ENGR 100W LAB ASSIGNMENT Dr Thalia Anagnos Objectives of Assignment Practice writing a business letter with a concise clear introduction Write paragraphs that each develop an idea and use a topic sentence to introduce that idea Cite sources and use quotes correctly Use what you have learned about global climate change energy consumption and renewable power to suggest ways the SJSU could become a greener campus Background As part of your homework on Wednesday February 14 you were asked to read several articles about universities that were going green by either buying green power or reducing energy consumption In addition you were asked to look at the College Sustainability Report Card to get ideas about what types of sustainability practices schools around the country are implementing to reduce their environmental footprint Strategies range from encouraging employees to monitor their energy use to reducing post consumer waste in the dining commons Several universities are investing in green buildings others are purchasing green power On February 16 John Roukema Assistant Director for Silicon Valley Power described a number of different strategies to reduce CO2 emissions He explained that the type of power generation for example coal versus wind determines the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere per kWh of electricity generated For example coal fired power plants release 2 1 lbs of CO2 per kWh whereas power plants that use natural gas generate about 1 3 lbs of CO2 per kWh Wind generated power doesn t release CO2 into the atmosphere Assignment This is a group assignment Please find a partner to work with Write a business letter to Don Kassing President of San Jos State University providing him suggestions of how SJSU could become a greener campus To help him understand your suggestions you should include an introduction that explains why you are writing to him background information about the possible connections between CO2 and other gases on global climate change one or two ideas about what SJSU could do to reduce its environmental footprint potential benefits to SJSU of implementing your suggestions Refer to your resources and where needed cite your sources Do your best work I would like to give these letters to President Kassing Guidelines The assignment must be turned in at the end of this class period and a copy MUST BE TURNED INTO TURNITIN COM Complete the business letter with 12 point Times Roman font single line spacing and 1 inch margins Write a minimum of three 3 paragraphs and a minimum of 1 page single spaced 1 Write a business letter from you to Don Kassing President San Jos State University One Washington Square San Jos CA 95192 2 Address the points listed above Page 1 ENGR 100W LAB ASSIGNMENT Dr Thalia Anagnos 3 If appropriate cite references in APA style and then include a References section at the end of your memo with properly formatted references Proofread your document before you print it Both people writing the letter should sign it at the bottom Submit it to Turnitin com and hand in the hard copy Grading Proper format of a business letter Quality of introduction Quality of conclusion Plagiarism avoided where appropriate references cited Complete paragraphs with topic sentences Content of letter responds to requested information Correct grammar spelling and punctuation Total Page 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 15 points
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