GB512M1-1: Prepare documents using industry conventions and Standard English mechanics.
For this competency assessment, you will write a persuasive email of 500–750 words to the author of an article you find interesting in one of these publications: The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, or The Washington Post. The article must have been published within the last 14 days.
You may select an article that you agree with, disagree with, or combine both. In your persuasive response, include what you liked about the article, what you disliked, what you believe should have been added, or perhaps what should not be in the article at all.
Consider the audience, purpose, form, and content as you prepare your email. Cite passages from the article in your response following current APA format for in-text citations. While references are not normally used in business documents, the reason for requiring APA format and citation style is to better prepare you for your academic pursuits at PG.
Include at least two additional references published within the last year that support your points. Provide a references page that includes at least three references — the article you are responding to, and the two supporting references.
Peer-reviewed academic articles, articles published in journals, textbooks, and library resources in the Purdue Global Library databases are examples of high-quality resources. Note: Wikipedia, Investopedia, blogs, etc., are not considered reliable resources for this research.
You can search for peer-reviewed articles quickly by checking the box below the Library search bar that says, “Limit to: Peer Reviewed.”
Note: To be successful, you must address all the checklist items in this assignment in a thorough manner. The checklist items are your deliverables, or what you must deliver in your submission.
Checklist:
Ensure your persuasive email responds to the following checklist items demonstrating analysis and critical thinking:
- Use no fewer than 500, no more than 750 words, inclusive of references.
- Follow email conventions in fields.
- Address the intended audience in a clear and appropriate manner.
- Provide a clearly established, sustained viewpoint and purpose.
- Justify your opinion in a persuasive manner using viable references.
- Select and incorporate no fewer than three credible sources.
- Use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
- Use the current APA reference page format and citation style for any short in-text citations.
Directions for submitting your assignment:
- Before you submit your assessment, you should save your work on your computer in a location and with a name that you will remember.
- Make sure your assessment is in the correct file format (Microsoft® Word® .doc, docx,).
- Submit your completed document to the Module 1 Competency Assessment Dropbox located on the assignments tab on the course navigation at the top.
Minimum Submission Requirements
- Proper notification of any resubmission, repurposing, or reworking of prior work per the Purdue Global Student Coursework Resubmission, Repurposing, and Reworking Policy Resource.
- This assessment should be a Microsoft Word (no fewer than 500, no more than 750 words) document, in addition to the title and reference pages.
- Respond to the checklist items in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts, topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the checklist. Your submission should be highly organized, logical, and focused.
- Your submission should provide a clearly established and sustained viewpoint and purpose.
- Your writing should be well-ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
- Your submission must be written in Standard English and demonstrate exceptional content, organization, style, grammar, and mechanics.
- A separate page at the end of your submission should contain a list of references in the current APA format. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for research.
- Be sure to include references for all sources and to cite them using in-text citations where appropriate. Your sources and content should follow the current APA citation style. Review the writing resources for APA formatting and citation found in Academic Tools. Additional writing resources can be found within the Academic Success Center.
- Your submission should:
- include a title page;
- be double-spaced;
- be typed in Times New Roman, 12-point font; and
- be free of spelling or punctuation errors.