Book: Sense of Style -Steven Pinker (Business Human Resources Focus)
While various businesses and industries use different types of writing and reports–all workplaces rely on written communication and some kinds of reports.
During this project, you will investigate the types of writing and specifically reports that are typically used in an area of industry (or a particular business) that is of interest to you. You’ll collect your research together and present it in a report that has informational sections as well as analytical sections.
In your report you will…
Describe the types of writing and reports your chosen industry/workplace uses.
Make sure to elaborate on the work each type of report accomplishes, the tone each type of report is written in, and how each type is used (upwards/downwards/lateral…internal/external…informational/analytical).
Describe how modern digital technologies have/haven’t impacted how writing and reports function in your chosen industry/workplace.
Describe what skills/knowledge/techniques you’ll need to continue developing to create the types of writing and reports your field of interest relies upon.
Analyze/describe the intersections you see between your research and what you read in either Microstyle or Sense of Style.
Analyze/describe how having done this research and the knowledge you are gaining of workplace communication will/could be beneficial to you.
