the final product will consist of an 8- to 10-page report or proposal on a technical or business topic from the approved list in Doc Sharing or your own topic with approval from your instructor. The final document includes the following.

• Title page (one page)
• Cover letter (one page, one or two paragraphs, single spaced)
• Table of contents including list of illustrations (one page)
• Executive summary (one page, two or three paragraphs, single spaced)
• Body of report or proposal using the following required sections.
  • Introduction
  • Discussion sections
  • Conclusions and Recommendations
• Six research sources provided on APA formatted References page (one page). All references included on the Reference page must be cited in-text.
• Technical Illustration or visual such as a chart, graph, or image that you have created or have located via academic research. This should be incorporate within the main body of the report and be mentioned in-text.
• Formatting Elements (discussed in Chapter 5 in the textbook).
  • Single spacing (or 1.15), double spacing between sections and/or paragraphs
  • 12-point font size for main body of writing
  • Arial, Calibri, Cambria, or Times New Roman font type
  • Use of headings and subheadings when appropriate
  • Paragraph length of approximately five to seven sentences
  • Standard 1” margins
  • Ragged right justification

You will present your report in a multimedia technical briefing in Week 7 using a narrated PowerPoint slide show. The instructions for creating this project can be found  in Doc Sharing. The file is labeled Creating Audio Recording in Powerpoint.docx. Details include

• eight to 10 slides, including
  • introduction slide with the report title and your name;
  • two to three slides per each main point of report;
  • a memorable conclusion slide;
  • use of full sentence, meaningful headings, and short words or phrases within the body of the slides;
  • a minimum of two meaningful visuals;
  • use of a business-appropriate design template; and
  • 5–7 minutes of narration.