Expert Document
Overview
Clemson University’s (CU) football team is a crowd pleaser, selling out most if not all home games at Death Valley. The men’s basketball team suffers from less loyal student fans, having only sold out one game, in 1980, at Littlejohn Coliseum. The Clemson University Athletic Department would like to find ways to increase loyalty amongst the men’s basketball team’s student fans and consequently increase attendance at home games. For my expert document I will survey students, interview numerous members of the Athletic department, interview members of the basketball team, and reference both online and print sources to find solutions to the problem. I will, then, compile these solutions into a problem-solving report recommending (expert document) ways for the athletic department to reach its goals.
Work Completed
I've written and submitted my project proposal to Professor Holmevik. Upon receiving approval to move ahead with my project I turned my focus to gathering information. I felt that the best foundation for my research would be establishing a working relationship with key members of CU's Athletic Department. Accordingly, I've contacted people within the athletic department with the hopes of increasing awareness of myself and my research project throughout the organization. Additionally, I've spent the last few days gathering statistics pertaining to attendance at CU men's basketball games and I even put together a survey of my own. This survey can be found on Facebook and on my blog. I keep hard copies on me as well.
Next Steps
Next on my working plan is to handout my survey in class. After obtaining at least 50 surveys I will begin analyzing the information I've gathered both from my survey and other sources. I will then take the statistics I've accumulated from online sources, print sources, etc. and my survey and depict these quantitative results in illustrations (i.e. graphs, pictures, etc.) that effectively and concisely present the information to my audience. In addition to the before mentioned, I'd like to have completed the following drafts by October 25:
~title page
~transmittal letter
~executive summary
~abstract
~working bibliography
Brief Conclusion
Surprisingly after changing my semester project focus, yet again, I've still managed to make significant progress on my project. In fact, right now I am on schedule to have my document completed in it's final form by November 23rd.
Lay Document
Overview
Clemson University’s (CU) football team is a crowd pleaser, selling out most if not all home games at Death Valley. The men’s basketball team suffers from less loyal student fans, having only sold out one game, in 1980, at Littlejohn Coliseum. The Clemson University Athletic Department would like to find ways to increase loyalty amongst the men’s basketball team’s student fans and consequently increase attendance at home games. Employing information gathered from my expert document, I will create a lay document, a blog, for the men’s basketball team. This blog will foster an increased awareness of the players on campus, a relationship between the players and their fans and indubitably an increased sense of loyalty towards the team.
Work Completed
I've begun to establish a working relationship with members of CU's mens baskteball team. I've started the brainstorming process for questions that I want to have these team members answer on the blog. These questions and their answers will serve as a profile, so to speak, to increase awareness of the team members amongst the general student population on CU's campus.
Next Step
Next on the agenda for my lay document is to discuss with the players my goals for the blog and inquire as to what their goals and expectations for the blog are. Additionally, I will distribute the final questions for the players profiles and collect their answers by the end of the week. I will also begin to consider the organization of the blog as well as aesthetic components.
Brief Conclusion
I am really excited to begin working on this blog. I feel that it will be beneficial to both students and players alike. Furthermore, I can't wait to get to know the members of our men's basketball team a lot better! Stay posted for blog updates!
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