BCO113 WRITING COMMUNICATION SKILLS Makeup Task brief & Memorandum and Email Rubrics 

Midterm Task: Memorandum and Formal Emails

· This is an individual writing task.

· You must complete 2 Business documents.

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· 1 Memorandum

· 1 Persuasive Email

· Your documents must follow standard Memorandum and formal Email format as discussed in class.

· You must upload your document via Turnitin in pdf format.

Formalities:

· Word count: Each individual task is allocated a specific word count.

· Font: Arial 12 pts.

· Text alignment: Justified.

Submission: Week __ – ________ at 23:59 CEST – Via Moodle (Turnitin)

Weight: This task is a ____% of your total grade for this subject.

It assesses the following learning outcomes:

· Outcome 1: Demonstrate familiarity with different writing formats in business and apply this in practice.

· Outcome 2: Illustrate the awareness of how to apply principles of instructive, persuasive, and informative writing.

Memorandum 300 Word Count

TASK 1

Read the scenario below. You are the Managing Director of a company. Write a MEMO informing and requesting confirmation from each employee about a required attendance company retreat. Remember to put your points in topic groups and logical order.

· Your message should be in standard memo format, as per class introduction.

· You should apply the direct style of writing.

· You should use positive language and build goodwill. Begin with a short introduction thanking the employees for the past year.

Memo Company Picnic

Write a memo informing the employees about the required attendance to the retreat. (Decide where it will be held) As the Managing Director of a small

company, you are organizing different activities as well as providing food and drinks in two weeks from the date of this memo, the retreat is for your employees

only. There are many fun activities that you have planned. Briefly list your ideas for the day starting at 09:00 and ending 17:00. For example, sports, card games,

team building, etc. There will be prizes for the winners of some of the events.

Lunch will be served at 12:00 noon and an afternoon snack later in the day (set a time and explain what will be served).

Also ask your employees to let you know at least one week in advance whether they a will drive their own vehicle or will they ride on the company bus.

(Explain where and when the bus will depart to the event)

Persuasive Email Word count 700

Task 2