MEMORANDUM

To: Technical Writing Students

From: Dr. Dhia K. Suker; Dr. Abdulmuin M. Abdullah; Dr. Ahmed Backar
DATE: January 22, 2019
SUBJECT: Professional Resources in Career Field (state your field)

Instructions: Using a search engine, answer the following questions as completely as possible.
Include the URL for each entry (see example below)

1. Identify the 2 largest or most important professional societies in your field

2. List 2 of the most important journals read by people in your field

3. Name and describe in one paragraph a major issue being discussed by practitioners or
academics in your field

Requirements:
• Follow the memo format and include the identification information (to, from, subject,
date)
• State the purpose of the memo (this short paragraph follows the identification
information)
• Single space between lines and double space between paragraphs for business
correspondence
• Identify your specific career field in the subject line
• Include your initials in ink beside your typed-name
• End your memo with a short conclusion to wrap up the memo