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COM 130 Week 1 Checkpoint Legal Considerations Updated

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Find a professional technical document, such as an instruction manual or a product tag.

Argue whether or not the writer and company included legal considerations when writing.

For example, does the document appear to respect copyright law? Why or why not? Did

the company break trademark, contract, or liability law? How? Think as though you are a

lawyer and examine every potential legal part of the document. If you believe changes

should be made to the document, include your suggestions.

• Summarize your opinion in 200 to 300 words.

• Post your summary as an attachment.

 

COM 130 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 Updated

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Discussion Question 1

· Post your response to the following: Describe the skills of a successful technical writer.

Provide at least three examples and explain their importance to the technical writing

process. If you were a technical writer, which skills would you consider most vital to your

position and why?

Discussion Question 2

· Post your response to the following: Based on Ch. 1, identify two ethical principles that

 

should guide technical communications. Explain each of the principles you chose and

 

provide an example of why each is important.

 

COM 130 Week 2 Assignment Writing for an Audience Updated

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Assignment: Writing for an Audience

• Resource: Ch. 2 of Professional and Technical Writing Strategies

• Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum

• Imagine you have been asked to communicate to several clients regarding a delay in the

production of widgets your company produces. Your clients are both local and

international. They have diverse backgrounds, technical experience, and understanding.

1. Choose and utilize a prewriting technique to gather your thoughts.

2. Create a draft of the document that will deliver the news to your company’s clients;

consider a letter format for the document.

3. Use post writing steps to ensure your document is ready to be sent to your manager

for approval.

• Remember what you have learned about audience and how to convey both positive and

negative news.

• Include all parts of the writing process for your instructor to see.

• Write 1,050 to 1,400 words.

• Post your assignment as an attachment.

 

 

COM 130 Week 2 CheckPoint Collaborative and Individual Writing Processes Updated

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· Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum

· Identify and explain at least three advantages and three disadvantages of the

collaborative writing process in 200 to 300 words. In what situations might an individual

 

writing process be preferable?

 

· Post your summary as an attachment.

 

COM 130 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2 Updated

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Discussion Question 1

· Post your response to the following: Describe some of the benefits of utilizing graphic

design or visual elements in a technical document. Identify at least three types of graphic

or visual elements that can be added to technical communications. What must a technical

writer consider in order to use these elements effectively?

4. Discussion Question 2

· Post your response to the following: Provide an example of a presentation you viewed

but felt was ineffective (the presentation could have been a TV commercial, a speech, an

 

instructor’s lecture, or another type of presentation). What would have made the

 

presentation more powerful? What are some key elements you will consider whendesigning a presentation to give in front of a future boss or manager?

 

COM 130 Week 4 Assignment Creating Surveys Updated

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COM 130 Week 4 Assignment Creating Surveys Updated

· Resources: Appendix B and Ch. 5 of Professional and Technical Writing Strategies

· Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum

· Follow the instructions below to create and utilize a survey:

1. Using a Microsoft® Word document, create a short survey based on a topic related to

careers in general, careers in IT, or another occupational topic. (See Appendix B for

further instruction and for examples.)

2. Include a disclaimer in your survey that indicates the project is for school, no name is

needed from the individual, and the results are confidential.

3. Use the checklist on pp. 191-192 to ensure your survey is complete and makes

4. When you are finished with the survey, give it to at least four people you know (at

least 18 years of age).

5. When you receive your four completed surveys, analyze the data. It is important to

display the results verbally and visually (graphically) to best communicate meaning of

your results.

· Write a 500- to 1,000-word summary of the results.

· Design a graphic display of the results.

 

· Insert the summary, graphic, and original survey in one Microsoft® Word document.

 

· Post the document as an attachment.

 

COM 130 Week 4 CheckPoint Using the Library to Research Updated

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COM 130 Week 4 CheckPoint Using the Library to Research Updated

• Resources: Appendix A and Ch. 5 of Professional and Technical Writing Strategies

• Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum

• Conduct a search on your IT career choice to write about for your final project using the

University Library (https://axiaecampus.phoenix.edu/secure/gotoLibrary.asp).

• Select one periodical article to review (either a newspaper or magazine).

• Summarize the article in your own words. Be sure to acknowledge all necessary

information pertaining to where you located the article (such as the article’s author, title,

and publication name). The summary should be 200 to 300 words.

• Post your summary as an attachment.

 

COM 130 Week 5 CheckPoint APA Guidelines Updated

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· Resources: Appendix C and Ch. 2 of the Writing Style Handbook

· Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum

· Open Appendix C and save it to your computer. Using APA guidelines, put the

 

information into proper format.

 

· Post the corrected document as an attachment.

 

COM 130 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2 Updated

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Discussion Question 1

• Post your response to the following questions: Why is documentation important in the

technical writing process? What positive and negative occurrences have you run into

while using different documentation styles?

 

Discussion Question 2

 

• Post your response to the following: Identify the four most widely accepted style

conventions for professional paper documentation. What purpose does each of these

conventions serve, and which is most appropriate for technical writing? Explain why.

 

COM 130 Week 6 Assignment Writing Instructions Updated

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Understanding your audience and being clear and concise when writing instructions is crucial

to the receiver’s ability to successfully follow the instructions. When the writer does have not

a clear vision of the intended audience, he or she should design the instructions for the most

basic reader.

· Resources: Appendix D and Ch. 7, 9, & 10 of Professional and Technical Writing

Strategies

· Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum

· Create a set of instructions explaining how to save a Microsoft® Word document on a

computer running a Windows-based operating system to a computer disc. Ensure the

instructions are clear and concise, and include all steps that would be relevant to the

most basic of audiences. Include a screen shot. (See Appendix D.)

· Use at least one term in the document that would require a definition. Write the definition

appropriately. (See Ch. 7 of Professional and Technical Writing Strategies.)

· Explain briefly in a summary at the end of the instruction how these directions would vary

if you knew specifically who your audience was.

 

· Write 500 to 700 words

 

· Post your instructions as an attachment.