- Time Required
- 10–12 hours, including reading time
Welcome to Week Three of the course.
At this point, you should have completed and posted your Proposal Memo and should soon be ready to submit your Technical Description. If you need details on either of those tasks, use the Module Instructions for Week Two.
This week we will focus on writing instructions, a task that you’ll be asked to do frequently in the workplace. You can also begin the research for your recommendation report. Details on these assignments are included in links below. If you have questions, you can include them in your Check-In Conference message or email me if you need a faster answer.
Activities to Complete
📚 To Read This Week
- Chapter 20 of Markel & Selber, “Writing Definitions, Descriptions, & Instructions,” pp.569–587
- Chapter 6 of Markel & Selber, “Researching Your Subject” (To begin work on your recommendation report)
- Chapter 9 of Markel & Selber, “Emphasizing Important Information”
- Chapter 12 of Markel & Selber, “Creating Graphics”
- Characteristics of an Effective Graphic (this is a 1-page summary of key information in Chapter 12)
- Quick Start Guides » Begin each step with a verb (Video, 3m 36s) (to understand what active imperative verbs are)
📝 To Write This Week
- Technical Description Assignment (Suggested due date: Tuesday, June 7)
- Instructions Assignment (Suggested due date: Tuesday, June 14)
- Recommendation Report (Suggested due date: Tuesday, June 28)
- Starting Your Research (nothing to turn in; just begin finding resources)
💬 To Discuss This Week
- Post any questions you have in the General Q&A Discussion Board in Canvas.
✅ To Check In This Week
- Check-In Conferences for Week 3 (Suggested due date: Thursday, June 9. End of Grace Period: Tuesday, June 14.)
- Assignment will be available June 6
Photo Credit: Instructions by Ewen Roberts on Flickr, used under a CC-BY 2.0 license.