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COM 135 Entire Course

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• 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

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COM 135 Week 1 Assignment The Technical Writing
Process

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• 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.

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COM 135 Week 1 CheckPoint Importance of Technical
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• 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.

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COM 135 Week 2 CheckPoint Audience Analysis

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• 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

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COM 135 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2

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• 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.

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COM 135 Week 3 Assignment Written Communication
in the Corporate

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• 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).

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COM 135 Week 3 CheckPoint Communication Techniques

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• 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.

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COM 135 Week 3 CheckPoint Letter Writing
Techniques

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• 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.

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COM 135 Week 4 CheckPoint Article Summary

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• 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.

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COM 135 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2

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• 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.

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COM 135 Week 5 Assignment Clear and Concise
Technical Instructions

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• 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.

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COM 135 Week 5 CheckPoint User Manual Criteria

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• 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.

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COM 135 Week 6 CheckPoint Reports

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• 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/wordchart
  01.htm
• Create a table to organize the following
  information regarding progress reports,
• feasibility/recommendation reports, and incident
  reports in the corporate environment.

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COM 135 Week 6 DQ 1 and DQ 2

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• 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 readers visual sensibilities.
• What type of document design would be most
  effective for your final project? Explain
• your answer.

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COM 135 Week 7 Assignment Proposals

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• 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/wordchart
  01.htm
• Consider the following scenario

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COM 135 Week 7 CheckPoint RFP Analysis

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• 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
  writers attitude toward the subject

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COM 135 Week 7 CheckPoint Rough Draft of Final
Project

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• 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.

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COM 135 Week 8 CheckPoint Image Integration

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• 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

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COM 135 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2

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• 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.

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COM 135 Week 9 Capstone Checkpoint

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• 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.

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COM 135 Week 9 Final Project User Manual

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• 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.

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