11/1-11/8 Progress Report

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 analyzed and interpreted the data from my survey, finalized my works cited bibliography, completed the drafts for all sections of my document, and commenced the brainstorming process for possible visual aids. More importantly, I’ve settled on both long-term and short-term recommendations for improving men’s basketball game attendance.

Next Steps

Next on my to do list is preparing drafts and visuals to bring to class on November 15 and to continue revising drafts and visuals for my project.

Brief Conclusion

Finished with all drafts for my project…WOOHOO!!! Now I get to start working on what I really love to do—the actual presentation!

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 almost have completed “About Me Surveys” from all of the men’s basketball players. Additionally, I have pictures of every player!

Next Step

I’m thinking I may want the men’s basketball team to submit some fun candid shots (not in uniform). I didn’t get a chance to start putting this information into a blog. I want to collect all of the information that I was in the blog first, that way I can consider that when deciding on layout, etc. Starting the blog is again on my to do list since I didn’t have a chance to start working on it last week.

Brief Conclusion

Making progress! Slowly but surely!