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6.1 Organization

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COM 210: Writing At Work Outline Template

Title of the report (in form of “A Recent Innovation in [the particular field]: [the specific innovation]”)

1. Context

1.1. Brief descriptions of organization and department. Include information such as:

1.1.1. What type of industry is it, what is the name of the organization, what is the department and your role in it

2. The breakthrough

2.1. Describe the breakthrough. Include information such as:

2.1.1. What type, who developed it, when was it developed, why was it developed, how long it took to develop

2.2. Describe how the breakthrough works. Include information such as:

2.2.1. Who would make it work/use it, is it a positive or negative breakthrough

3. Differing opinions

3.1. Provide summaries of first opinion on the innovation. Include information such as:

3.1.1. Who provided this opinion, is it a negative or positive opinion, why would they provide this opinion/vested interests, your thoughts on this opinion’s relevance to your unit/organization, citation of this source

3.2. Provide second and differing opinion on the innovation. Include information such as:

3.2.1. Who provided this opinion, is it a negative or positive opinion, why would they provide this opinion/vested interests, your thoughts on this opinion’s relevance to your unit/organization, citation of this source

3.3. Optional: provide third opinion on the innovation. Include information such as:

3.3.1. Who provided this opinion, is it a negative or positive opinion, why would they provide this opinion/vested interests, your thoughts on this opinion’s relevance to your unit/organization, citation of this source

3.4. Optional: provide fourth opinion opinion on the innovation. Include information such as:

3.4.1. Who provided this opinion, is it a negative or positive opinion, why would they provide this opinion/vested interests, your thoughts on this opinion’s relevance to your unit/organization, citation of this source

4. Suggestions for innovation implementation

4.1. How the innovation would be implemented in your department or unit. Include information such as:

4.1.1. Who decides if the innovation will be implemented, who would be the leader/first person to implement and why, the steps needed for implementation, the resources (money, supplies, and/or staffing) needed for implementation, how would implementation success be measured

5. Addendum

5.1. Resources for further investigation (Must include research sources you referred to in the body of the document)