As you discovered in reading   Chapter 6 this week, much of business writing uses reports and proposals to   identify problems and find solutions. These formal writing processes are very   similar to the informal acts we use every day, such as managing schedules,   planning meals, as well as balancing work, school, and life. For this   discussion, you will draw on your own experience to identify a problem and/or   propose a solution. Your problem and/or solution can be personal,   professional, or academic. For instance, you might need a car and want to   evaluate if it is better to buy a new or used car or opt to lease an   automobile. You do not have to use research here, but logic and critical   thinking to assess the problem and evaluate the solution. We recommend that   you think closely about some real-life problem-solving that you have recently   grappled with as chances are, others have experienced similar challenges,   thus making this assignment more relevant to them.
 

  Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims   with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and   properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts   by Day 7. Each response should be at least 125 words long. Use this forum to   get acquainted and for any conversations that are not course related.   Consider the difference between informal and more formal ways that people   tend to solve problems.