Topic is UPS Diesel Emissions and Sustainability

Step 1:  Preparation for Writing the Assignment

Before you begin writing the paper, you will read the following requirements that will help you meet the writing and APA requirements.  Not reading this information will lead to a lower grade:

Read the grading rubric for the assignment.  Use the grading rubric while writing the paper to ensure all requirements are met that will lead to the highest possible grade.

In writing this assignment, you will read and following these tasks:

Task 1:  Third person writing is required.  Third person means that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second person writing).  If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link:  http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person.

Task 2:  Contractions are not used in business writing, so you are expected NOT to use contractions in writing this assignment. 

Task 3:  You are expected to paraphrase and NOT use direct quotes.  You are expected to paraphrase, which can be learned by reviewing this link:   https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QPA_paraphrase2.html.

Task 4:  You are responsible for APA only for in-text citations and a reference list.

Task 5:  You are expected to the weekly courses readings to develop the analysis and support the reasoning.  Students may use external source documents in selecting the company and the projects.  The expectation is that you provide a robust use of the course readings.  Any material used from a source document, must be cited and referenced.  A reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa.   View the sample APA paper located under Week 1 content.  There are also APA resources located under Content>>Course Resources.

Step 2:  How to Set Up the Paper

Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document that is double-spaced, 12-point font.  The final product does not have a page limit but you want to make sure to write clearly and concisely.

Follow a project charter format.  Consider making an outline to ensure the correct headings are in place and to keep you organize the paper.

Title page with title, your name, the course, the instructor’s name; date

• Introduction
• Communication Methods
• Communication Management Matrix

Step 3:  Write the Introduction

Create the introductory paragraph.  The introductory paragraph is the first paragraph of the paper and tells a reader the main points covered in the paper.  To help you know how to write an introduction, view this website to learn how to write an introductory paragraph:  http://www.writing.ucsb.edu/faculty/donelan/intro.html

Step 4:  Communication Methods

Task 1:  Discuss the importance of communication management.

Task 2:  Identify the five key communication management methods that will contribute to the success of your project.

Task 3:  Discuss concisely why effective communication is important to the project

Task 4:  Discuss the benefits of communication with stakeholders.

Step 5:  Communication Management Matrix

Task 1: Complete the Communication Management Matrix  for the five communication management methods

Task 2:  Include evidence of how your completed Communication Management matrix takes into consideration your stakeholder analysis.