 (Chapter 5)

Requirements

 * Adheres to proper letter or memo format
 * Discussions, documents and quantifies the problem
 * Highlights the reader's concerns about the topic
 * Cites specific facts and examples from your research
 * Briefly proposes a plan and provides rationale for it
 * Convinces reader to hear / learn more
 * Provides list of Works Cited (Chicago Style)
 * Proofread for errors and appearance

Key Elements

 * Single spaced, not including Works Cited - (re: 500 words per page)
 * Represents initial correspondence to Patron (in the form of a letter)
 * Addresses specific person by name
 * Explains a current problem
 * Explains some of initial research towards a solution (your paradigm)
 * Cites research (Chicago Style)
 * A preliminary Works Cited page with notes or "Annotations" are added after each entry - summarizing what the sources says and how it will be useful to a project. Also - is this quantifying the problem or setting up the research paradigm
 * Plan of action and associated costs
 * Closes w/ invitation to Oral Presentation
 * Appends list of Works Cited with at least four (4) sources cited in Chicago Style -