Purpose: Students will learn how to create a communication
plan/matrix to ensure stakeholders receive the right information at the right
time.
Outcomes Met With This Assignment:
contribute to a team activity to accomplish the goals of a
project, recognizing the unique strengths and talents of individual team
members
identify, analyze, and evaluate the factors that contribute
to the project selection process
Instructions:
This assignment is the second of five individual
assignments. You are expected to complete the assignment individually without
any assistance. You will create a project charter.
NOTE:All submitted work is to be your original work. You may
not use any work from another student, the Internet or an online clearinghouse.
You are expected to understand the Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism Policy,
and know that it is your responsibility to learn about instructor and general
academic expectations with regard to proper citation of sources as specified in
the APA Publication Manual, 6th Ed. (Students are held accountable for in-text
citations and an associated reference list only).
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.
Step 6: Review the Project Charter
Read the project charter to ensure all required elements are
present. Use the grading rubric to ensure that you gain the most points
possible for this assignment.
Proofread the paper for spelling and grammatical issues, and
third person writing.
Read the paper aloud as a first measure;
Use the spell and grammar check in Word as a second measure;
Have someone who has excellent English skills to proof the
paper;
Consider submitting the paper to the Effective Writing
Center (EWC). The EWC will provide 4-6 areas that may need improvement.
Step 7: Submit the paper in the Assignment Folder.
