When one is addressing a superior and/or asking for a favo

Completed: In lab the week of Feb. 22 (Week 6)
SafeAssign: Submission required by the END of your lab
Purpose: To persuade; to politely request
Format: Email letter
Audience: Superior
Points: 150
Grading: Rubric posted to Blackboard
Honor Code Reminders: All work must be original to this semester. All instances of plagiarism–intentional or unintentional–will result in a report sent to the University Honor Committee and a recommendation of a zero for the assignment, and possibly the course. It is a violation of the Honor Code to discuss this assignment with students in labs that meet after yours. It is also a violation of the Honor Code to reuse previously submitted work.

When one is addressing a superior and/or asking for a favor, attention to tone is particularly essential. Appropriate tone will help you accomplish your professional and personal goals. It will also help you establish and maintain a professional reputation.

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Scenario: You are required to interview a professional in your anticipated career or major and then write a brief report on the answers they provided you for an assignment in SOM 301. Your lab professor has suggested that you contact one of her/his acquaintances—Kevin Donati, a manager at Net Social in your particular field of interest—and ask if you can interview him.

Task: Write Mr. Donati an e-mail asking if he would be willing to have you interivew him in order to get information about your intended career and to gain information to write the report for your class. Before you write, think carefully about what Mr. Donati will probably want or need to know about you, the assignment, and the interview experience in general. You are allowed to be creative regarding the assignment and interviewing specifics in order to demonstrate to SOM 301 faculty that you understand how to utilize appropriate tone when making a request.

Be sure to keep the following in mind:
• Do put the entire letter into your own words and style
• Do politely request to interview Mr. Donati
• Do explain who you are
• Do explain why you are contacting Mr. Donati and the reason for the interview request
• Do consider what Mr. Donati needs to know about you and the assignment, and any other background information that is necessary to provide,
• Do include some questions you might ask him
• Do give Mr. Donati an idea of when the interview needs to be completed
• Do consider what information can be omitted and instead discussed in a later email, phone call, and/or meeting
• Do format your letter for maximum readability
• Do write an email letter that is approximately three-quarters of a page (Times New Roman 12 pt. font, single spaced with double spacing around sections, standard one-inch margins)
• Do not borrow wording from the assignment directions or textbook
• Do not demand the interviewing opportunity
• Do not assume Mr. Donati will agree to your request
• Do not make the message more specific/informative than it has to be
Resources:

You are allowed to use resources on Blackboard , class notes, returned work, a non-electronic dictionary/thesaurus/grammar guide, and the textbook for this assignment.

You are not allowed to use any websites other than Blackboard. This means you are not allowed to use online dictionaries, translators, or email and instant messaging programs.

Format: Please use the following format:

Name
Lab
Date

Subject: Shadowing Request for Course Project

Email Letter (salutation, introduction, body, conclusion, and complimentary close [a signature block is not required, but can be used])

Submission Directions:
When you have completed the letter:
1. Submit your document to the “In-Class Writing 1: Tone” SafeAssignment file in the “Assignment Submissions” folder in Blackboard (upload as a file)
2. Turn in these directions to your professor before leaving class

Grading Criteria:

Content (45%): Appropriate tone; clear description of situation and request; clear and concise opening and closing.

Format (10%): Email letter format; complete paragraphs written in appropriate length.

Grammar and Mechanics (45%): Free of errors; use of standard, edited, American English; use of direct business language; complete sentences; logical flow and transitions.

Note: Per the university honor code, all work must be original to this semester. It is a violation of the Honor Code to discuss this assignment with other students or to use any outside material (from another class or semester).