- Time Required
- 6 to 8 hours, including reading time
This module explores how audience and purpose shape technical writing and how persuasion can help you make effective recommendations.
The concepts you read about this week apply to every project you will do in the course—and ultimately to the projects you will do in the workplace.
Objectives for this Module
After completing this week’s activities, you address the following course objectives:
- Analyze the rhetorical situation and determine the appropriate audience or users of written communication, considering the needs of global audiences and people with disabilities. [CLO 1]
- Prepare to conduct research appropriate to workplace problem solving, such as literature review, evaluation of online resources, interview, and site inspection. [CLO 2]
- Consider the ethical and human implications of my situation. [CLO 3]
- Use conventions of various workplace genres, such as proposals, instructions, correspondence, reports, and slide decks, with understanding of how the genre conventions can be used as heuristics and as principles of arrangement. [CLO 4]
- Collaborate with classmates in planning, researching, writing, revising, and presenting information. [CLO 5]
Activities to Complete
Due Dates
- All work is due by 11:59 PM on Friday, February 4, 2022.
- Grace Period:
- Ends at 11:59 PM on Wednesday, February 9 for your Work Log.
- Ends at 11:59 PM on Friday, April 29 for the rest of the week’s work.
📚 To Read This Week
- Markel & Selber, Ch. 5: “Analyzing Your Audience and Purpose”
- One-sheet summary: “Determining the Important Characteristics of Your Audience”
- Markel & Selber, Ch. 8: “Communicating Persuasively”
- LinkedIn Learning, “Technical Writing & Audience Analysis Playlist”
📝 To Write This Week
- Complete the Audience Analysis Profile activity to shape the approach you will take in your Recommendation Report.
- Gather additional information for your report by completing the Chapter 05 Review and the Chapter 08 Review.
💬 To Discuss This Week
- Check in with your Accountability Group, according to the agreement that you have made. Use whatever tool your group has agreed to.
- Let your group know if you need help with this week’s activities.
- Remind your group that Work Logs have a 5-day grace period and must be submitted by February 9.
📓 To Track This Week
- Track and reflect on the work you have done for the week in your Work Log for the Week of 01/31, reviewing the Weekly Work Log Guidelines if needed.