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Assume that you are a Website consultant. Based on your reading so far
about technical communication and the A.T.A. guidelines above, prepare a
numbered list of specific problems you noticed on the Website and a
recommendation of how each problem could be corrected. Your list should be
approximately one page, single spaced, with a double space between the
problem and the solution and a double space before each numbered item.
Attach a title page to your list, formatted according to A.P.A. style guidelines.
For information regarding A.P.A. formatting, visit the Ashford Writing Center
by following the link under the Learning Resources tab in the left navigation
of the online course.
Research Assignments.
Discuss what aspects of conducting research are the easiest and the most
difficult for you and why you find these areas easy and difficult. Include at
least one ethical issue from your reading of Chapter Five of Technical
Communication (assigned in Week One) as one of aspects. Which types of
sources do you find most difficult to evaluate and why? What specific idea
did you learn from your reading and/or assignments this week that will help
you in your future research?
Organizational Strategies.
As Chapter Ten of our text, Technical Communication, tells us, partition and
classification are two ways of dividing a subject. Classification divides and
groups subjects that have some similarities into categories; partition divides
one subject into parts. Subjects can be classified and partitioned in many
different ways, depending upon the characteristic(s) the writer thinks is
important.
Assume that you are shopping for a laptop computer. Shop an Internet site
and classify the laptops you find there into three or four categories. Then
select one category and find three laptops that fit that category. Partition
each of these laptops using three or four different features that are
important to you (For example, you could use size of laptop, number of
features, etc.). In your paper, list the categories of laptops you created and
the features of the laptops you partitioned. Include one paragraph in which
you discuss what you learned from this exercise. Your paper should include
title and references pages, and be formatted according to A.P.A. style
guidelines. For information regarding A.P.A. formatting, visit the Ashford
Writing Center by following the link under the Learning Resources tab in the
left navigation of the online course.
Defining Terms.
Proposals.
Using the information you have learned from Chapter Twenty of the
text Technical Communication, write an instruction for feeding an infant. If
you have some personal experience in this area, you may use this
experience as a source of information. However, you should also conduct
research to obtain expert opinions and to be certain your information is
accurate. Your assignment must cite at least two scholarly sources. Before
you begin your instruction, determine how the instruction will be used (its
purpose) and who your audience will be. Develop an audience and use
profile to guide your writing. (Review Chapter Three of the text.) Then, based
on information you learned last week in Chapter Ten, prepare a formal outline
with at least three levels of detail, using appropriate alphanumeric notation.
After you have constructed your outline, prepare an instruction brochure. (A
foldout format is not required.)
Submit a formal outline for your research proposal that is due in Week Five.
Your outline must include a descriptive title of the topic you will be
researching. It must also include sufficient information to develop a two-page
to three-page written proposal, must be prepared using appropriate
alphanumeric notation, and must be developed to at least two levels of
detail. Your paper should include title and references pages, and be
formatted according to A.P.A. style guidelines. For information regarding
A.P.A. formatting, visit the Ashford Writing Center by following the link under
the Learning Resources tab in the left navigation of the online course.
Using Visual Images. Search the Internet and find examples of each of the
following:
a. A graph
b. A chart
c. A graphic illustration
Study the three examples you found and compare each one to the guidelines
for using that type of visual, the guidelines for incorporating color, and the
guidelines for fitting visuals with text and usability of visuals found in
Chapter Twelve of the text, Technical Communication. In your post, briefly
describe each visual and discuss how well the visual conforms to the
guidelines. Be sure to cite all resources.
Process/Mechanism Description.
brushing your hair, tying your shoes, eating breakfast, etc. Some common
household or office objects for a mechanism description are flashlights, nail
clippers, retractable ballpoint pens, scissors, staplers, or any other simple
mechanisms.
Before writing your process or mechanism description, complete an audience
and use profile (p. 35 of the text, Technical Communication.)
Write a one-page, single-spaced, objective description of the process or
mechanism you have selected. Incorporate the elements of a usable
description and a logical descriptive sequence, as shown in Chapter Nineteen
of the text. Please note: You do not have to include a visual in your
assignment; however, you may do so if you wish. If you include a visual, be
sure it meets the requirements for an effective visual you studied in Chapter
Twelve. Make sure your process/mechanism description includes a brief
introduction, body, and conclusion.
Course Summary. Over the past five weeks, we have covered many
subjects related to technical writing. If someone asked you to prepare a
written summary of this five-week course, what would you write? Summaries
are often written to make long documents quickly understandable. However,
as our text explains, we often have to write summaries to report on
meetings, conferences, projects, or programs. Using the information you
learned in Chapter Nine of the text, write a 200 250 word response that
incorporates the elements of a usable summary and summarizes the
essential messages of this COM340 course.
7. Your proposal should have a properly formatted A.P.A. reference page with
at least two scholarly sources that support the problem or your
suggestion/recommendation.