Sunday, 28 July 2013

COM 130 Week 5 CheckPoint APA Guidelines




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CheckPoint: APA Guidelines
· Resources: Appendix C and Ch. 2 of the Writing Style Handbook
(https://axiaecampus.phoenix.edu/Writing_Style_Handbook_AxiaUOP.pdf)
· 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 4 CheckPoint Using the Library to Research




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CheckPoint: Using the Library to Research
· 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 4 Assignment Creating Surveys




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Assignment: Creating Surveys
· 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 sense.
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 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2




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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?

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 when designing a presentation to give in front of a future boss or manager?

COM 130 Week 2 CheckPoint Collaborative and Individual Writing Processes




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CheckPoint: Collaborative and Individual Writing Processes
· 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 2 Assignment Writing for an Audience




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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.
4· 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 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2




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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.