Tuesday, November 22, 2016

TO: John Mclean

FROM: Raysean Joseph
SUBJECT: Project Proposal

Purpose/Problem

To discover if telecommuters are just as productive as other workers.

Feasibility

With technology the options for companies to give their employees the
opportunity to Tele-commute becomes a lot easier depending on the line of work
the company is in. Looking at telecommuting, we see how it benefits companies
and workers:

Workers are less stressed

Workers are well connected
Workers cost less
Creates new jobs
Tele-commuting provides choice
Companies benefit from happier employees
Workers are more engaged
Commuting to and from work can be stressful.

Audience

Our initial audience would be people currently employed by companies that give the
opportunity to tele-commute with different positions, and companies looking to add the
opportunity to tele-commute.

Topics to Investigate

Companies/People that Tele-commute

Companies/People that succeed in Tele-commuting(Qualifications)
Stats to whether or not productivity is better
Pros & Cons
What lines of work, jobs, positons call for tele-commuting

Methods

Our main research method for this project is to find scholarly articles, books, and other
reliable sources through the Humber College Library Database, and Internet.

Akkad, O. E., & Bowness, S. (2013, February 26). Telework or teamwork? Yahoo and the evolution
of the office. Retrieved from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/thefuture-of-work/telework-or-teamwork-yahoo-and-the-evolution-of-the-office/article9099573/
Bhiro, M. M. (2014, January 12). Telecommuting Is The Future of Work. Retrieved from
http://www.forbes.com/sites/meghanbiro/2014/01/12/telecommuting-is-the-future-ofwork/#62db7f56758f
Greer, T. W. (2014, May). Overcoming telework challenges: Outcomes of successful telework
strategies. Overcoming Telework Challenges: Outcomes of Successful Telework Strategies., 1-1.
Retrieved from http://web.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.humber.ca/ehost/detail/detail?sid=b1a739b08d4c-427a-801b80c151565147@sessionmgr120&vid=0&hid=124&bdata=JkF1dGhUeXBlPWlwLHVybCZzaXRlPW
Vob3N0LWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ==#AN=2014-20203-002&db=pdh
Jones, J. M. (2015, August 19). Telecommuting for Work Climbs to 37%. Retrieved from
http://www.gallup.com/poll/184649/telecommuting-work-climbs.aspx
Mahler, Julianne. "The Telework Divide: Managerial and Personnel Challenges of Telework." Sage.
Sage, n.d. Web.
http://rop.sagepub.com.ezproxy.humber.ca/content/32/4/407.full.pdf+html

Qualifications

I am currently enrolled in Business Administration - Accounting at Humber College. In Talking

to multiple CPAs Ive found that there are multiple opportunities to tele-commute. Both my
parents also tele-commute, my mother works from home, and my father works regular hours
during the day in the office, but outside of those hours works from home, the company
provides him with the necessary resources for him to be capable to do both.

Work Schedule

Timeline:

Week 6 (Oct 12)

Intro to Team Contract.

(Oct 13-18)

Team Contract Work from home

Week 7 (Oct 19)

Workshop Team Contract

(Oct 20-25)
Week 8 (Oct 26)

Team Contract Work from home

Intro to Annotated Bibliography

(Oct 27-Nov 1)

Ann. Bibliography Work from

home
Workshop Annotated Bibliography

Week 9 (Nov 2)
(Nov 3-8)
Week 10 (Nov 9)

Ann. Bibliography Work from

home
Intro to Informal Proposal

(Nov 10-15)
Week 11 (Nov 16)

Inf. Proposal Work from home

Workshop Informal Proposal

(Nov 17-22)
Week 12 (Nov 23)

Inf. Proposal Work from home

Informal Reports

(Nov 24-29)
Week 13 (Nov 30)

Inf. Reports Work from home

Preparing Presentation and EPortfolio (website)
Start Group Presentations

(Dec 1-6)
Week 14 (Dec 5-9)

Group Presentations and EPortfolios Due (10% +15%)

Along with the timeline, our team members communicate through email and text messages
to make sure the work gets done and in a timely manner.

Close

Thank you for taking the time to review this proposal. Please feel free to provide feedback.
We are open to all comments, questions and concerns. You can contact me via email;
jraysean@gmail.com