Effective Memo and E-Mail Writing | Assignment 1 and 2

Assignment 1: Revising a Poorly Written E-Mail

We’ve now learned about composing an effective e-mail and you have learned how to write an effective memos/e-mail (Module 8). This assignment is the first of three (3) short memo/e-mail assignments.

Your task here is to revise the following e-mail so that it’s clear, effective and professional. You may need to invent some minor details (ie. a name). This will be evaluated on the basis of its *format, language, and content.

Please submit this assignment (Memo 1) through the Assignments tab on 

Hello. My name is Zack Kramer. I’m on a student team working on a screening system that keeps sand out of a river intake (the Salmon River, to be exact). Our current problem now is that the water looks like chocolate because it is so sandy, and because of that, the sand buildup at the bottom of the river seeps through the holes of the dep intake, creating a mess inside the intake because of the cementing, problems with filtrations, and obviously unclean water. On behalf of our team, we are looking for somebody in the civil engineering department with some experience in that area who can enlighten us with some past ideas used in other rivers, or perhaps recommend some of his/her own ideas and/or literature. Could you please forward this email to the professors in your department so that we can get some help?

Thanks
Zack

Compose an e-mail to your teacher in which you respond to the question below.

Submit this e-mail through the Assignments tab on BB (do not e-mail it in BB).

You will need to show that you clearly understand the requirements of professional e-mails. In other words, be sure you use correct formatting, logical organization, and appropriate style and tone.

Topic

Thinking about your specific goals (not just the marks) and progress in the ACE course, what is the most important thing you’ve learned so far? You do not need to talk about a specific unit we’ve covered; you can reflect on your personal learning in ACE Communications and talk about an area in which you think you’ve grown. Explain your response with specific points that fully explain your view.

Note – You may use the “first-person” point of view.

Organize your thoughts on paper (ie. prepare a brief point-form outline)

Confirm that you’ve formatted your e-mail correctly.

Budget time to review your work, 1st after you’ve written an outline, and 2nd after you’ve written your e-mail message.

Revise your work as necessary.

Use a dictionary to assist with spelling and word ch