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Y O U R F I N A L P R O J E C T I N

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Types of Projects

When You Memo Me

The labels of the contents of the memo’s body: Theme Target audience or beneficiaries Type of project Benefits of the project Green aspect Why it is simple Why it is viable or profitable Why or how it is an original idea

It should clearly show (don’t say it) a relationship to your major course of study.

Information Technology Majors

If you are going to be an IT major, your project should be related to

oinformation and to

otechnology.

Remember the meaning of "information" and of "technology" as given during my lecture.

Business Majors

For business majors, the project should be related to business, so include these in your memo:

Product or service

Target market

Capital or investment

Materials and/or equipment

Profit

General Theme

The project theme is about going green.

This can mean:

protecting the environment,

conserving resources, or

recycling resources

Specify which one.

Target Audience

The project is useful to a specific group of receivers in your home province, in your country of origin.

Specify the target audience, receivers or beneficiaries.

Specify how this project is useful to them, or how they will benefit from this project.

T Y P E S O F " G O I N G G R E E N " P R O J E C T S

PROJECT TYPES

In your Memo

Show (not tell) your project type.

It can be any one or a combination of:

Adding Value(s)

Conserving Value(s)

Improving Value(s)

Preserving Value(s)

Creating Value (s)

Adding Value(s)

Improve something

Decrease the disadvantages

Increase the usefulness

Increase the advantages

Increase access to information about it

oThe merits

oThe demerits

Conserving Value(s)

Conserving:

Resources: energy, money, effort, time,

Environment (i.e., recycle waste products)

Create information or guides to save time, effort, money, or environment

Create information about available resources that can help solve problems;

Improving Value(s)

Increase user access (make something easier for a target audience to use)

Information (how to)

Improve the usability of something that is difficult to use

Improve usefulness of something that is always used

Increase user choices of something

Preserving Value(s)

Preserving cultural knowledge, cultural information, disappearing practices, forgotten knowledge

Collect, organize, share knowledge from around the world regarding something

Increase access to knowledge or values to your target audience or to a larger audience

Creating Value(s)

Creating a new or original

product,

process,

skill,

attitude, or idea

… that is useful to a specific receiver or target audience.

Tips

Think outside the box. Be creative.

Keep it very simple, and make it very effective.

Save paper, ink, money, energy, and space.

Do not print on paper unless it is absolutely necessary.