ANALYTICAL REPORT ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS – W 2016
Assignment
For this assignment, you will be completing the analytical report individually.
The analytical report must be 5 double-spaced pages in length (from introduction through recommendations) about one of these topics:
- The Employment Outlook in Your Major for the next five years
- Strategies for Increasing Mindfulness in the Workplace
- Strategies for Creating and Delivering Powerful Business Presentations
- Strategies for Developing A Professional Network
- Strategies for Developing Confidence
Additional project details will be provided in class and on Moodle. Please follow the formatting and content guidelines that will be posted on Moodle rather than those of the textbook.
You must use a minimum of five credible refereed secondary sources to compile a reference list. Sources must be cited in the text, not simply listed in the references. Refereed journal article sources are preferred. Wikipedia and web sites are not refereed sources. The sources need to be current; they should have been written during the past five years.
Report Preparation
Please keyboard your report using Arial 12 font so that it follows American Psychological Association (APA) 6.0 guidelines with a professional appearance. Attendance at the APA Style workshop, which is delivered by a member of the library staff during one class session, is helpful in formatting the report. The report must be analyzed by Turnitin before submitting the final copy to the instructor.
Report Parts
Your report must contain the following parts:
- Title Page
- Memo of Transmittal
- Executive Summary
- Introduction—background of the study and methods of research
- Body Chapter
- presents a literature review (secondary research)
- a minimum of one visual aid (table or figure)
- conclusions
- recommendations
- References in APA Style
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Background
Mindfulness is a mental state in which a person is aware of the present and softly appreciates his or her physical and psychological sensation, thoughts and feelings. To be precise, mindfulness is the mental quality that enables one to be conscious of the present moment. Mindfulness in the workplace refers to being aware of how someone feels and the things that happen around them while at the workplace. It is important……
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