ENG201 (Business & Technical English)
Spring 2012
Assignment no. 03
Total Marks: 15
Objectives:
To assess students’ knowledge and ability to write reports.
Instructions
- Late assignments will not be accepted.
- If the file does not properly run, it will be marked zero.
- Plagiarism will never be tolerated. Plagiarism occurs when a student uses work done by someone else as if it was his or her own.
- If any assignment is found copied work, no marks will be awarded and the case may be referred to the academics for disciplinary action.
- No assignment will be accepted through e-mail.
- The font color should be preferably black and font size should be 12 Times New Roman.
Q1: You are required to write a
feasiblity report of preparing an interface to communicate with all the staff
simultaneoulsy. Being the manager of information technology department in a
local company, write a feasibility report in order to convey the possibilty and
importance of the assigned project.
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Solution:
Students are
supposed to write according the given superstructure. Generally reports can be
written in memo or letter format.
Introduction
Identify a problem or goal that is significant from the point of
view of your employer or client
Criteria
Criteria often address one or more of the
following questions:
- Will the course of action really do what’s wanted?
- Can we implement it?
- Can we afford it?
- Is it desirable?
Method of obtaining facts
Assure your readers that your facts form
a sound basis for your decision-making. The source of your facts will depend
upon the nature of your study:
- Library research
- Calls to manufacturers
- Interviews
- Meetings with other experts in your organization
- Surveys
- Laboratory research
Overview of alternatives [optional]
You may sometimes need to provide extensive background information
or otherwise explain the alternative to your readers.
Evaluation
The heart of a feasibility report is the detailed evaluation of the
course or courses of action, you studied
Conclusions
Your conclusions are your overall
assessment of the feasibility of the courses of action
Recommendations
It is customary to end a feasibility report
by answering the decision-maker’s question “What do you think we should do?”
Q.2.
Distinguish as Adverb, Preposition or Conjunction, each of the italicized words
in the
following sentences.
(5marks)
1. He came before me.
2. He came
two hours before.
3. He came before I left.
4. Have you
ever seen him since?
5. I have
not seen him since Monday.
Solution
1. He came before me. (Preposition)
2. He came two hours before. (Adverb)
3. He came before I left. (Conjunction)
4. Have you ever seen him since? (Adverb)
5. I have not seen him since
Monday. (Preposition)
