Recommendation Report

Content: /6 • Includes a title that precisely identifies the content of the report (Example: Recommendation: Water Purification System for a Clinical Production Facility) • Presents specific, manageable, and solvable problems • Provides enough background for readers to understand the problem and criteria for evaluation • Clearly describes solutions • Frames supportable arguments, based on strong and convincing evidence (facts, measures, observations) • Identifies and integrates information from high-quality sources • Clearly states conclusions and recommendations Organisation: /6 • Follows conventions for the genre and format for technical reports • Organizes information appropriately for scanning and use • Includes strong topic statements with unified and coherent development of ideas in paragraphs • Integrates and refers to visuals within the text • Makes effective use of white space to group (or chunk) information Style: /6 • Uses clear and concise language • Adapts level of technicality for the reader (educated, but non-expert in the technologies) • Is free of grammar and spelling errors References: /2 • Maintains complete and accurate records of all sources (at least five) • Uses correct citation format TOTAL: /20