Need informal report addressing how an innovation from within the last 2-3 years could be applied to your unit or department at work.
Informal reports in the business world often appear in the form of a memorandum
• Be in the form of a business memorandum, including heading and formatting elements
• Be 500-1000 long, not including the addendum
• Reference at least 3 reliable sources
• Address the audience (your direct supervisor)
• Use standard English and avoid jargon and technical language
Your supervisor has requested that you research recent innovations from the last 2-3 years to see which could be useful for your department or unit. You will need to identify the innovation and then craft an informal report by writing a memorandum for your supervisor to read. It is your supervisor's hope that this will be the beginning of new resources for you all--ones that would make everyone's work easier and more effective.
The title of the report must be in the form: "A Recent Innovation in [the particular field]: [the specific innovation]." Example: a report on software that is a radical improvement to Blackboard entitled: "A Recent Innovation in Online Education: New Software, 'I Can't Believe It's Not Blackboard'"
Context in the form of a brief description of your department in the organization where you work and the field in which the innovation has occurred The organization can be your invention or a real workplace, but it must have some connection to the field mentioned in your title. • Clear explanations of what the breakthrough is and how it works. Keep in mind that a "breakthrough is not necessarily good or beneficial. Cloning or atomic weapons were undoubtedly innovations in their fields, but they are not universally regarded as positive developments. • Summaries of 2-4 differing opinions of this innovation These can be pro and con or can emphasize different kinds of benefits or risks. • At least one suggestion for how the innovation might be implemented in your department or unit For example, a report on "I Can't Believe It's Not Blackboard" might suggest that it be tested first in 2 or 3 courses taught by technically proficient instructors and to junior or senior level students, and that a questionnaire/survey be developed for each participant to assess the software