1.        Read this week's Chapter 25  in Technical Communication carefully.

2.        Visit the following link for lecture reading:   Unit 10 Lecture

3.        Read the information carefully and take notes.

4.        Your writing assignment is to examine a problem situation either at work (preferably) or home, and determine
                        what the cause of it is. Explain if it is a necessary cause, or it contains  necessary, or sufficient, causes that
                        contains multiple factors.  What is your recommended course of action based on your findings?  You should
                        have no more than several paragraphs.  When finished do not send to me, but post at the Discussion Board
                        ( see below).

 5.       In the Discussion Board section, under the appropriate thread (posted question with a linked list of
                        responses),  post your answer  to the question below  and also, be sure to respond twice to other classmates'
                        posts.

                        QUESTION: What is the nature of the problem you are analyzing, etc. from #4 above?  Classmates should
                        comment on the logic of the analysis and reasonableness of the solution.

                         Last updated:  August 2001
                         Patricia A. Hutchins
                         http://www.delta.edu/pahutchi/unit10assn.html