WRITE AN ORIGINAL SHORT REPORT BASED ON A CASE Read this entire document carefully before you begin to compose your short report. for the following case and include the following components: Complete and correct memo format Effective report organization Reader access techniques (headings, lists, white space, etc.) Clear language and grammar Include at least 1 graphic (e.g, a table or chart - properly integrated, titled, and labelled) Use your own words. Avoid copying phrasing from the case below, from a textbook, or from other samples. . Use the appropriate formatting for your short report (see page 2) Divide the body of your report using the headings specified above Short Report Format & Sections Short Report Below is the information about the short Report Format and Short Report Sections. Short Report Format Although I would like you to focus on the content of your report, your report should follow These formatting instructions: Type of report: Memo report Short Report Sections Your Short Report should contain the following sections: Summary Introduction Body/Findings [Remember: Create your own headings for the body or your report.] Conclusions and Recommendation(s) CASE FOR THE SHORT REPORT are ** Read the case carefully to decide what information your reader requires and what information from the case can be omitted. You may invent or add details you feel necessary for a thorough and effective report (as long as your details are consistent with the information already provided in the case). Follow the instructions above (especially the Short Report Format and Short Report Sections as above.) Remember to include at least 1 graphic. For example, a graph or table comparing the different options. ** You work at a medium-sized toy company called Totally Toys, a company that manufactures wooden toys. You work as a product designer. A big part of your job is to discuss the designs with the people who work on-site crafting the toys. Increasingly, you have been having communication problems with your manufacturing team. There is a language barrier. You speak English, and most of your manufacturing team speaks Klingon fluently with very limited English. In 9 months, you know you will introduce a new, complex toy design, and you are worried about the communication problems you might face. You've been wondering: Should you learn Klingon? Should Totally Toys offer English classes to its manufacturing team? You see advantages and disadvantages to each option. While you see how the manufacturing team would benefit from learning English in both their personal and professional lives, you have a strict time limit, and you are also concerned about costs. The easiest course of action is for you to learn Klingon. You are hoping your company will cover the costs. It will be a lot cheaper for you to take Klingon lessons than it would be for the entire manufacturing team to take English lessons! Perhaps funding English lessons for the manufacturing team is something the company can consider at a later date. You decide you will write a short report to the company president, Tina Toymaker. In the report, you will state your case for having the company fund Klingon lessons for you by 1) describing the communication problems you are experiencing and 2) presenting 3 options for Klingon lessons. You will recommend one option that you think is best for both you and your company. But first, you begin to plan your report by writing some notes about your communication issues. You also do some research about the type, length, and cost of 3 different ways you could take Klingon lessons. [You know you will later organize your rough notes into a logical, coherent, well-written short report.) Communication problems: Here are some reasons why I want to learn Klingon. --I need to improve communication with the manufacturing team about deadlines. They need to fully understand how much time we have for don't have!!] to complete the manufacture of specific toys. --I want the manufacturing team to understand budget constraints. They sometimes like to suggest product changes. They need to know our monetary constraints. --I don't want everything to be business! I also want to learn some pleasantries in Klingon, such as "thank you," "hello," "good-bye," "thank you," and "have a nice day." I believe in my heart that exchanging pleasantries will improve communication (and morale). --Of course, it is absolutely super imperative that the manufacturing team clearly understands the product specifications! Even a minor misunderstanding can cause significant set-backs. Research/cost of options: Here are 3 options to learn Klingon: Option 1: In-person classes at a community college: Acme Community College offers an inperson 12-week course in Klingon. The courses are on Saturdays from 10am to 1pm (1000 to 1300). The cost is $500 for the full 12-week course. These classes could be a good option for me because there would be a dedicated time each week for me to devote to learning Klingon. II I also feel that in-person classes are especially effective for learning another language. Additionally, I would be able to ask the instructor to translate phrases that would help me at work. However, I am not sure if I want to give up my Saturdays, and the commute from my home to the school would be about 30 minutes each way. That's 4 hours on my day off! Option 2: One-on-one tutoring: I found a tutor who will teach me Klingon for $100 an hour. The tutor will come to the workplace. This option would be good because it would be convenient to have someone come to my workplace. We could schedule the same time every week to keep me disciplined. I could probably also ask for some customized lessons based on the specific grammar and vocabulary I need to communicate clearly with my manufacturing team. However, it is an expensive option. Option 3: Software: I could purchase Klingon for Klutzes, a software program for $250 that will let me learn Klingon through a series of lessons that I do on my own time, at my own pace. This option is easily the least expensive. It also lets me take the lessons when I want. I could do the lessons at home or at work. However, I would have to be disciplined to keep up with the self-paced lessons. Additionally, I would not be able to ask an instructor any questions specific to my situation at Totally Toys. Now that you have collected your evidence and conducted your research, it's time to write the short report. It will cost some money, but you are hoping your company will pay for you to learn Klingon, since it will improve communication at Totally Toys. Your Task: Short Report Write a memo report to the president of Totally Toys, Tina Toymaker. You will present your evidence to demonstrate why you want to learn Klingon. You will present the 3 options you have found for learning Klingon. You will recommend one of these options to Tina Toymaker. There is no correct answer! Choose one option and back it up with analysis and evidence li.e., the details provided above) Note: Pretend that COVID-19 is NOT a factor in which option you will choose. Pretend COVID-19 doesn't exist! 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