Feasibility studies and recommendations present a position based on credible critera and facts. Feasibility studies use criteria to investigate an item in order to tell the reader whether or not to accept the item. Recommendations use criteria to compare item A to item B in order to tell the reader which one to choose. To decide whether or not to air condition your house is a feasibility issue; to decide which air conditioning system to purchase is a recommendation issue.

Report strategy. In the introduction, set the context: tell the background of the situation, explain the methods you used to collect data, and state why you chose these criteria. In the body, deal with one criterion per section. A helpful outline for a section is

• brief introduction to set the scene
• discussion of data, often subdivided by alternative
• a helpful visual aid
• a brief, clear conclusion

Basis on criteria. Criteria are the framework through which you and the reader look at the subject.

• Select topics that an expert would use to judge the situation. (For the air conditioner, a criterion is cost.)
• Select a standard, how you limit the criterion. (The limitation is "the system may not cost more than $6000.")
• Apply the criteria. (Look at the sales materials of two reputable systems.)
• Present the data and conclusion clearly. Report the appropriate facts from your investigation, create a useful visual aid, and use heads and chunks to guide the reader through the subsections.