To: Dr. Erika Paterson, ENGL 301 Professor
From: Lucy Li, ENGL 301 student
Date: February 28, 2022
Subject: Progress Report – Placing a Clothing Donation Bin at the UBC Bus Loop
Dear Dr. Paterson,
I have completed the formal report outline as required by the assignment instructions on the ENGL 301 blog and have posted it on the Team Li forum. Below are the details of the progress report on placing a clothing donation bin at the UBC bus loop
Audience of the Report
The intended audience for the report is the AMS council, AMS’ the highest decision-making body.
Purpose and Significant of Report
The report’s purpose is to recommend the placement of a clothing donation bin at the UBC bus loop to encourage UBC students and staff to use the donation bin for clothing rather than contributing to the increasing landfills. This report will be important since it will provide recommendations for improving access to a clothing donation bin on the UBC campus.
Report Objectives
The report objectives of this report are:
- To determine whether students and staff use or will use the clothing donation bins
- To determine the feasibility of placing a clothing donation bin at the UBC bus loop
- To provide a recommendation of the placement of the clothing bin with the support of the research data.
Methods
- Primary data will be from the surveys completed by UBC students and staff.
- Attached is the link to the survey that will be used:
- https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3aQJ95mDpKchbMy
- Secondary sources will be from consulting online resources related to clothing banks and clothing bins.
Formal Report Outline
Attached is the link to the formal report outline:
Research Plan
- Identify the proportion of students who has a positive opinion about the placement of a clothing donation bin.
- Identify whether students would use the clothing donation bin if it was placed at the bus loop
- Research more information on the clothing donation bins
- Search for the clothing donation bins or services that are available on campus
- Data analysis of the surveys conducted
- Produce visuals based on the survey data
Writing Schedule
| Date | Task |
| February 28 – March 4 | Revise and refine the survey and the report proposal with provided feedback |
| March 5 – 11 | Distribute surveys to the UBC staff and students |
| March 12 – 13 | Summarize and analyze the survey. Then, start working on the formal report. |
| March 14 – 16 | Finish writing and submit the formal report draft |
| March 19 – 26 | Revise the formal report draft with provided feedback. |
| March 26 | Submit a completed formal report on team forum |
Thank you for taking the time to review my work. I look forward to your review and professional comments.
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