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\"Black<\/a>In my last post, I described my plan to organize a series of assignments<\/a> for my technical writing course around a fictional business incubator. This week, I have the first of those assignments to share with you.<\/p>\n

For the series to work, I need students to choose a company that they will focus on for the assignments they will write. The first assignment asks students to share the basic information about their company in a memo. In the scenario, their information will be combined with that of other new companies that are joining the incubator for a presentation at the first meeting of all the members of the incubator.<\/p>\n

The assignment below has some minor changes to remove specific information that is relevant only to the students in my classes. References to \u201cMarkel\u201d in the assignment refer to chapters in the class textbook Technical Communication<\/em><\/a> by Mike Markel and Stuart Selber.<\/p>\n

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Background<\/h2>\n

All of the projects will relate to your membership in a fictional business incubator, the \u00a0Ut Prosim<\/em> \u00a0Incubator. The projects you will complete for your portfolios will be documents that you create as a member of this incubator. You will create a business and then write the pieces for your portfolio from the perspective as a starting business owner. You will collaborate with other members of the incubator and contribute materials to the endeavors that the incubator undertakes. You can read more about the incubator and how the projects connect on the Writing Projects Overview page.<\/p>\n

The Scenario<\/h2>\n

During your first week as an Ut Prosim<\/em> Incubator member, you receive the following memo:<\/p>\n

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\"Ut<\/a> \u00a0Ut Prosim<\/em> Incubator<\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01872 Inventors Way, Blacksburg, Virginia 24060<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Interoffice Memo<\/strong><\/h4>\n

To: CEOs of New Incubator Companies<\/p>\n

From: Traci Gardner, Ut Prosim Director<\/p>\n

Subject: Your Company Info Sheet<\/p>\n

Date: August 27, 2018<\/p>\n

Welcome to the Ut Prosim<\/em> Incubator! We are all so happy to have you join the Fall 2018 class of entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

I know you are still settling into your office, so our first all-company meeting will not take place for a few weeks. At this meeting, you will introduce your company to the other members of the Incubator.<\/p>\n

The meeting will be informal, but we do want to prepare handouts and slides to share with attendees. We will also post the basic information that you provide on the Incubator website, for the possible research partners on campus, potential investors, and the public.<\/p>\n

Please send the following information to me by September 7<\/strong>:<\/p>\n