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Reаd оver the three cаse study оptiоns, then choose the one you wаnt to answer. Option A: Email Case Study: Offer Difficult Feedback Giving feedback upward, or even laterally to someone more experienced, is one of the most delicate professional skills to develop. The challenge is not just what you say, but how you position yourself when delivering it. In this case, you’ll practice addressing a high-stakes issue while maintaining your relationship with the message recipient. Situation You are approximately eight months into your first professional role at a mid-sized consulting firm. You were hired as a junior analyst, and while you've been building credibility steadily, you are still new enough that most senior colleagues don't know your work well. The firm has a clear but unspoken culture of deference to experience: junior staff are expected to be helpful, proactive, and careful not to overstep. Earlier today, your supervisor asked you to do a final review of a client-facing slide deck that a co-worker, Bernard Green, prepared for a presentation tomorrow morning. Bernard has been with the firm for six years, is well regarded by leadership, and has a reputation for doing polished, detail-oriented work. Your supervisor described the review as a "quick check" before it goes to the client. As you review the deck, you notice that one of the central data charts comparing industry benchmarks and forming the basis of the firm's key recommendation uses figures from last year's annual industry report. You know from your own recent research that the updated report was released last month and indicates changing trends. The updated figures would shift one of the chart's conclusions noticeably. The discrepancy is not something a client would likely catch immediately, but it is the kind of thing that, if discovered later, could reflect poorly on the firm's credibility. You don’t want to trouble your supervisor who is traveling and has back-to-back client meetings all afternoon. Also, you worry about the impact of reporting the problem to your supervisor and decide to notify Bernard directly instead. Audience Bernard is six years your senior at the firm and has a strong internal reputation. You have interacted with him in team meetings and on one previous project, when he was friendly but clearly in the lead role. You admire his work. He did not ask for your feedback; your supervisor assigned you the review task. Your goal is to flag the issue in a way that gives Bernard a chance to address it before the presentation, without implying he is careless or that you are checking up on him. You also want to make sure the error is corrected. Task Write a professional email to Bernard flagging the data discrepancy. Explain how an update might show new trends, but frame it in a way that preserves the relationship. Consider carefully what information to include and what tone to strike. You may use details from the prompt but must write in your own words. *** Required Context Statement: The purpose of the context statement is to give the instructor(s) reading your message the information they need in order to understand the decisions you made when composing your email. In a brief paragraph (~50-100 words) at the top of the page, provide any relevant details about the situation/audience that aren’t provided by the prompt. If this case offered different task/audience options, clearly note which options you selected and why. You may also explain any information that you took into account when writing the message but did not include in the message itself. If you used AI in drafting or revising your email, please disclose how and why you used it during the drafting process. Option B: Email Case Study: Make a Professional Complaint Sometimes at work, you must find a direct yet tactful way to notify the leader/supervisor of another department or organization about a problem and suggest a solution to prevent future mishaps. In this case, you will practice making a complaint while maintaining your professional relationship with the message’s recipient. Situation Recently, you had a serious problem with goods or services provided by an external department or organization that you work with on a regular basis (this is not a performance issue within your department–you aren’t complaining about a colleague). You need to let the relevant leader or supervisor of the other department or organization know about the problem to prevent a recurrence. This must be related to a real-life experience and a company/group you are (or were) a part of or a common issue in your industry/career path that you’re aware of. Audience You’re writing to the person in the other department/org who has enough authority to address the problem and prevent it in the future. Since this is a group you work with often and you like many of the people as colleagues, you want to maintain a good relationship. Task Drawing on your personal experience at work or in a student or volunteer organization, write an email to the relevant leader or the supervisor of the other department or organization, clearly explaining the problem. Then suggest a realistic solution to prevent the problem from recurring. Consider the position of the leader or supervisor you’re writing to and employ “you” view accordingly. * * * Required Context Statement: The purpose of the context statement is to give the instructor(s) reading your message the information they need in order to understand the decisions you made when composing your email. In a brief paragraph (~50-100 words) at the top of the page, provide any relevant details about the situation/audience that aren’t provided by the prompt. If this case offered different task/audience options, clearly note which options you selected and why. You may also explain any information that you took into account when writing the message but did not include in the message itself. If you used AI in drafting or revising your email, please disclose how and why you used it during the drafting process. Option C: Email Case Study: Use the Indirect Pattern to Deny a Request Sometimes turning down requests at work is easy, but sometimes it can be uncomfortable or threaten your relationship with the person making the request. In this case, you will practice delivering bad news effectively in order to maintain professional relationships. These skills will also aid you in being clear but polite when rejecting a proposed idea. Situation Solana Rodriguez is the owner of Not Your Tia’s Tacos, a chain of fast casual restaurants specializing in tacos and burritos. You worked closely with her when she contracted your company’s services a year ago to help with the restaurant’s launch, and she was your first client at your company. Not Your Tia’s Tacos is expanding its menu with the goal of differentiating itself in the Mexican restaurant market in the Midwest. Solana has written to you for a professional and personal favor. She wants to set up a tasting bar in your company cafeteria to test Not Your Tia’s Tacos’ new menu options including cajun-extreme fish tacos and cashew-cheese vegan burritos. All the food would be free, but employees would have to fill out feedback forms for the items they taste. Solana thought your company would be a good place for her tasting because when she visited the office, she heard employees talk about how tacos were a frequent catering choice at your company. You want to support Solana’s plans for expansion, but there are a variety of factors in play. Your company only has a small break room where employees eat, and employees usually bring their own food, go out for lunch, or order delivery. Everyone has very tight deadlines, so you can’t be sure they would take the free food if they had to spend time filling out feedback forms. You’re also worried that some of the menu items contain foods with common allergens or strong smells, and you’ve heard several complaints on how often tacos are provided when meetings are catered. You want to avoid possibly irritating your coworkers with extra work to do. It would also be awkward to ask your boss to do this favor for Not Your Tia’s Tacos, given that they mention how much they don’t like fusion restaurants every time a new one opens in town. Normally you would call Solana to discuss her request, but because she emailed you at work with a formal proposal, you decide to email her back with a careful response to keep things professional. Audience Solana has a deep personal investment in her business, which is a Midwest expansion of her uncle’s restaurant in New Orleans. Solana has also expressed appreciation for you treating her like a valued client and not just any business partner in the past, so you want this email to sound like it’s coming from you, not an impersonal or automated response. Task Write an email that uses the indirect pattern, employs “you view,” and retains good relations with Solana and Not Your Tia’s Tacos but declines this request. Offer a concrete, realistic alternative that doesn’t create new problems for you or your company. You may add relevant details to help make your email authentic so long as they don’t contradict the case context. You may also use details from the prompt in your message but must use your own words rather than merely repeating the language above. * * * Required Context Statement: The purpose of the context statement is to give the instructor(s) reading your message the information they need in order to understand the decisions you made when composing your email. In a brief paragraph (~50-100 words) at the top of the page, provide any relevant details about the situation/audience that aren’t provided by the prompt. If this case offered different task/audience options, clearly note which options you selected and why. You may also explain any information that you took into account when writing the message but did not include in the message itself. If you used AI in drafting or revising your email, please disclose how and why you used it during the drafting process. Evaluation Criteria for Final Draft Rubric will be available in the final draft assignment on Canvas; each evaluation criteria bullet is a rubric line First draft will be graded on completion (should contain all elements the assignment prompt requests and be a full draft) Subject Line—focused, specific, meaningful Salutation—appropriate to relationship with recipient Opening—includes email purpose, orients recipient with sufficient context, and uses neutral/positive tone Body: Tone—correct application of "you" view/WIIFM; formality level matches relationship with recipient; effective word choices; will not damage relationship with recipient or your professional reputation Body: Details—includes enough details to clearly explain the situation and to allow the recipient to move forward/respond; details are specific and succinct Organization—logical information flow; well-organized paragraphs that each address a single idea/topic Conclusion/Ending—relationship-building; forward-looking; includes next steps/call to action if appropriate Closing/Sign-Off—appropriate to situation and relationship with recipient Sentence Construction—smooth, clear, easy-to-read sentences Concision and Style—concise business writing, active voice, no fluff/guff/geek/weasel or overly generic language Proofreading—error-free Formatting—easy to skim and understand; block formatting Note which prompt you've chosen. (You'll write your email response below; here, just state which of the three options you have picked.)
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