Fortune 500
Paper instructions:
For this Project, students will write a short-proposal for a Fortune 500 company. You will research to see how this company can improve overall. You might consider how they can be more environmentally conscientious, how they can improve their budgets and even consider how they can impact the lives of people in a positive way. You will also discuss some of the recommendations and conclusions for the company. The final project should be approximately 3 to 4 pages with a works cited page, which includes 3 sources in MLA format.
Before starting any of the assignments, it is important to reach Chapter 1. This chapter provides a foundation for the entire course because it details how one can communicate in the workplace. Before writing clear communication, it is important to discover what works, what doesn’t work and what the obstacles might be if any. Chapter 1 is a good introduction to the course because it discusses communicating in an organization. In your textbook, you can see on the pages of Chapter 1 people in real life workplaces communicating in meetings. This type of communication also sends to the written word in memos, letters, reports and e-mails. These
types of documents are prepared by many employees of all levels, and received by many employees, including sometimes the CEO and/or CFO of an organization.
It is your goal in the chapter to make sure you understand the following vocabulary before you start reading Chapter 2. If you are still unsure about the vocabulary, you might want to re-read some of the sections of Chapter 1. Ober does a good job of explaining all of this vocabulary with concrete examples. Here is the vocabulary to remember:
Stimulus – ?an internal stimulus is simply an idea that forms within your mind,? and ?external stimuli come to you through your sensory organs—for example your eyes and ears? (Ober 5).
Filter – ?each of us has a unique perception of reality, based on our individual experiences, culture, emotions at the moment, personality, knowledge, socioeconomic status, and a host of other variables. Each variable acts as a filter in shaping a person’s unique impressions of reality? (Ober 6).
Message – ?the information to be communicated? (Ober 6).
Medium – ?transmit that message to the receiver? (Ober 7).
Destination – ?the message is transmitted and then enters the sensory environment of the receiver (the destination or audience), at which point control passes from the sender to the receiver? (Ober 7).
In addition to vocabulary, you may also want to remember the following about written communication and the directions of communication:
Some types of written communication in the workplace:
