Assignment:
Resource: "Over 30 Workers Trapped After Chilean Copper Mine Collapse" article found in the Electronic Reserve Readings
Research additional articles and information about the Chilean mine collapse.
Create a 700- to 1,050-word paper using this and other articles as a resource. Because communications should be designed with the audience in mind, answer the following questions:
• What are some considerations to remember given the different roles and people in the audience?
o What would be the potential needs of the families of the miners in receiving a message about this incident?
o What would be the potential needs of the company's employees when receiving a message about this incident?
• What actions should you take before and after the message is delivered to ensure that it was received as intended?
You must Format the paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Draft two communications from the mining company announcing the accident, using what you have learned about the audience and effective messages. One communication should be directed to the families of the trapped miners and the other as an internal news release to employees in the company. For both, identify the most appropriate channel-face-to-face, e-mail, video, memo, and so on.
Should have strong Introduction and Conclusion.
The books we are using for this class are:
Cheesebro.T., Connor, L., & Rios, F.(2010). Communicating in the Workplace. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall
Moore, B.N., & Parker, R. (2012) Critical Thinking (10th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-HIll
Content
• All key elements of the assignment are covered in a substantive way.
For the paper:
o Different roles and people in the audience
o Potential needs of the families of the miners in receiving a message about this incident
o Potential needs of the company's employees when receiving a message about this incident
o The actions you should take before and after the message is delivered to ensure that it was received as intended.
For the communications:
o Identified the most appropriate communication channel
o Created two communications, one to the families of the trapped miners and one as an internal news release to company employees.
Organization / Development
• The paper is 700 to 1,050 words in length and there are two communications.
• Paragraph transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.
• The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment.
• Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
• Sentences are well constructed, strong, and varied.
• Sentence transitions are present and maintain the flow of thought.
• Tone and content of all three are appropriate for the intended audience.
Mechanics
• The paper-including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page-is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements.
• Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.
• Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed.
• Spelling is correct.