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Paper Instructions:
Assignment overview
Reflection is an important aspect of learning. In your final assignment, you will write a memo reflecting on the course, the writing projects that you have done, what you have learned and how it relates to your career.
In your course reflection memo, be sure to address all of the following points:
• The Course. Reflect on the class in general. Look back on the course objectives from the syllabus, and from the learning objectives for each week. What did you learn about technical writing? How did your idea of what technical writing is change in these five weeks? What concepts from the course will be useful in your job? Explain with an example or two.
• The Assignments and Your Learning.
Look back at your writing assignments 1 through 4. What did you learn from writing these assignments? What do these projects show about you as a communicator in the workplace? What skills did you gain during the course? What old skills did you revisit or improve? Explain with an example or two.
• Your Career.
Place this course and your writing assignments in the context of your career. How does what you learned make you a better job candidate? How does this course fit with your career goals? What connections can you make between this course and the other courses in the RN to BSN program? Explain with an example or two.
• Questions. What questions about technical writing were raised for you during the course? Overall, how do you judge your learning?
Note
that this assignment does not ask you to simply answer these questions. Instead, it asks you to reflect on your learning in a coherent narrative. I am also not looking for fluffy contents.
NOTE Please be sure to provide solid examples to support your reflection.
Format
• Use business memo format • Single-spaced • At least 600 words
Evaluation
Rubrics
• Completeness and Organization (10 pts): The reflection addresses all points raised in the assignment handout. It is well organized and uses proper headings to indicate its structure.
• Analysis (20 pts): The reflection is an in-depth analysis of the student’s learning experience. It does not have “fluffy” contents and over-generalized statements. • Support (20 pts): The reflection uses concrete examples from the student’s own experience to support analysis.
• Connections (20 pts): The reflection clearly articulates connections between experience in this course to other courses, the student’s professional experience, and future goals.
• Design (10 pts): Fonts, font sizes, and forms of emphasis are used consistently. The overall design is clear and consistent. Design features enhance readability.
• Style (10 pts): Writing style is clear, concise, and fluent. Headings are in parallel form. Paragraphs utilize effective topic sentences. Includes transitions within and between paragraphs.
• Mechanics and Grammar Spelling, APA documentation, grammar, and punctuation are correct.
