Answer the following questions about a topic on which you could write a formal report.

1. What problem will you investigate or solve?

a. What is the name of the organization facing the problem?

b. What is the technical problem or difficulty?

c. Why is it important to the organization that this problem be solved?

d. What solution or action might you recommend to solve the problem?

e. Who (name and title) is the person in the organization who would have the power to accept or reject your recommendation?

2. Will this report use information from other classes or from work experiences? If so, give the name and topic of the class or briefly describe the job. If you will need additional information (that you have not already received from other classes or from a job), how do you expect to find it?

3. List the name, title, and business phone number of a professor who can testify to your ability to handle the expertise needed for this report.

4. List the name, title, and business phone number of someone in the organization who can testify that you have access to enough information about that organization to write this report.

As your instructor directs,

a. Be prepared to answer the questions orally in a conference.

b. Bring written answers to a conference.

c. Submit written answers in class.

d. Give your instructor a photocopy of your statement after it is approved.