MEMORANDUM
To: Dr. Erika Paterson, Professor English Technical Writing UBC
From: Geneviève Bolduc, Student English Technical Writing UBC
Date: July 11, 2020
Subject: Progress Report
In accordance with the requirements of unit 2:3 in the context of the ENGL 301 course, the groundwork for the formal report is well under way. I have outlined the progress of the process below.
Audience: The formal report will be presented to the membership of the Technical Interview Preparation Club after an initial review by the co-founders of the club. There are currently 17 members involved at the time of writing.
Purpose: The purpose of the report is to inform a prospective body of literature accessible to the membership that would aid in the matter of technical interview preparation.
Significance: Conducting this research could prevent loss of useful knowledge held by individual members and benefit future interviewees.
Research Plan:
- Distribute surveys to members of the TIP Club
- Conduct an online research of common theory questions asked in technical software development interviews
- Compile company culture documentation of tech companies from company websites, glass door, etc.
- Collect answers to surveys
Writing Schedule:
- Compose surveys and interview questions- July 10, 2020 (Completed)
- Collect documentation about theory questions and company culture – July 15, 2020
- Collect and analyze survey data – July 20, 2020
- Analyse data from surveys, interviews, suggestion box- July 20, 2020
- Present recommendations to TIP membership- July 24, 2020
I look forward to your feedback. Do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
Encl. Survey
Thank you for posting your Progress report and survey. Just a couple concerns. Your Purpose section is confusing – you are going to present recommendations on available literature on interviewing? I am a little confused here. I think it might just be the wording of your Progress report. Can you clarify by writing a sentence that begins with –> ”The purpose of the Final Report is to present recommendations to ……. ”
Your survey is good to go, thank you. Enjoy
Thank you for the detailed feedback! I will correct it accoringly.