English305 Assignment 1- Technical Writing Sample

English 305 - Assignment 1: Technical Writing Sample

If you have a Study.com College Saver membership and are seeking college credit for this course, you must submit an essay and pass the proctored ?nal exam. You must submit your essay before registering for the ?nal. Below you will ?nd prompts and instructions for submitting your assignment.

About the Assignment Technical writing is a skill everyone needs at some point. In this course, you learned about the technical writing process, technical editing and the various types of technical correspondence. For this assignment you will answer one of the prompts below by including the technical document(s) speci?ed in 800-1200 words. Use concepts you learned from the course as well as three credible sources to support your arguments. Also include three visuals from open-access sources.

Prompts 1. Consider a product that you frequently use or know a lot about. Identify an audience who is unfamiliar with your product and then write both a product description and a user manual addressing the product features you want to highlight and how to use them. All ideas should be geared to the audience and its speci?c needs and backed by research. Select your product with careful consideration. Electronic or mechanical products work best. Things like potato chips and T-shirts are products, but they don't call for user manuals and wouldn't be ideal for this assignment. Then conclude the assignment with an explanation section for your choices and research.

2. Take a look at your phone and think about 2-3 features that you want to see improved. Imagine you are an employee for the company who makes your phone. Prepare an unsolicited proposal you'll be emailing to the company's CTO covering the new features, their key audience, and how they will improve the product and why. All ideas should be geared to the audience and its speci?c needs and backed by research.

Related Lessons The following lessons from the course can help you:

Analyzing Your Audience and Adapting Your Message: Purpose, Process & Strategy

Finding & Evaluating Sources for Research

 

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User Manual Example for Advanced Technical Writing

Unsolicited Proposal Example for Advanced Technical Writing

Formatting & Sources As evidence for your analyses, you should provide quotations from the course and at least 3 outside sources. Cite all quotations using MLA format. Please include any Study.com lessons you used as sources (including the lesson title and instructor's name).

If you're unsure about how to use MLA format to cite your sources, please see the following lesson:

What is MLA Format?

Grading Rubric Your assignment will be graded based on the following rubrics:

Category Unacceptable (0- 1)

Needs Improvement (2- 3)

Good (4) Excellent (5) Total Possible Points

Purpose

Main points are nonexistent or irrelevant to overall purpose

Main points are di?cult to identify or under- developed

Main points are clearly related to overall purpose

Main points are developed and well-supported, connecting clearly to overall purpose

5

Structure & Organization

Disorganized and illogical structure hinders understanding

Somewhat disorganized, but structure does not detract from understanding of main points

Structure is logical; main points are supported by organization

Organization is logical; structure enhances clarity and delivery of main ideas

5

Clarity & Mechanics

Vague or unclear writing; reader is left with several unanswered questions; incorrect spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and use of standard English grammar hinders understanding

Writing is ambiguous in a few areas; unclear or missing visual aids; several instances of incorrect spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and usage of standard English grammar

Phrasing and word choice are very clear; visuals support understanding; few instances of incorrect spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and usage of standard English grammar

Syntax is very clear and concise; visuals enhance understanding; no or very few instances of incorrect spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and usage of standard English grammar

5

 

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Research

No indication of research performed or sources included

Some research performed but less than three sources included and not cited correctly in MLA formatting

Three sources are included but not cited correctly in MLA formatting

Ideas all supported by research; three sources included and formatted correctly in MLA

5

Total Points 20

Before You Submit When you are done writing, we suggest taking some time to check for any errors or to add some ?nal touches. We also suggest that you use online plagiarism checkers such as PlagScan or DupliChecker to make sure that your wording is not too similar to any existing materials. Plagiarized submissions will NOT be graded.

How to Submit Your Assignment When you are ready to submit your assignment, please ?ll out the submission form and attach your work as a Microsoft Word or Text document. After turning in your assignment, you may go ahead and take the proctored ?nal exam. You do not need to wait for your written response to be graded. You should receive your assignment grade within one week.

If you are not satis?ed with the score you receive, you may revise and resubmit it for grading using the same submission form above. Please see the course syllabus for a more detailed breakdown of the grading policy.

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