{"id":22243,"date":"2023-06-18T15:26:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T15:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/why-is-it-so-important-to-learn-how-to-recycle-and-why-we-should-recycle-in-our-workplace\/"},"modified":"2023-06-18T15:26:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T15:26:05","slug":"why-is-it-so-important-to-learn-how-to-recycle-and-why-we-should-recycle-in-our-workplace","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/why-is-it-so-important-to-learn-how-to-recycle-and-why-we-should-recycle-in-our-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is it so important to learn how to recycle and why we should recycle in our workplace?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Objectives: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Use <u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">formal business report<\/u> format, in APA Style.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Use <u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">secondary business research techniques<\/u> (primary research optional)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Use effective<u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> report writing techniques<\/u> as outlined in lecture and textbook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Assignment:<\/u>&nbsp;<\/strong>The purpose of this assignment is<br \/>\n to practice gathering information from reliable sources, analyzing the<br \/>\ninformation, and presenting your findings in writing. You will identify a<br \/>\n problem\/issue to examine and recommend a course of action to solve the<br \/>\nproblem. (Most) any business topic (so long as you are persuading the<br \/>\naudience of something) is acceptable. You may choose a topic from the<br \/>\nprovided list or create your own topic.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The topic must be reasonably defensible, meaning there is no clear<br \/>\nright\/wrong course of action. For example, convincing me that pollution<br \/>\nis bad is not defensive (can someone argue that pollution is good?).&nbsp;<br \/>\nYou can, however, try to convince me that the most pressing issue for<br \/>\nthe government is to lower the corporate tax rate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">You must provide ACTION STEPS as a part of your argumentation &#8211; things that your company or boss could do to implement th<\/strong>e changes you suggest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Just to get you thinking:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Convince me of the greatest economic issue facing the world today<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Analyze two stocks and recommend which one is the better investment<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Recommend a course of action for your business in response to the current economic climate<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Recommend for or against digital currency investment<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Convince me that &#8220;experience&#8221; requirements as a basis for hiring are outdated<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Recommend that your business provide child or eldercare services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Examples of inappropriate topics <\/strong>(as they are informative, not persuasive) are:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Best practices of job interviews<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Reasons why traveling is cool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Topics that I won&#8217;t allow <\/strong>(because of plagiarism temptation, past experience):<\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Why you should start saving for retirement now<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Moving to the four day work week<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Why we should allow working from home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Contents<\/u><\/strong><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">:<\/u><\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Title page<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Table of contents<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Introduction to report <\/strong>(overview of topic and need statement of issue\/topic)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Main arguments <\/strong>(with supporting evidence)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">a. If controversial, provide counter argument and refutation<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Conclusions (summarize findings)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Recommendations for audience <\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">References (APA Style)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Length<\/u><\/strong><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">:<\/u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; At least three pages (not including the reference page).<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">References<\/u><\/strong><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">:<\/u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Use APA source citation for the references page and in-text citations throughout the body.<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Sources<\/u><\/strong><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">:<\/u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Evidence to support<br \/>\nyour position is required. A variety of secondary and primary sources<br \/>\nare permitted to prepare this report. <strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">A minimum of five separate sources must be used in this report<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Arguments<\/u><\/strong><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">:<\/u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Use your textbook as a<br \/>\nguide for creating logical arguments. Avoid faulty logic and logical<br \/>\nfallacies. Additionally, avoid using emotional appeals (ex: \u201cIf you<br \/>\naccept my recommendations, somewhere a puppy in need gets adopted\u201d).<\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Formatting<\/u><\/strong><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">:<\/u>&nbsp;&nbsp; You must use formal manuscript formatting for this report (title page, table of contents, etc.).<\/p>\n<ul style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Proposal must be typed using 12-point type size, Times New Roman or Arial font.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Proposal should be double-spaced with no excessive spacing between paragraphs.<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Use 1\u201d margins all around<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Number all pages except for the title page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Audience:<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Is your audience going to be<br \/>\nskeptical of your position? Make sure you adapt your report according to<br \/>\n the reaction you expect from your audience members. Be sure to address<br \/>\nany concerns or points of contention they may have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objectives: Use formal business report format, in APA Style. Use secondary business research techniques (primary research optional) Use effective report writing techniques as outlined in lecture and textbook Assignment:&nbsp;The purpose of this assignment is to practice gathering information from reliable sources, analyzing the information, and presenting your findings in writing. 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