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COM 135 In order to succeed, you must read/Uophelpdotcom

For more course tutorials visit<br>www.uophelp.com<br><br>COM 135 Week 1 CheckPoint Importance of Technical Writing<br>COM 135 Week 1 Assignment The Technical Writing Process<br>COM 135 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2<br>COM 135 Week 2 CheckPoint Audience Analysis<br>COM 135 Week 3 CheckPoint Communication Techniques<br>COM 135 Week 3 CheckPoint Letter Writing Techniques<br>COM 135 Week 3 Assignment Written Communication in the Corporate<br>COM 135 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2<br>

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  1. COM 135 Education on Your Terms/com135dotcom For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

  2. COM 135 Entire Course For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com COM 135 Week 1 CheckPoint Importance of Technical WritingCOM 135 Week 1 Assignment The Technical Writing ProcessCOM 135 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2COM 135 Week 2 CheckPoint Audience AnalysisCOM 135 Week 3 CheckPoint Communication TechniquesCOM 135 Week 3 CheckPoint Letter Writing TechniquesCOM 135 Week 3 Assignment Written Communication in the CorporateCOM 135 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2COM 135 Week 4 CheckPoint Article SummaryCOM 135 Week 5 CheckPoint User Manual Criteria

  3. COM 135 Week 1 Assignment The Technical Writing Process For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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. The • purpose of the manual is to support your customers in purchasing and using the • software.

  4. COM 135 Week 1 CheckPoint Importance of Technical Writing For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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.

  5. COM 135 Week 2 CheckPoint Audience Analysis For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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 • · Address the following issues as they relate to the user manual you will create for the • final project:

  6. COM 135 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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. • 3. Discussion Question 2 • · Resource: Appendix C • · Due Date: Day 4 [post to the Main forum] • · Complete the table in Appendix C by providing the following • information about • audiences: • o Identify the four main types of audiences. • o Provide examples of the characteristics of these four main types of audiences. • · Post the completed table.

  7. COM 135 Week 3 Assignment Written Communication in the Corporate For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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. • You must provide information about the delay to your project team members, to upper • management, and to your client (a banking institution).

  8. COM 135 Week 3 CheckPoint Communication Techniques For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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.

  9. COM 135 Week 3 CheckPoint Letter Writing Techniques For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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.

  10. COM 135 Week 4 CheckPoint Article Summary For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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 Highlights”) for summary writing. • · Use APA guidelines to format your paper. • · Cite any quotations or paraphrases, and document the source of the article in a • reference list at the end of your summary. • · Explain what characteristics of effective summaries you have included. • · Post your completed assignment as an attachment.

  11. COM 135 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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 choices.

  12. COM 135 Week 5 Assignment Clear and Concise Technical Instructions For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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. • · Examine the verbiage, details, clarity, and conciseness of the instructions. • · Explain in approximately 350 words whether the instructions are clear, concise, and easy • to comprehend. Defend your answer. • · Use APA guidelines to format the paper. When documenting information from the Web • site, remember to add only the URL on the reference page at the end of the assignment. • · Post your completed assignment as an attachment.

  13. COM 135 Week 5 CheckPoint User Manual Criteria For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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. • · Describe the technical or electronic product you have chosen for the Clear and Concise • Technical Instructions assignment. • · Explain possible consequences if the user manual for this product was poorly written.

  14. COM 135 Week 6 CheckPointReports For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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 • · Create a table to organize the following information regarding progress reports, • feasibility/recommendation reports, and incident reports in the corporate environment.

  15. COM 135 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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.

  16. COM 135 Week 7 Assignment Proposals For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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:

  17. COM 135 Week 7 CheckPoint RFP Analysis For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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 • · Consider the purpose and components of the sample RFP. • · Use the information in the sample RFP to address the following: • o Review the “Purpose” section of the RFP. In two to three sentences, describe the • reason behind the Web development project. What does the county want to achieve? • o What is the tone of the RFP? How might it differ from the tone in an RFP created by a • nongovernmental agency? (Tone refers to a writer’s attitude toward the subject

  18. COM 135 Week 7 CheckPoint Rough Draft of Final Project For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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. • · Note: If possible, ask a friend, family member, or classmate to review the rough draft of • your final project. Although the peer review of your rough draft is not a required course • activity, you should use the checklist in Appendix D to assist you during the revision • process.

  19. COM 135 Week 8 CheckPoint Image Integration For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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

  20. COM 135 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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. • 4. Discussion Question 2 • · Due Date: Day 4 [Main] forum • · Post your response to the following: Visual elements can be added to many types of • written documents. What kinds of visual elements will you want to include in the user • manual you are creating for your final project? Explain your answer.

  21. COM 135 Week 9 Capstone Checkpoint For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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? • o How will this information affect your employment opportunities? • · Explain your answers and provide examples.

  22. COM 135 Week 9 Final Project User Manual For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com • 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. • o The following sections are required: cover page, table of contents, introduction, and • step-by-step instructions for using the product. • o You may choose three of the following optional sections for your manual: hazard • alerts, definitions of terminology, technical descriptions, parts diagrams, warranties, • accessories, frequently asked questions, and corporate contact • information.

  23. COM 135 Education on Your Terms/com135dotcom For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

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