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TC 310 The Computer in Technical Communication

In this class, students will learn about team assignments, different software tools, and complete their first assignment using PowerPoint.

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TC 310 The Computer in Technical Communication

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  1. TC 310 The Computer in Technical Communication Dr. Jennifer Turns Anusha Subramaniam Week 1, Day 2

  2. By the end of class, students should be able to: Describe how they fit in with the rest of the class Describe the members of their team Introduction of assignment 1 Describe the type of their company What we’ll do… Assign teams Review survey results Go over assignment 1 Explore PowerPoint Explore E-portfolio Day 2

  3. Assigning Teams • Teams are assigned in order to • Group people with similar interests • Distribute expertise • The teams • 1: Daniel, Terry, Lisa • 2: John, Ajay • 3: Brianne, Desireé, Alicia • 4: Jay, Rhonya, Ian • 5: David, Marissa, Corey • 6: Anna, Shirin, Leoule

  4. Part 1: Experience With specific tools With software types Part 2: Thoughts Course Assignments Learning technology Results from Survey…

  5. Experience with Course Tools…

  6. Experience with Tool Types…

  7. Wordpad Pagemaker Wordperfect Frontpage Visual basic Publisher Paint MS Project Illustrator GoLive Word Art Page Corel Quark Paintshop Jasc Animation Shop Claris works Other Software Experience • In addition to software used for class, members of the class have experience with • Keynote • Omnigraffle • Framemaker • Fireworks • Solidworks • Apple Final Cut Pro • Lotus WordPro • PageMill • …

  8. Students benefit in different ways(Results from Learning Portfolio…) Key: Values indicating number of students selecting the specific technology assignment as meeting the stated criteria

  9. Assignment #1: Presentation Design • Software: PowerPoint • Task: Use features of PowerPoint to create a presentation, and poster that introduces a product (that the team will select) to a specific audience: • General public • CFO (Chief financial officer) • Colleagues within the company • Due: Next Tuesday, start of class

  10. Powerpoint: Mini-Tutorial • Slide layouts (format menu, palette on right) • Views: master, slide sorter, normal, slide show (view menu, icons on lower left) • Master slide (view menu) • Background / Design Templates (under format) • Inserting graphics, etc… (insert menu) • … • Transitions and animations (slide show menu)

  11. E-Portfolio – Mini Tutorial • URL - https://courses.washington.edu/tc310/ • Create your portfolio • View your projects • Assignments turn in • Attaching an artifact

  12. By the end of class, students should be able to: Describe how they fit in with the rest of the class Describe the members of their team Complete assignment 1 What we’ll do… Review survey results Go over assignment 1 Explore PowerPoint Explore E-portfolio Day 2 – Looking Back

  13. Due Dates Assignment 1 Tuesday By class Includes: Solution (poster and presentation in PowerPoint) Key Features Design Rationale Learning Reflection Next Class Debrief Assignment 1 Move on to Photoshop Assignment 2 Looking Ahead

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