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1. In Part 1 of your Justification Report assignment, you built up the following sections: Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, and Methods. In Part 2, you will revise Part 1 based on your instructor's suggestions and add to it the following sections: Evaluation of Alternatives, Findings and Analysis, and References.
   Use the basic outline below to draft your paper. Organize your responses to each question under the following section headings:

• Evaluation of Alternatives (for Questions 1-3)
• Findings and Analysis (for Questions 4-5)
• References (for Question 6)

Using the provided template, write Part 2 of a single-spaced report in which you:

4. Include and revise the sections from Assignment 2.1 (Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, and Methods) per instructor suggestions.

5. Research the two (2) alternatives (i.e. possible solutions) that you've identified in your Part 1 Evaluation of Alternatives section. Record bibliographic information during research.

1. 1. 1. Example: You might research other organizations that have attempted similar solutions to the problem you have identified and explore the results of those experiments.

6. Use what you discover in your research to evaluate each alternative by each of your five (5) criteria.

1. 1. 1. Example: If your research revealed that four (4) companies similar to yours increased productivity after allowing their workers to telework from home three days per week, you might conclude that one of your suggested alternatives ? in this case, the option to telework from home three days per week ? satisfies one of your criterion of ?Productivity? as a high-potential solution to a problem you?ve identified (of decreased worker morale and productivity at Doe?s Electronics). However, additional research might frustrate a recommendation of this alternative if it is found to fall short of other criteria while a second alternative fares better. For instance, a telework alternative might be found to be too costly to implement; too frustrating for consumers who prefer daily, in-person customer service; or too divergent from the company?s brand, ?Always there for you!?

7. Organize the assignment by your criteria. Explain in narrative form how each of your two (2) alternatives stacks up against your first criterion. Next, explain how each alternative stacks up against your second criterion, etc.

1. 1. 1. Example: An abbreviated outline of what this longer section might look like based on the above example is below (Note: Only the first two [2] of five [5] required criteria are included to give you a feel for the structure). Your researched findings, represented as circled bullets below, should be explained in two to five (2-5) sentences. Include in-text citations and follow up with References in APA style):
         Evaluation of Alternatives

• Productivity

b.

• • Alternative A: Telework from home three (3) days per week
    • {narrate findings based on research article 1 here}
  • Alternative B: Offer two (2) extra Floating Holidays to each employee per year
    • {narrate findings based on research article 2 here}

• Cost

• • Alternative A: Telework from home three (3) days per week
    • {narrate findings based on research article 1 here}
  • Alternative B: Offer two extra Floating Holidays to each employee per year
    • {narrate findings based on research article 2 here}

8. Briefly summarize in narrative form the major discoveries that emerged from the Evaluation of Alternatives section.

9. Include a chart like the ones below to illustrate at a glance:

Figure 1: Alternatives Analyzed by Criteria

Criteria	Telework Option	Floating Holiday Option
Productivity	Very high	Negligible increase
Cost	Very high	Moderate
Company Image	Increased	Negligible increase
Worker Morale	Increased	Negligible increase
Practicality	Moderate	Low
TOTAL Feasibility* of Alternatives based on Criteria?	Moderate to High	Low to Moderate

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*Feasability = Capability of an alternative being carried out with success

11. Include an APA style (6th edition) References page that documents the two (2) sources (minimum) that you used and cited in-text in your Evaluation of Alternatives section. You may use secondary resources, or you may include one primary source and one secondary source. Remember that both in-text citations and References must be included (to avoid plagiarism) whenever you are directly quoting, summarizing, or paraphrasing researched material.

Your assignment must:

• Be typed, single spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor???s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

Running head: SHORT TITLE OF YOUR PAPER

Justification Report
(Student Name)
ENG 315 ? Professional Communications
(Professor Name)
(Correct Date) August 11, 2014

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Transmittal letter
Presents report to reader and summarizes main points or analysis (p. 206)

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................4
Problem Statement...........................................................................................................................5
Terminology.................................................................................................................................5
Major Sections of the Report...........................................................................................................5
Alternatives..................................................................................................................................5
Criteria.....................................................................................................................................5
General Methods......................................................................................................................5
Major conclusions....................................................................................................................6
Scope and Limitations of the Research...........................................................................................6
Criteria.........................................................................................................................................6
Methods.......................................................................................................................................6
Overview of Alternatives.............................................................................................................6
Evaluation of Alternatives...........................................................................................................6
Criterion 1................................................................................................................................6
Criterion 2................................................................................................................................7
Findings and Analysis......................................................................................................................7
Recommendation.............................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................8

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Executive Summary
(i.e. Abstract, Overview, or Pr?cis) (1 page)
-Summarizes the essential elements in an entire report
-Presents the report in miniature: the introduction, body, and summary as well as
conclusions and recommendations (p. 207)

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Superstructure for Justification Report with Explanation
Preliminary Parts?in order
Title page (page 1)
-APA format
Transmittal Letter (page 2)
-Presents report to reader and summarizes main points or analysis (p. 206)
Table of Contents (page 3)
Executive Summary (i.e. Abstract, Overview, or Pr?cis) (page 4)
-Summarizes the essential elements in the entire report
-Presents the report in miniature: the introduction, body, and summary as well as
conclusions and recommendations (p. 207)
Report Text?the actual report will begin on this page, page 5
References: The references page begins on a separate page following the report.
Parenthetical citations in other sections of your report will lead readers to the References listed
here, just as they do in a more traditional research report.

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Title of Report

Introduction (taken from p. 208 in book); the introduction does not get a header.
Problem Statement
Begin with Problem Statement
-Orients reader to the topic and problem being investigated
-Why is the topic important? Explain how report will help reader solve the problem.
Terminology
Next, define any terminology needed by readers to understand the report
Overview of Alternatives
Then, preview the Major Sections of the Report (write this section LAST):


Alternative A (Describe the courses of action or possible solutions that were
investigated. Which were rejected and why?)



Alternative B (Describe the courses of action or possible solutions that were
investigated. Which were rejected and why?)
Criteria

Criterion 1 [name it] Describe the five criteria by which the alternatives were judged.
Criterion 2
Criterion 3
Criterion 4
Criterion 5
Research Methods
Describe general methods that were used to research needed information to determine the best
recommended alternative.
Evaluation of Alternatives
Criterion 1, [name it]

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Alternative A
1. narrate findings from research article 1 here
2. narrate findings from research article 2 here
Alternative B
1. narrate findings from research article 1 here
2. narrate findings from research article 2 here
Criterion 2, [name it]
Alternative A
3. narrate findings from research article 1 here
4. narrate findings from research article 2 here
Alternative B
3. narrate findings from research article 1 here
4. narrate findings from research article 2 here
Use the information you found in your research to evaluate the alternatives, based on the criteria
you have described, following the pattern above. Take each criterion in order and discuss it in
relationship to the alternatives.
This section evaluates each alternative (i.e. possible solution) by each criterion presented in turn
(i.e. each standard you are using to determine how well each possible solution might work)
Include relevant facts and evidence from your research (1 primary source; 3 secondary sources).
Research should be used to support each evaluative statement. This section should read like a
narrative.
Findings and Analysis
Briefly summarize in narrative form the major discoveries that emerged from the Evaluation of
Alternatives section. Include a visual, such as the one below.
This section assesses, overall, what you discovered in your research, and it breaks down the
feasibility of each alternative course of action you just discussed in the last section in a briefer
form, for readers who do not have time to read the narrated, longer Evaluation of Alternatives
section. ?Feasibility? just means possibility ? in this case, you are considering the possibility of
adopting the alternatives based on the criteria by which they are measured. See Figures 3 and 3
below:
Figure 1: Alternatives Analyzed by Criteria

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Criteria
Cost
Efficiency
Construction Time
Air Pollution
Et Cetera

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Machine A results
Expensive
High
Long
Low
Moderate

Machine B results
Cheap
High
Moderate
Moderate
High

Figure 2: Alternatives in Figure 1 Broken Down Further by Feasibility
Criteria
Cost
Efficiency
Construction Time
Air Pollution
Et Cetera
TOTAL FEASIBILTY

Machine A
Low
HIGH
Low
HIGH
Moderate
Low-Moderate

Machine B
HIGH
HIGH
Moderate
Moderate
HIGH
Moderate-HIGH

The chart in Figure 3, based on the results in Figure 2, indicates that Machine B has overall
HIGHER feasibility (i.e. it makes more sense to adopt based on the results) than Machine B
(with three HIGH feasibility criteria and two Moderate feasibility criteria). By contrast, Machine
A only has 2 HIGH feasibility criteria, two Low feasibility criteria, and one Moderate criterion.
Charts like these can help readers grasp the long narrative of data in the Evaluation of
Alternatives section quickly and simply. They also help to justify your recommendation to
come, and show readers at a glance how you arrived at that recommendation.
Recommendation
Write a one to three sentence recommendation of the alternatives you suggest based on your
analysis of the data in the previous section.
-If several alternatives are highly feasible as recommendations, you might rank them and explain
why or how each receives its ranking based on the criteria you feel your reader will privilege
most. You might also recommend the top two alternatives and explain why you recommend
them over the others
-Suggest specific steps that readers can take to act on each of your recommendation(s)
References
This is your precise APA style References page; see tab 7 in your Maimon, Peritz and Yancy
handbook. It begins on a separate page following the report.

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Parenthetical citations in other sections of your report will lead readers to the References listed
here, just as they do in a more traditional research report

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Outline of Justification Report following the preliminary pages:
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4.

Introduction
Problem Statement
Terminology
Overview of Alternatives
a. Alternative A
b. Alternative B
5. Criteria
a. Criterion 1
b. Criterion 2
c. Criterion 3
d. Criterion 4
e. Criterion 5
6. Research Methods
7. Evaluation of Alternatives, in order
a. Criterion 1, [name it]
i. Alternative A
1. narrate findings from research article 1 here
ii. Alternative B
1. narrate findings from research article 2 here
b. Criterion 2, [name it]
i. Alternative A
1. narrate findings from research article 1 here
ii. Alternative B
1. narrate findings from research article 2 here
8. Findings and Analysis, including chart/s
9. Recommendations
10. References (begin on a separate page)

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