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COM 135 Week 1 Assignment The Technical Writing Process COM 135 Week 1 CheckPoint Importance COM 135 Week 2 CheckPoint Audience Analysis COM 135 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 COM 135 Week 3 Assignment Written Communication COM 135 Week 3 CheckPoint Communication Techniques COM 135 Week 3 CheckPoint Letter Writing Techniques COM 135 Week 4 CheckPoint Article Summary COM 135 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2 COM 135 Week 5 Assignment Clear and Concise Technical COM 135 Week 5 CheckPoint User Manual Criteria COM 135 Week 6 CheckPoint Reports COM 135 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2 COM 135 Week 7 Assignment Proposals COM 135 Week 7 CheckPoint RFP Analysis COM 135 Week 7 CheckPoint Rough Draft of Final Project COM 135 Week 8 CheckPoint Image Integration COM 135 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2 COM 135 Week 9 Capstone Checkpoint COM 135 Week 9 Final Project User Manual
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COM 135 UOP Courses COM 135 ENTIRE COURSE COM 135 Week 1 Assignment The Technical Writing Process Assignment: The Technical Writing Process · Resources: Pages 25-38 in Technical Writing: Process and Product (5th ed.) · Due Date: Day 7 [post to the Individual forum] · Read the following scenario: As a customer service manager for a local software development company, you want to create a user manual for one of the software applications your company develops. • COM 135 Week 1 Assignment The Technical Writing Process • COM 135 Week 1 CheckPoint Importance • COM 135 Week 2 CheckPoint Audience Analysis • COM 135 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • COM 135 Week 3 Assignment Written Communication • COM 135 Week 3 CheckPoint Communication Techniques • COM 135 Week 3 CheckPoint Letter and DQ 2
COM 135 UOP Courses COM 135 Week 1 CheckPoint Importance of Technical Writing COM 135 Week 2 CheckPoint Audience Analysis CheckPoint: Audience Analysis In order for technical communication to be effective, the writer must evaluate the intended audience, its characteristics, knowledgebase, expectations, and requirements. · Resources: Ch. 4 in Technical Writing: Process and Product (5th ed.) · Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • CheckPoint: Importance of Technical Writing • · Due Date: Day 4 [post to the Individual forum] • · Choose three forms of technical writing used in the corporate environment. • · Explain why each form of communication is important. • · Submit your explanations.
COM 135 UOP Courses COM 135 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 COM 135 Week 3 Assignment Written Communication Assignment: Written Communication in the Corporate Environment · Resource: Pages 130-165 in Technical Writing: Process and Product (5th ed.) · Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum · Read the following scenario: Discontinuation of major equipment components for a computer network upgrade will cause a major setback in the installation of the network for a project you are managing. • Discussion Question 1 • · Due Date: Day 2 [post to the Main forum] • · Post your response to the following: What are some important characteristics of effective written communication? How do these qualities help in communicating information to a receiver? Explain your answer. • Discussion Question 2 • ·
COM 135 UOP Courses COM 135 Week 3 CheckPoint Communication Techniques COM 135 Week 3 CheckPoint Letter Writing Techniques CheckPoint: Letter Writing Techniques · Due Date: Day 6 [Individual] forum · Describe the different strategies and techniques used in writing a good-news letter and a bad-news letter. · Provide an example of bad news you might have to deliver in a letter. · Explain which bad-news technique you would choose for this type of letter. • CheckPoint: Communication Techniques • · Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum • · Consider the following: There are many distinctions among the different types of • communication techniques used in the business world. • · Select two techniques. • · Provide an example of when it is appropriate to use each in corporate communication.
COM 135 UOP Courses COM 135 Week 4 CheckPoint Article Summary COM 135 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2 Discussion Question 1 · Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum · Post your response to the following: You have been asked by a prospective employer to explain in writing why you selected your degree program and how the degree will help advance your career. What two prewriting techniques would you use to organize your thoughts about the topic? Explain your cho • CheckPoint: Article Summary • · Resources: Ch. 14 & 15 in Technical Writing: Process and Product (5th ed.) • · Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • · Review the characteristics of effective summaries, research strategies, and APA formatting. • Summarize a short, online article of your choice. • · Follow the criteria on p. 479 (listed under “Chapter
COM 135 UOP Courses COM 135 Week 5 Assignment Clear and Concise Technical Instructions COM 135 Week 5 CheckPoint User Manual Criteria CheckPoint: User Manual Criteria · Resources: Appendix A and pp. 378-382 in Technical Writing: Process and Product (5th ed.) · Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum · Identify the optional criteria you want to include in your final project, and explain your reasoning for selecting these options. • Assignment: Clear and Concise Technical Instructions • · Resources: pp. 352-362 and 378-383 in Technical Writing: Process and Product (5th ed.) • · Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • · Choose a technical or electronic product in your home or office. • · Conduct a search on the Internet for technical instructions explaining how the device works.
COM 135 UOP Courses COM 135 Week 6 CheckPoint Reports COM 135 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2 Discussion Question 1 · Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum · Post your response to the following: Review the importance of the four major areas with which a writer must be concerned in order to appeal to a reader’s visual sensibilities. What type of document design would be most effective for your final project? Explain your answer. • CheckPoint: Reports • · Resources: pp. 482-486, 488-491, and 496-506 in Technical Writing: Process and • Product (5th ed.) and the Microsoft® Word Tutorial: Creating Tables • · Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • · Review the Microsoft® Word Tutorial: Creating Tables at • http://corptrain.phoenix.edu/axia/com215/wordchart01.htm
COM 135 UOP Courses COM 135 Week 7 Assignment Proposals COM 135 Week 7 CheckPoint RFP Analysis CheckPoint: RFP Analysis · Resources: pp. 2-8 and 47-76 in Technical Writing: Process and Product (5th ed.), “Clark County: Requests for Proposals,” “Writing Specifications,” and “Writing a Good RFP” · Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum · Review Clark County: Requests for Proposals located at: http://www.mrsc.org/RFPs/C52rfpweb.pdf • Assignment: Proposals • · Resources: Ch. 17 in Technical Writing: Process and Product (5th ed.) and the Microsoft® • Word Tutorial: Creating Tables • · Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • · Review the Microsoft® Word Tutorial: Creating Tables at • http://corptrain.phoenix.edu/axia/com215/wordchart01.htm • Consider the following scenario:
COM 135 UOP Courses COM 135 Week 7 CheckPoint Rough Draft of Final Project COM 135 Week 8 CheckPoint Image Integration CheckPoint: Image Integration · Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum · Using the visual elements that were discussed in DQ2, integrate at least three visual elements into a new Microsoft® Word document. · Provide a brief explanation for each visual that addresses the following: o Why it was chosen o Its purpose o How it impacts the overall design and layout • CheckPoint: Rough Draft of Final Project • · Resource: Appendix D • · Due Date: Day 3 [Individual] forum • · Create a rough draft of your final project as a Microsoft® Word document • · Submit the rough draft to your instructor. In order for your instructor to provide adequate feedback, the rough draft should be at least 5 pages in length. • · Post the rough draft as an attachment.
COM 135 UOP Courses COM 135 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2 COM 135 Week 9 Capstone Checkpoint Capstone CheckPoint · Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum · Answer the following: o Which topics covered in this course were the most important to you? o How will you use this information in your technical communication? • Discussion Question • · Due Date: Day 2 [Main] forum • · Post your response to the following: In preparing your final project, what are some of the guidelines that should be followed for effective layout, design, and overall formatting? When responding, remember to keep in mind the topic being presented, the type of data, and the audience.
COM 135 UOP Courses COM 135 Week 9 Final Project User Manual • Final Project: User Manual • · Resources: Appendix A • · Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • · Create a user manual for a product of your choice. This manual should contain the following elements: • o The manual must be created as a Microsoft® Word document, 7 to 8 pages in length.
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