a report on a professional organization.

WRTG 293 students, Your last writing assignment will be a report on a p rofessio nal organization. In this assignment, you will conduct research on your field of study in order to become more aware of its professional organizations, the professional contacts available , and employment opportunities . You will write a short paper summarizing your findings. The work you complete on this assignment will provide information to you for the final assignment in the class — the cover letter and resume. Step s to Take in Completing this Assignment: 1. Locate at least one professional organization in the field or profession that you plan to pursue. One way to locate an organization of this nature is to conduct an advanced search on Google. For example, t he following screen capture shows a student searching for professional organizations in cybersecurity. 2. Find out what annual or regularly scheduled conferences the organization coordinates. For example, in the field of cybersecurity, t he IEEE Computer S oc iety Technical Comm ittee on Security and Privacy sponsors the following conference: 3. For the conference you found, access the Call for Papers section. In this section, you will probably find a list of 20 -30 topics on which the organization is accepting papers for presentations. Select three topics of interest to you. 4. Locate the list of workshops or speakers from a conference held in the previous year. Peruse any documentation you find on at least two workshops, plenary talks, roundtables, or other meeting s. Most conferences will post a preview of what the talk will c over, a review of what the talk discussed, or other documentation of this nature. 5. Write two to three paragraphs in which you complete the following: a. introduce the reader to the organization and conference b. summarize what topics in the Call for Papers list that interested you and why you were interested in them c. describe what main talks interested you and why you were interested in them. d. describe other n ew information you learned about your field of study and about this organization from this search. e. cite yo ur sources with the websites you found that provided this information for you. Use APA documentation style when citing your sources. When writing your paragraphs, apply the skills you have learned from previous writing courses. Write a topic sentence at the beginning and support your topic sentence with major and minor details. Length: Your paper should be 700 -1000 words in length. Due Date: Your instructor will notify you of the due date. You will write a first draft, your instructor will comment on the first draft, and you will submit a second draft using the comments as your guide. Assignment Rubric: Information on professional organization Excellent Good Fair Needs improvement Does not pass Professional organization found 5 points 4 points 3 points 1 point 0 points Introduction to the professional organization is clear to the reader 5 points 4 points 3 points 1 point 0 points Information on professional conference Excellent Good Fair Needs improvement Does not pass Professional conference found 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 0 points Summary of topics for Call for Papers provided 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points Summary of the main topics in the conference provided 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points Other information provided about the conference 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points Information on the student’s field of study Excellent Good Fair Needs improvement Does not pass Information about the field of study is adequately summarized for the reader 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points Information is obtained as a result of the search for the professional organization and conference 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points Grammar and citation skills Excellent Good Fair Needs improvement Does not pass Sources are cited in the paper in APA format 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 0 points Sources are listed at the end of the paper APA format 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points Accurate grammar and punctuation is demonstrated 20 points 16 points 14 points 10 points 5 points Overall Score Excellent 90 or more Good 80 or more Fair 70 or more Needs Improvemen t 60 or more Does not pass 0 or more