Diagnostic Memo Revision (FA15)

Purpose: This assignment aims to provide students opportunities to revise their diagnostic memo in terms of audience and purpose awareness, clear subject line, conversational tone, proper organization of message, conciseness, and signposting. 

Type of Assignment: Business Memo Revision
You will submit revised version of your Task 1 and 2 of the diagnostic exam by the end of this unit with the following requirements:
  • clearly achieves its intended purpose (e.g. good news, bad news, persuasion) with the most effective organization (e.g. direct vs. indirect approach)
  • is reader-friendly with "you-orientation" and common ground
  • contains clear subject line, conversational tone, conciseness, and effective signposting 
Plagiarism Disclaimer: Both intentional and unintentional plagiarism should be dealt with harshly at this point of the semester. Consequences vary from instructor to instructor, however, ALL A-level final drafts must be completely free of plagiarism. Passing/failing a student should be seriously considered if they are not understanding the seriousness of plagiarism and/or how to avoid it.

Deadlines/Timeline: Submit the revised version of your diagnostic memo as "505_Memo2_Your NetID" via Box shared folder (a wrong file name will be penalized) by June 25. You must also submit it to SafeAssign through Compass2g in order to ensure that your memo has not been plagiarized from another student.