Last week's classes focused on recommendation reports, memos, and executive summaries.
Today's class focuses on memos and executive summaries, and the upcoming assignments for the class.
Activity 3.5 (due Sunday, Mar. 9) includes an executive summary
Activity 2.8 (due Friday, Mar. 14) includes a memo
Project 2
Activity 2.8 due by 11:59pm, Friday Mar. 14
Project 3
Activity 3.6 due by 11:59pm on Friday, Mar. 14
Activity 3.7 due by 11:59pm on Sunday, Mar. 16
Activity 3.8 due by 11:59pm on Friday, Mar. 21
Reading Responses
RR 19 due by noon on Monday, Mar. 10
RR 20 due by noon on Friday, Mar. 14
Any outstanding RR assignments need to be submitted by Friday, Mar. 14 at 11:59pm
Individually review your work. Review your reading response assignments. Topics we have addressed include:
Public(s)
Rhetoric
Collaboration
User research
Presentation
Ethics
Writing technical documents
Writing definitions
Writing descriptions
Writing instructions
Creating graphics
Task analysis
Information design
Plain language
Accessibility
Multimodality
Cross-cultural resonance
Usability
Usability testing
Writing recommendation reports
Writing memos
Writing executive summaries
Writing abstracts
Corresponding in print and online
1. What are the 5 most important ideas for technical communication?
2. Why are those the most important ideas for you? How do they help you understand technical communication as a subject and practice?
3. Which of these ideas and practices are you most likely to implement in your future academic, professional, and community work? What are some specific ways you can see yourself implementing those ideas and practices?
Groups:
Kosuke, Henry, Kyle, Kendra, Helen
Migo, Nick, Agustin, Langston, Kathan
Ethan, Liam, George, Jake, Anabelle
Anzhuo, Kira, Birtu, Esperanza, Michelle
Share your statements in groups of 4-5. After everybody has shared, develop a group statement:
The most important idea(s) about technical communication are...
The idea(s) are important for technical communication because...
Some specific places we can see ourselves implementing these ideas and approaches are...
Some specific ways we can see ourselves using these ideas are…
Some individual members also mentioned some of their most important ideas were…
They found it important because…
Write your group statement on the shared Google Doc. Use your group's document tab (left panel, #1-6)