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Technical Writing (EG 112) - J. Simon

Long Report Assignment

In this class, you are asked to write a long report. Below are some suggested topics for this assignment, some keywords that may help you search for information, and links to resources to use for research.

Best Bets for Introductory Research

When first starting your assignment, it's a good idea to do a brief search - called an introductory search - about a topic that interests you. This lets you see if there are any information or sources available for that topic and lets you learn a bit about it. The databases below are great places to start!

Example Topics for the Long Report

Below are some sample topics and suggested search keywords for this assignment. These topics are adapted from the Madison College Libraries Technical Reporting LibGuide.

  • employee schedules
    • keywords: work schedules, flexible hours, day shifts, night shifts, morning shifts, family-friendly schedules, part-time employee schedules, schedule flexibility, internships, interns and work schedules, work shifts
       
  • communication
    • keywords: workplace communication, employee communication, staff and communication, connectivity and work, communication technology and jobs
       
  • employee conduct
    • keywords: communication, swearing, foul language and work, nepotism, conduct policies, conduct consequences, employer expectations
       
  • work layoffs
    • keywords: impact and work layoffs, work dismissals
       
  • employee generational differences
    • keywords: workplace and generations, generational differences and work, generational similarities and workplace
       
  • gender differences
    • keywords: gender and workplace, gender and STEM, gender and business, gender and higher education
       
  • burnout
    • keywords: workplace burnout, job burnout, employment burnout, "quiet quitting"
       
  • workplace stability
    • keywords: workplace and stability, work culture and stability, work environment and stability, workplace and cohesion, work and balance, job safety
       
  • discrimination
    • keywords: discrimination and work, bias, racial discrimination, gender discrimination, prejudice, misogyny, ableism, accessibility and discrimination, sexual harassment and workplace, bullying and workplace, company bullying policies
       
  • workplace culture
    • keywords: work and culture, job culture, job environment and culture, employment culture, employer culture, company culture, fitting in, mentoring, mentorship, mentors, mentees, leadership, team roles and the workplace, employee teams, teamwork, coworker chemistry
       
  • executive pay
    • keywords: executive and pay, employee and executive salary, executive salary, executive salaries, workplace pay inequality, pay inequality, pay and benefits inequality
       
  • workplace recognition
    • keywords: keywords: job awards, accreditation, accolades, recognitions, certificates, rewards. employee recognition
       
  • dress codes
    • keywords: workplace dress codes, higher education dress code, [insert position title] and dress code, company policy and dress code, company and dress policy
       
  • workplace accommodation
    • keywords: disability accommodation, religious accommodation, disability and work, religious exemptions and jobs, ADA compliance, breastfeeding and work, breastfeeding accommodation
       
  • sustainability
    • keywords: workplace and sustainability, job and sustainability, employer sustainability, ecoconscious, sustainability and offices, sustainable design, sustainability and office design, sustainability and workspace
       
  • violence in the workplace
    • keywords: workplace violence, workplace violence and men, workplace violence and women, [insert company name] and violence, sexual harassment in the workplace
       
  • motivation
    • keywords: keywords: employer motivation, employee motivation, motivating factors, motivation incentives
       
  • politics
    • keywords: politics and the workplace, job politics, employer politics, supervisors and political opinions, free speech and workplace
       
  • illness
    • keywords: workplace illness, job policy, sick leave, company sick policies
       
  • employee assistance
    • keywords: employee assistance programs, employer assistance, initiatives, maternity leave, paternity leave
       
  • job turnover
    • keywords: job turnover rate, work and turnover, [insert position title] and turnover, [insert job field] and turnover, employment rates
       
  • training and professional development
    • keywords: PD, professional development programs, incentives, options, employer provided, volunteering, training opportunities
       
  • employee monitoring
    • keywords: in-person, physical, virtual, employee monitoring programs, employer and monitoring, remote work monitoring, employee privacy
       
  • workplace transparency
    • keywords: job transparency, communication, transparency and work technology, transparency and workplace culture
       
  • drug screenings
    • keywords: mandated drug screening, required drug tests, employees and drug screens, companies and drug tests
       
  • veterans
    • keywords: jobs and veterans, veterans and workplace, [insert military branch] and jobs, job support for veterans, veteran initiatives, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, accommodations
       
  • unions
    • keywords: trade union, company union, craft union, industrial union, public service union, federations, uplift union, friendly union, identity-exclusive union, enterprise union, labor union, white-collar workers' union, blue-collar workers' union, reformist
       
  • part-time and full-time employees
    • keywords: PT, FT, contract, half-time, temporary, freelance workers, work contracts, at-will employment, internships, interns
       
  • social media usage
    • keywords: [insert specific social media platform] and usage, Instagram and young adults, Facebook and millenials and workplace, jobs and social media, companies and social media, social media use and marketing
       
  • traveling
    • keywords: work and travel, business travel, job-related trips
       
  • healthy workplaces
    • keywords: employee wellness, employee wellness policies, staff wellness, company wellness days
       
  • office romance
    • keywords: dating on the job, dating and work, workplace dating, workplace romance, coworker relationships, romantic relationships and work
       
  • employee personal lives
    • keywords: employee personal lives and work, employee privacy, personal sharing, employee sexual orientation at work, transgender employees
       
  • racial and ethnic minorities
    • keywords: racial and ethnic minorities and work, minorities and jobs, DEI initiatives, diversity, equity, and inclusion and work, company DEI policies
       
  • outsourcing
    • keywords: company outsourcing, employee outsourcing, outsourcing policies, outsourcing practices, contracting out, reasons for outsourcing, advantages, disadvantages, outsourcing negotiations