Assignment Dates

• Target Due Date: By 11:59 PM on Friday, October 4, 2024.
• Grace Period: Ends at 11:59 PM on Friday, December 6, 2024.

What I Want You to Do

Assess your User Documentation Revision and Reflection Memo Project by completing this self-check, which lists the User Documentation Revision and Reflection Memo Criteria. You can complete the checklist as many times as you like to see how your work compares to the expectations for the project.

Why I Want You to Do It

In the workplace, you should be able to compare your work against a list of specifications to determine if your project is complete. This self-check works in just that way: You should be able to confirm every one of the project criteria in the checklist before you consider the project complete.

Show/Hide Relevant Course Objectives

Relevant Course Objectives

• Analyze the context; determine appropriate audiences for or users of planned communications; assess needs of global audiences and people with disabilities. [CLO 2]
• Practice workplace genres related to specific fields (e.g., proposals, instructions, correspondence, reports, technical specifications and slide decks); illustrate how genre conventions can serve as heuristics and as principles of arrangement [CLO 3]
• Design and evaluate strategies for testing the usability and overall effectiveness of documents [CLO 5]
• Illustrate the ethical and human implications of research findings and workplace products on diverse audiences [CLO 6]

Where You Can Find Help

• User Documentation Revision & Reflection Memo Criteria
• From Howdy or Hello? Technical and Professional Communication
  • Chapter 17: Instructions
    • Writing Instructions
    • Preliminary Steps
    • Common Sections in Instructions
    • Writing Style
    • Illustrating Your Instructions
• From Technical Writing Essentials
  • Ch 3: Document Design (intro)
    • 3.1: Readability
    • 3.2: Headings
    • 3.3: Lists
    • 3.4: Figures & Tables
• Resource Modules:
  • Correspondence
  • Plain Language
  • Document Design
  • Intercultural Communication
• Plain Language | Clean Design

How You Do It

1. Review the User Documentation Revision & Reflection Memo Criteria, which outlines the requirements for the assignment.
2. Complete the checklist below, indicating the criteria for the project that you have met.
3. Submit your checklist responses and check your point total for the activity:
   • If the checklist is marked 1 point for your Self-Check responses, you completed the activity successfully and are ready to submit your final version to the User Documentation Revision & Memo Assignment.
   • If the checklist is marked less than 1 full point, revise your project to meet the criteria that you did you marked “False”. You should be able to confirm all the criteria before you submit your project.

How to Assess and Track Your Work

Work is always marked as either 1 for Complete or 0 for Incomplete:

• Canvas will mark this activity Complete in Grades automatically when you confirm you have met all of the User Documentation Revision & Reflection Memo Criteria.
• Canvas will mark this activity Incomplete in Grades automatically if you do not confirm that you have met all of the User Documentation Revision & Reflection Memo Criteria by the end of the grace period.
• I will mark this activity Incomplete if I find your project does not meet the User Documentation Revision & Reflection Memo Criteria. You can submit an updated Self-Check after you revise your project.