Kerri Camp and her team of M-Global researchers have been successful in extracting a D.N.A. molecule found in anaconda blood to create the ultimate Fountain of Youth virus. Not only is Kerri’s F.Y. virus capable of granting eternal life but, through testing, it has even been capable of bringing large mammals back from the dead. The most recent resurrection was successful in bringing back a male and female Barbary Lion, both of which have been extinct since 1922.
Before Kerri and her team can proceed with her plans to resurrect her grandfather, the founder of M-Global, Rob McDuff, her project must be approved by M-Global’s board of directors. Kerri is excited about what her team has found, but they faced significant setbacks along the way.
For this assignment, Kerri wants to know how your bio-experiment is going and she is prepared to hear the worst of the bad news. She has given you specific areas you will need to address in your Problem Analysis Report. Be mindful that if you use terms specific to your field, then you will also need to include definitions for those terms. If you need to go into detail as to how something works, does not work, or why something is faulty, then feel free to do so. Your report should be 3-4 pages. Additionally, Kerri wants you to use the Memo format and prefers that your overall recommendations be positive. She would rather you and your team work out the kinks as opposed to abandoning your brainchild altogether.
Abstract (The Problem)
Identify the problem, or what went wrong in your abstract. State and describe the problem (a summary), but save the intricate details for the Body/background.
Body (Word Bank / Background / Research)
Your body should be divided into at least three major subsections. Those subsections are as follows:
1. Word Bank
2. Background (in greater detail) of the problem
3. Research divided into subsections
a). the investigation
b). the findings that result from the investigation
c). the conclusions drawn from the findings
Body 1. Word Bank
You want to begin your body section the same way you did in Assignment #7 – with a word bank that contains the five technical terms you used to write about your bio- experimental creation and the technical definitions you included to define each of those terms.
Body 2: Background Summary
Give detailed background information about the problem. Topics you can consider: what is happening, why someone suspects there is a specific problem, who is experiencing the problem, how long has the problem been happening, how long the person has been in business with M-Global, how many people have been affected by the problem, or what can be done to combat the problem.
Body 3: Research
A. The Investigation
For this section you will want to begin with a brief introduction to the internal investigation of the detailed areas of research being conducted around the problem. For this section, you will need to investigate:
1). A person – interview someone who knows about the problem or has been impacted by the problem and explain what he or she has to say.
2). A sample – of something impacted by the problem, may involve – reviewing records of how things should operate or should have been conducted, analyzing contaminated items/people/objects/etc.
3). A location – conduct an on-site investigation related to a specific place impacted by the problem. May involve – inspecting a supply room, a shed, a building, a field, a lab, etc.
B. Findings drawn from the Investigation
Report the results of your Investigation. Discuss each area of investigation in the order you investigated them. You must have parallel order, so the reader has easy access to reference the information. What this means is, you will want to report your findings that have resulted from:
1). The person you interviewed
2). The sample you investigated
3). The location you inspected
C. Conclusions drawn from the Findings
Based on your findings, discuss what you determine are facts related to the problem. Emphasize that there is a problem and how your investigation supports your findings and how your findings have led to the conclusions you’ve arrived at based on all of your research. Keep your investigation areas in parallel order. What this means is, you will want to arrive at your conclusions based on the same order you used to conduct your investigation and your findings.
1). What you conclude based on the findings from the person interviewed
2). What you conclude based on the findings from the sample investigated
3). What you conclude based on the findings from the location inspected
