Technical Report: First Draft

This is the first assignment in the Technical Report and Business Email sequence. Make sure that you read the overview description for the full details about the sequence.

For this First Draft assignment, you will:

1. Write a descriptive title and introduction. Both the title and the introduction are likely to change as you do more research and determine your specific angle of analysis. That's okay! For now, your title and introduction can be about the broader topic of tree canopy cover in Seattle.
   
   
2. Outline the major sections of your report. You will almost certainly have Executive Summary, Introduction, Methods, and Conclusions sections. You will likely have other sections such as Background, Data Analysis, Findings, Recommendations, etc. You do not need to list subsections in your outline for this draft, but doing so is a good idea.
   
   
3. Write draft text for at least two additional sections of your report. In addition to the Introduction, I recommend writing the Background, Method, or Data Analysis sections at this point. Some people like to write the Executive Summary or Abstract at this stage, but many like to write those summaries after writing the rest of the report. Whatever sections you choose, you should have at least two page of text for this draft.
   
   
4. Write a plan for the specific approach that you will take for this assignment. Will you look at a specific neighborhood? A specific policy? The relationship between canopy cover and parks or development? This plan can change and can be very rough, but it should be substantial and specific enough for you to get useful feedback in your peer review.
   
   
5. Turn in your assignment in Canvas and be ready to share your Google Doc with your peer reviewers.

You first draft should be at least a couple of pages long and show that you have started to explore the urban forestry data.