Final Report

Assignment 4: Rough Draft of Assignment 5 (750-1,000 words 147 points)

To assure me that you have started on the final report, I must see a rough draft of your progress.  The more detailed the steps, the higher the grade.  The draft should include the steps, the illustrations, and the references.  The sources of illustrations must be credited.  For example, Source: Webpress. Do not simply put in the URL as the source.

See below for more information on illustrations.

 

Assignment 5: Final Report: The Ten or More Steps to Create a Company Web Site and Blog  with Illustrations (1,500-2,500 words, 250 points)

Now that you have convinced management and received the “go ahead” you will tell them, step by step, how a Web site and blog are set up.  Create a ten-step explanation with an illustration for each step supporting it with information you found doing your final research. This report will include ten or more steps which include a discussion of the resources necessary to implement the site and blog, the timeline for implementation, and the benefits of implementation.  Each step will contain either tables, graphs or other types of illustrations described in chapter 11, pp. 284-294 of Bovee and Thill.  Finally, the report will include six APA formatted references at the end,  pp. 432, 433. 

The report will contain the following sections:

    

1. A cover page as shown on p. 296 in B&T (colors are not necessary)

    2.  A memo of transmittal to the executives in the company.  The memo example is on p. 297.

    3. A combination table of contents and list of illustrations per p. 298

    4, An executive summary, p. 299

   5. An introduction, p. 300 (This page and the ones following must be numbered.)

    6. The body of the report containing the ten or more steps labeled so that each step is properly identified and the illustration is part of the step, not several pages away. 

    6.  A conclusion in which you summarize the evidence from the body of the report and make your final recommendation.

    7.  A list of  six APA-formatted references in correct print and online formats also how to cite information.  References must be listed in alphabetical order by the author or authors’ last names.  If the author is a company or other type of organization, use the name and list it in the proper alphabetical order.  The list of references will be based on the one from assignment 3.