CASE STUDY #3 ANALYTICAL REPORT ASSIGNMENT

DUE FEBRUARY 24, 11:59 PM

OVERVIEW
You will individually plan, research, draft, design, revise and edit an 8-9 page analytical report that
performs analysis in an area of personal expertise to make a reasoned recommendation for a company
policy, action, or inaction. Your report should be in the style of a recommendation or feasibility report.
It should contain ideas from credible sources that support your reports argument.
The report should contain some basic front matter, including a well-designed title page and should be
accompanied by an email or memo to your team lead. For the purposes of this assignment, you can
simulate this email or memo as the first page of your document. The email and title page are part of
the assignments page count.
The report should also contain an executive summary or introduction that provides the high-level
version of your argument, logically arranged content under subheading, sources cited in a way that
supports your argument without interrupting the readers flow, at least one figure or graphic that
supports your argument, and a conclusion that makes explicit recommendations based on the
information contained in the report. It should adhere (at least) to the basic design standards learned in
class.
You will submit this assignment via Learning Suite by 11:59pm on February 24. This will automatically
scan your work for plagiarized writing or information, so please be careful in approaching and
incorporating others ideas into you work.
The report, including any front and back matter, is worth 300 points.

EXIGENCY AND BACKGROUND

Despite your initial token successes at Amicus, you continue to be a face among many. Its time to
change that. Amicus is going through a number of significant changes in conjunction with its rapid
growth. You can feel the excitement around you, but sometimes the excitement seems vague and
lacking substance. You have significant expertise from your education and past life experiences that
could be brought to bear on some of the questions confronting Amicus right now.
Since your team is in a lull, you decide to use this time productively to plan, research, and write a
report for your team lead that will set you apart as a creative and solutions-oriented employee who
can do much more than babysit clients and wait for the next lighting strike of information coming from
the C-suite.

EVALUATION CRITERIA
An A-level analytical report will:
Have a memo in the front matter that introduces the basic reasons for the reports existence
and invites the recipient to carefully read and respond.
Have a title page that looks professional in its design and title.

Have an executive summary or introduction that gives a brief but full idea of the argument
contained in the rest of the report. This introduction will make a clear claim that the remainder
of the report will support in more detail.
Have content that supports the overall claim of the report. This content will be formatted for
readability. This content will also incorporate other ideas through reputable sources that
support, specify, and contextualize the argument. The citations for these sources will be easily
discoverable but will not obstruct the readability of the report.
Have a conclusion that makes a clear and logical recommendation for new policy, action, or
inaction that is a natural result of the reports content.
Demonstrate adherence to basic design principles.
Meet minimum page requirements.
Use plain, simple style in its written words.
Use at least one clear figure as appropriate to support the reports argument.
Appropriately source and give credit to any outside resources used.
Be characterized by clear, concise, and readable information.
Display editorial polish with no major grammatical or punctuation mistakes.

A B-level report will have clearly attempted to meet A-level standards, but will have made some
mistakes in content, design, or rhetoric that separate it from those standards. C-level reports will have
1-2 areas of that fall well below A-level standards. D-level reports will demonstrate little understanding
of the assignment or its context. E-level reports will fail to meet minimum standards of quality or
length.