BUS 3382 Troy University Progress Towards My Degree Memo

You agreed with your parents (or spouse, partner, relative, or friend) that you would submit a report at this time describing the progress you have made toward your educational goal (employment, certificate, or degree).

Your Task. In memo format (several templates can be found in Word) write a progress report that fulfills your promise to describe your progress toward your educational goal. Address your progress report to your parents, spouse, partner, relative, or friend. In your memo (a) describe your goal; (b) summarize the work you have completed thus far; (c) discuss thoroughly the work currently in progress, including your successes and anticipated obstacles; and (d) forecast your future activities about your scheduled completion date.

The memo should be in narrative form.  You will be assessed on your ability to organize your information, your ability to get your message across, and your grasp of the English language.  Keep in mind that business writing is purposeful, concise, audience-oriented, and usually informative. There will be a three-point deduction for any grammatical, spelling, and spacing issues.  There will be a minimum of a 3 point deduction on each error found with the document.

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BUS3382 Business Communication Writing Rubric
Criteria
Organization and
Clarity
Below Expectations (1)
Writing is not concise and tens to
ramble; lack of direction interferes
with audience understanding; lacks
clear topic sentences
Meets Expectations (2)
Focus and direction of writing are
acceptable and do not interfere with
audience understanding; minor
errors in cohesion
Exceeds Expectations (3)
Writing is concise and clear;
information is easy to understand;
focus and direction of writing are
obvious to audience
Introduction and
Conclusion
Main idea or purpose is not
established in the appropriate
paragraph; conclusion does not
include contact information
Main idea or purpose is established
in the appropriate paragraph;
conclusion is satisfactory but lacks at
least one important statement
Introduction not only establishes
main idea or purpose as
appropriate, but also has an
interesting hook; conclusion
includes every necessary action or
statement
Punctuation and
Spelling
Writing contains numerous and/or
significant errors which distract from
the message
Writing contains occasional errors,
which do not distract from the
message
Writing is nearly error free with no
item that distracts from the
message
Sentence Structure & Sentence structure lacks readability
Proofreading
and/or is awkward; connections
between topics, ideas, or arguments
lack clear transition
Most sentences build within
paragraphs for readability; a few
sentences lack transition
Sentences are clear, well developed,
and express concise ideas;
transitions create strong readability
Research and Critical Ideas lack support or are expressed
Thinking
with personal views; no original
thoughts that show critical thinking
Ideas are supported with occasional
citations or class lessons; some
individual original ideas are
expressed
Arguments are supported with cited
references or relevant facts; strong
use of originality is shown
throughout the message
Professional Format
& Tone
Document follows most of the
traditional format guidelines but has
at least one distracting error; tone
and language use are fair
Professional format style is obvious;
all aspects of the tone and language
lend to audience’s verbal and nonverbal understanding
Document is not professionally
formatted; tone and language are
inappropriate