HRD 340 Writing Assignment # 2: You have been assigned to do a 4-level outline. In the past, many students had difficulty developing a complete 4-level outline. Below you will find an example of an outline written out to all four levels: 1. Roman numerals, 2. Upper-case letters, 3. Arabic numerals, and 4. lower-case letters). Chapter 1: Getting Started: Writing and Your Career I. WritingAn Essential Job Skill A. How Writing Relates to Other Skills B. The High Cost of Effective Writing C. How This Book Will Help You II. Writing for the Global Marketplace A. Competing for International Business 1. Estimates suggest 75% of the global Internet population lives outside the U.S. 2. A company, however small, that has a website is an international business. B. Communicating with Global Audiences C. Seeing the World Through the Eyes of Another Culture D. Cultural Diversity at Home E. Using International English 1. International English is a way of writing that is easily understood, culturally appropriate, and diplomatic. 2. International English is user friendly in terms of the words, sentences, formats, and visuals you choose. 3. Basic guidelines to help you write international English. a. Use clear, easy-to-understand sentences. b. Do not try to pack too much information into a single sentence. c. Avoid jargon, idioms and abbreviations. d. Choose clear, commonly used words that unambiguously translate into the non-native speakers language. e. Select visuals and icons that are free from cultural bias. f. When in doubt, consult someone from the native speakers country. Here are some key things to note: The title is centered and the first, last, as well as all important words are capitalized (just about everything except prepositions and conjunctions with fewer than five letters). Skip one line after the title to help set it off. Note that the title is not underlined or in italics. Notice how the capital A in the outline comes directly under the first letter of the entry above it. Likewise, the Arabic number in the outline comes directly under the first letter of the entry above it. And, the lower-case letter in the outline comes directly under the first letter of the entry above it. Word will not let you space only twice after the period after a Roman numeral. Sorry! It aligns but is too far to the right. Check your paragraph and line spacing options in Word which can be accessed by right-clicking anywhere on your document and selecting Paragraph. Similar to this document, make sure that the Spacing is set to 0 pt. both Before: and After: and make sure to select the checkbox next to the option: Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style. Also, make sure that the Indentation settings are similar to this document for each level in your outline. Hopefully these notes will help you. This outline becomes the skeleton of the discussion section of your memo. There is an introduction paragraph to introduce the topic, and a conclusion paragraph to summarize your topic. NOTE: In the past, many students had difficulty developing an outline that includes the four levels discussed in class: 1 Roman numerals, 2 Upper-case letters, 3 Arabic numerals, and 4 Lower-case letters. Consequently, we have developed an example that should help to clear up much of the confusion. Please review the attached Outline Format document before completing your outline.

HRD 340 Writing Assignment # 2: You have been assigned to do a 4-level outline. In the past, many students had difficulty developing a complete 4-level outline. Below you will find an example of an outline written out to all four levels: 1. Roman numerals, 2. Upper-case letters, 3. Arabic numerals, and 4. lower-case letters).

Chapter 1: Getting Started: Writing and Your Career

I. WritingAn Essential Job Skill
A. How Writing Relates to Other Skills
B. The High Cost of Effective Writing
C. How This Book Will Help You
II. Writing for the Global Marketplace
A. Competing for International Business
1. Estimates suggest 75% of the global Internet population lives outside the U.S.
2. A company, however small, that has a website is an international business.
B. Communicating with Global Audiences
C. Seeing the World Through the Eyes of Another Culture
D. Cultural Diversity at Home
E. Using International English
1. International English is a way of writing that is easily understood, culturally
appropriate, and diplomatic.
2. International English is user friendly in terms of the words, sentences, formats, and visuals you choose.
3. Basic guidelines to help you write international English.
a. Use clear, easy-to-understand sentences.
b. Do not try to pack too much information into a single sentence.
c. Avoid jargon, idioms and abbreviations.
d. Choose clear, commonly used words that unambiguously translate into the non-native speakers language.
e. Select visuals and icons that are free from cultural bias.
f. When in doubt, consult someone from the native speakers country.

Here are some key things to note:

The title is centered and the first, last, as well as all important words are capitalized (just about everything except prepositions and conjunctions with fewer than five letters). Skip one line after the title to help set it off. Note that the title is not underlined or in italics.

Notice how the capital A in the outline comes directly under the first letter of the entry above it. Likewise, the Arabic number in the outline comes directly under the first letter of the entry above it. And, the lower-case letter in the outline comes directly under the first letter of the entry above it. Word will not let you space only twice after the period after a Roman numeral. Sorry! It aligns but is too far to the right.

Check your paragraph and line spacing options in Word which can be accessed by right-clicking anywhere on your document and selecting Paragraph. Similar to this document, make sure that the Spacing is set to 0 pt. both Before: and After: and make sure to select the checkbox next to the option: Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style. Also, make sure that the Indentation settings are similar to this document for each level in your outline. Hopefully these notes will help you.

This outline becomes the skeleton of the discussion section of your memo. There is an introduction paragraph to introduce the topic, and a conclusion paragraph to summarize your topic.


NOTE: In the past, many students had difficulty developing an outline that includes the four levels discussed in class: 1 Roman numerals, 2 Upper-case letters, 3 Arabic numerals, and 4 Lower-case letters. Consequently, we have developed an example that should help to clear up much of the confusion. Please review the attached Outline Format document before completing your outline.