Part 1

Directions: Use the information included in Chapter 6 to write a memo as a manager of a popular specialty store of your choice that has never had a formal dress code. Announce and outline a new dress code policy and diplomatically explain why a dress code policy is now needed/desired. (Specialty stores are stores that focus on specific products like books, make-up, women’s or men’s clothing, office supplies, jewelry, etc. The type of specialty store you select will influence the dress code policy you create).

Requirements:

• no more than 1 full page
• Must include the appropriate format (header and message).
• Must use an appropriate style.
• Must include an introduction that identifies the subject, purpose, and point of the correspondence.
• Must include a body that provides needs-to-know information.
• Must utilize page design features (headings, bullets, lists, appropriate font type and size, etc.).
• Must include a conclusion that thanks the readers, restates the main point, and looks to the future.
• Utilize tutoring from the REAL Center, Virtual REAL Center, or ILC to improve writing and increase success.
• Must complete as a Word document that is submitted through the assignment submission link in Blackboard by the due date.

Part 2

Write either a solicited or unsolicited e-mail inquiry to a company or organization asking for information regarding service, products, or expertise. Copy the entire e-mail inquiry (including the To:, From:, and Subject Line) into a Microsoft Word document and submit it through the link.

Try to write an inquiry e-mail that you can actually send out. If you need to have this information anyway, why not write the inquiry for a real situation that benefits you and that you get credit for writing?

Here are some suggestions:

• Write to a college you might be interested in attending
• Write a real estate company if you are thinking of moving or selling
• Write to any company to get details about specific products or services offered, something you have seen on the Internet or in a catalog, magazine, or newspaper
• Write to an organization or person who can send you information about a possible research topic
• Write to a tourist office requesting information about an upcoming vacation trip

Requirements:

• no more than 3/4 of a page (3-4 paragraphs)
• Must include the appropriate format (header and message).
• Must use an appropriate style.
• Must include an introduction that identifies the subject, purpose, and point of the correspondence.
• Must include a body that provides needs-to-know information.
• Must utilize page design features (headings, bullets, lists, appropriate font type and size, etc.).
• Must include a conclusion that thanks the readers, restates the main point, and looks to the future.
• May obtain tutoring from the REAL Center, Virtual REAL Center, or ILC to improve writing and increase success.
• Must complete as a Word document that is submitted through the assignment submission link in Blackboard by the due date.