Case Assignment 2 (Final Project) Spring 2021

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read the Scenario below. Decide upon the appropriate content and structure you would use to create an effective e-mail message to your employees. Then, write your e-mail message by completing each of the five Writing Tasks following the Scenario.

2. Assume that your employees prefer e-mail messages with no salutation (greeting) and no complimentary close.

3. Use critical thinking to create necessary fictional information about the situation, as you write your e-mail message.

4. Please avoid any kind of plagiarism (see course syllabus). This includes submitting assignments which contain portions/patterns of text identical to another paper (including writing samples from your Resource Book).

5. Proofread your work by using the principles, techniques, and rules we have studied this semester. We will grade your work based on each of the Four Building Blocks: grammar, style, content/structure, and presentation.

6. Submit this assignment through Canvas by 11:59 pm on April 22.

7. When you are ready to submit your answers, go to the ASSIGNMENTS module and

   click Case Assignment 2 Submission.

8. Click Submit Quiz only when you are ready to submit the assignment to the instructor.

SCENARIO

Crime is rising rapidly in the area surrounding your company. Because of several recent incidents at nearby businesses, your company has decided to implement three new crime prevention measures. These measures are (a) extra outdoor lighting, (b) employee ID badges, and (c) security cameras. Management plans to implement these changes on May 1.

As the human resources manager, you need to send an e-mail message to your employees to announce a meeting where you will introduce these new safety measures. Assume that you will send this e-mail message to your employees on April 22.

WRITING TASKS

1. Create an appropriate subject line for your e-mail message, based on the Case 2 Scenario (above).

2. Create the first paragraph (Main Point) for your message.

3. Create the second paragraph (Details) for your message. Please write only one paragraph for your details. (Maximum four sentences)

4. Create the last paragraph (Goodwill Close) for your message.

5. Create a signature block for your message.