4.9: Instructions for Organizational Summaries

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In order for you to understand your audience, an important part of this course, you first have to understand who you are and from where you are writing. I would like you to choose two organizations you have been involved in and analyze several aspects of the organizations, including types of activities conducted there, types of writings used there and connections with other organizations.

Organizations can include jobs you’ve had, civic and non-profit clubs you’ve been a part of, church and school organizations, or teams and musical groups you’ve been involved in, just to name a few. You can choose organizations that you are currently involved in or ones you belonged to previously. But you should have a comfortable familiarity with the comings and goings of the organization: for the next 15 weeks, you will be representing that organization through written communication.

Study the following Organizational Summary example. Use a format that is clear for you audience and highlights the major points you want to highlight. Remember, you need to write two organizational summaries for this assignment. But before you begin, remember to try the practice exercise in the next document in this module, “Parallelism Worksheet.

ENGLISH 235 MEYERS

Organizational Profile

By Joe Student

FULL TITLE: English 235 Class, Clinton Community College

OVERVIEW OF GOALS AND PURPOSES:

To understand concepts relevant to professional writing

To develop a professional attitude toward written communication

To achieve a successful grade based on technical-writing knowledge and skills

ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED THERE: (Please note: the following bulleted lists could be placed into columns to help balance the page.)

Daily classes
Workshop practice exercises
Group discussionsProfessor lectures and review sessions
Homework assignments
Mid-term and final writing activities

PROBLEMS DEALT WITH THERE:

Complex technical-writing concepts
Weak student participation
Poor weather
Cell-phone use
Inconsistent attendance
Dull lectures
Personal emergencies
Assignment deadlines

PEOPLE INVOLVED, HOW ORGANIZED:

One instructor
Up to 20 students

CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:

Tutoring Center
VPAA’s office
English chair’s office
College library
Personal organizations connected to assignments
Various college degree programs
Textbook company

TYPES OF WRITINGS USED:

Instructional handouts
Professor notes (on overhead and chalk board)
Student notes
Several types of tech-writing documents
Textbook resource information
Various reference materials

MY EXPERIENCE THERE:

I have been involved in English 235 class for just over two weeks. So far we have learned some important basics about technical writing, and the professor has prepared us for what to expect with his syllabus and introductory information provided in class.

Eng 235. Authored by: Jeff Meyers. Provided by: Clinton Community College. License: CC BY: Attribution