Project 3 · Recommendation Report
Recommendation Report Studio
A practice room for the recommendation report. Evaluate options against clear criteria and recommend one course of action.
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Purpose
Build on your proposal into a recommendation report: identify the problem or opportunity, evaluate options against clear criteria, and recommend a course of action with research depth and clarity. Aim for a maximum of 1,000 words. Submit as PDF, Google Doc, or Word in MLA.
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Required reading / assignment overview
Titles and how to use them live here. Library: SAC Library · A–Z databases.
How to use this studio
- Read the Purpose above.
- Open the assignment overview dropdowns for structure and required chapters.
- Use Tools for purpose statements, outlines, source notes, and peer rehearsal.
- Keep AI at Level 2 (support, not composition).
Assignment overview
- Expand the Proposal (and progress work) into a formal recommendation report.
- Structure: Introduction (problem + criteria); Methods (options); Results (evaluate each option against the same criteria); Conclusions; Recommendations.
- Keep research deep and objective; show how findings grew since the proposal.
- Length: Maximum 1,000 words.
- Citation: MLA formatting for this project (Projects 1 and 2 use APA). Submit PDF, Google Doc, or Word in MLA.
Required reading (course text)
- Textbook: Mike Markel and Stuart A. Selber, Technical Communication, 14th edition (2025), Bedford/St. Martin’s, ISBN 9781319567408.
- Markel chapters for this project: Ch. 18 Writing Recommendation Reports; Ch. 11 Designing Print and Digital Documents; Ch. 12 Creating Graphics; Ch. 13 Evaluating and Testing Documents (usability work in the same module).
Practice helpers
Pick Recommendation Report in Tools. Keep option evaluations parallel under shared criteria.