BCOM 105 Business Report Assignment You will be writing a business report that will be five pages (approx. 1250 words). As this is a research report, you will need to use five separate sources. At least one of the sources that you use needs to be a peer reviewed journal article or a trade magazine. Use a variety of sources (journal articles, trade magazines, webpages or websites, a chapter in a book etc.). Avoid sources that are written for the general public such as newspaper articles or Wikipedia entries You can choose from the following topics: Assess the technology in your field. Compare three technologies used in your field (they can be new technologies or older technologies - they just need to be relevant) and recommend one, or b) Assess an aspect of the current trend of working from home or the current trend of home- based post secondary learning. For example, you could discuss strategies for running virtual meetings or ways to manage staff in different time zones. Alternatively, you could discuss home based learning and the recognized impact on mental health, ways to avoid online distraction or methods to organize your digital information. Follow these steps to complete your assignment: 1. Choose a topic for your research report and draft a purpose statement (your purpose statement will direct your research, ie: to inform, recommend, ). 2. Look for information to support your report's purpose. You will need five sources for this ollow these steps to complete your assignment: 1. Choose a topic for your research report and draft a purpose statement (your purpose statement will direct your research, ie: to inform, recommend, ). 2. Look for information to support your report's purpose. You will need five sources for this assignment and at least one of the sources must be a journal article or trade magazine. 3. Read through your sources and take notes. 4. 4. Begin a draft of your research report. Remember to include your sources and use intext citations for paraphrases/summaries and direct quotations. 5. 5. Follow the outline for a research report to help you organize the information. 6. 6. Ensure that all the information is properly cited in the report. Use APA 7 format. 7. 7. Include a title page, page numbers and headings for your report. Follow the APA formatting guidelines discussed in class. 8. Write a draft of your report. 9. Include at least one visual in your report and properly integrate the visual into the body of your report. Review the information in Module 18. 10. Create a References page at the end of your report for the sources used in the report. 11. Revise, edit, and proofread your report. 12. Review the marking rubric before you submit your assignment. 13. Submit your assignment by the due date. BCOM 105 Business Report Assignment You will be writing a business report that will be five pages (approx. 1250 words). As this is a research report, you will need to use five separate sources. At least one of the sources that you use needs to be a peer reviewed journal article or a trade magazine. Use a variety of sources (journal articles, trade magazines, webpages or websites, a chapter in a book etc.). Avoid sources that are written for the general public such as newspaper articles or Wikipedia entries You can choose from the following topics: Assess the technology in your field. Compare three technologies used in your field (they can be new technologies or older technologies - they just need to be relevant) and recommend one, or b) Assess an aspect of the current trend of working from home or the current trend of home- based post secondary learning. For example, you could discuss strategies for running virtual meetings or ways to manage staff in different time zones. Alternatively, you could discuss home based learning and the recognized impact on mental health, ways to avoid online distraction or methods to organize your digital information. Follow these steps to complete your assignment: 1. Choose a topic for your research report and draft a purpose statement (your purpose statement will direct your research, ie: to inform, recommend, ). 2. Look for information to support your report's purpose. You will need five sources for this ollow these steps to complete your assignment: 1. Choose a topic for your research report and draft a purpose statement (your purpose statement will direct your research, ie: to inform, recommend, ). 2. Look for information to support your report's purpose. You will need five sources for this assignment and at least one of the sources must be a journal article or trade magazine. 3. Read through your sources and take notes. 4. 4. Begin a draft of your research report. Remember to include your sources and use intext citations for paraphrases/summaries and direct quotations. 5. 5. Follow the outline for a research report to help you organize the information. 6. 6. Ensure that all the information is properly cited in the report. Use APA 7 format. 7. 7. Include a title page, page numbers and headings for your report. Follow the APA formatting guidelines discussed in class. 8. Write a draft of your report. 9. Include at least one visual in your report and properly integrate the visual into the body of your report. Review the information in Module 18. 10. Create a References page at the end of your report for the sources used in the report. 11. Revise, edit, and proofread your report. 12. Review the marking rubric before you submit your assignment. 13. Submit your assignment by the due date