Workplace Communication I Assignment (Email)

Workplace Communication I Assignment (Email)

COMM 1806 Communication Foundations for Media Art & Design – Winter 2020
Instructor: H. M.
Grading: Out of 20, worth 10% of final grade
Due Date:  Posted on DC Connect & discussed in class

Instructions

Write an email (250-300 words) in a Word document, based on the scenario at the end of this document.

The email should include and demonstrate:

• All content requested in the scenario
• A short, relevant, informative subject line
• Consideration for your audience
• Good organization, sequence & readability
• Good proofreading, editing and revision

Print your work and bring it to class in Week 5 for peer feedback, editing and revision.

DO NOT EMAIL.  Submit your final version in a Word document to DC Connect (Activities > Assignments > Workplace Communication I).

Grading

• See rubric for marks breakdown and deductions. Catastrophic error deductions apply.

Resources in DC Connect

• PowerPoints in Weeks 4 & 5 (Content)
• Proofreading Tips

Time Management

• This assignment should take approximately 45 – 90 minutes to complete

Plagiarism Policy

Complete this assignment by yourself in your own words. If it too closely resembles another student’s work, as determined by the professor, the assignment may receive a grade of zero and an Academic Alert may be placed on both students’ files. For this assignment, secondary sources are not to be used or cited.

Late Policy – Late assignments receive a “zero”.

Grading Rubric for Workplace Communication I (Email):

Grade                         _____/20

Minus Deductions    _____

Final Grade              _____/20

*Possible Deductions:

• Catastrophic errors – Deduct 50% (Contact person’s name misspelled or missing a capital letter, lower case “i”, “Hey” in the salutation, more than 25 grammar/spelling errors)
• Draft email not received in class – Deduct 15%
• Shorter than 200 words; longer than 400 words – Deduct 5%
• Grammar/spelling deductions (spelling errors, grammar errors, punctuation errors, proof-reading errors):
  • 0-2 = 0% deduction
  • 3-10 errors = 10% deduction
  • 10 – 25 errors = 25% deduction
  • Over 25 errors = 50% deduction (catastrophic)

EMAIL SCENARIO

– Appropriate to program

– Requires student to show awareness of audience (e.g. trying to win back a client, trying to get a new client, tell a business partner or client bad new