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2. COM 130 Academic Coach /uophelp COM 130 Entire Course COM 130 Week 1 Checkpoint Legal Considerations • COM 130 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • COM 130 Week 1 Checkpoint Legal Considerations • COM 130 Week 2 Assignment Writing for an Audience • COM 130 Week 2 CheckPoint Collaborative and Individual Writing Processes • COM 130 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • COM 130 Week 4 Assignment Creating Surveys • COM 130 Week 4 CheckPoint Using the Library to Research • COM 130 Week 5 CheckPoint APA Guidelines • COM 130 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • Assignment: Writing for an Audience • · Resource: Ch. 2 of Professional and Technical Writing Strategies • · Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • · Imagine you have been asked to communicate to several clients regarding a delay in the • production of widgets your company produces. Your clients are both local and • international. They have diverse backgrounds, technical experience, and understanding.

3. COM 130 Academic Coach /uophelp COM 130 Week 1 DQ 1 and DQ 2 COM 130 Week 2 Assignment Writing for an Audience • Discussion Question 1 • · Post your response to the following: Describe the skills of a successful technical writer. • Provide at least three examples and explain their importance to the technical writing • process. If you were a technical writer, which skills would you consider most vital to your • position and why? • Assignment: Writing for an Audience • · Resource: Ch. 2 of Professional and Technical Writing Strategies • · Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • · Imagine you have been asked to communicate to several clients regarding a delay in the • production of widgets your company produces

4. COM 130 Academic Coach /uophelp COM 130 Week 2 CheckPoint Collaborative and Individual Writing Processes COM 130 Week 3 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • CheckPoint: Collaborative and Individual Writing Processes • · Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum • · Identify and explain at least three advantages and three disadvantages of the • collaborative writing process in • Discussion Question 1 • · Post your response to the following: Describe some of the benefits of utilizing graphic • design or visual elements in a technical document. Identify at least three types of graphic • or visual elements that can be added to technical communications. What must a technical • writer consider in order to use these elements effectively?

5. COM 130 Academic Coach /uophelp COM 130 Week 4 Assignment Creating Surveys COM 130 Week 4 CheckPoint Using the Library to Research • Assignment: Creating Surveys • · Resources: Appendix B and Ch. 5 of Professional and Technical Writing Strategies • · Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • · Follow the instructions below to create and utilize a survey: • 1. Using a Microsoft® Word document, create a short survey based on a topic related to • CheckPoint: Using the Library to Research • · Resources: Appendix A and Ch. 5 of Professional and Technical Writing Strategies • · Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum • · Conduct a search on your IT career choice to write about for your final project using the • University Library (https://axiaecampus.phoenix.edu/secure/gotoLibrary.asp).

6. COM 130 Academic Coach /uophelp COM 130 Week 5 CheckPoint APA Guidelines COM 130 Week 5 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • CheckPoint: APA Guidelines • · Resources: Appendix C and Ch. 2 of the Writing Style Handbook • (https://axiaecampus.phoenix.edu/Writing_Style_Handbook_AxiaUOP.pdf) • · Due Date: Day 5 [Individual] forum • · Open Appendix C and save it to your computer. Using APA guidelines, put the • information into proper format. • · Post the corrected document as an attachment. • Discussion Question 1 • · Post your response to the following questions: Why is documentation important in the • technical writing process? What positive and negative occurrences have you run into • while using different documentation styles?

7. COM 130 Academic Coach /uophelp COM 130 Week 6 Assignment Writing Instructions COM 130 Week 7 DQ 1 and DQ 2 • Assignment: Writing Instructions • Understanding your audience and being clear and concise when writing instructions is crucial • to the receiver's ability to successfully follow the instructions. When the writer does have not • a clear vision of the intended audience, he or she should design the instructions for the most • basic reader. • Discussion Question 1 • · Post your response to the following: • o Describe a scenario in which you were asked to provide a report. Include a • description of the intended receiver of the report. Describe the different types of • reports you could have used, and why the report you chose was most appropriate for • this audience.

8. COM 130 Academic Coach /uophelp COM 130 Week 8 Assignment The Rough Draft COM 130 Week 8 CheckPoint Journals and Scientific Documents • Assignment: The Rough Draft • · Resource: Appendix A • · Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum • · Prepare a rough draft of your final project. Organize the draft so it flows and makes • sense. At this point, your draft should be 80% complete and include properly cited • references that follow APA guidelines. • CheckPoint: Journals and Scientific Documents • · Resources: Appendix A and Ch. 17 of Professional and Technical Writing Strategies • · Due Date: Day 4 [Individual] forum • · Write three separate paragraphs on the following: • 1. Discuss the purpose of journals and professional papers.

9. COM 130 Academic Coach /uophelp COM 130 Week 9 Capstone Discussion Question COM 130 Week 9 Final Project Your Career as an IT Professional • Capstone Discussion Question • · Due Date: Day 3 [Main] forum • · Post your response to the following: How will what you have learned in this class help • with your future IT classes and your future as an IT professional? Provide specific • examples. • Final Project: Your Career as an IT Professional • · Resources: Appendix A and Ch. 1 - 7, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17, & 19 of Professional and • Technical Writing Strategies

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