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Process Analysis. Fall Semester College Comp 2011. How did you feel When…. You received your driver’s license? You learned how to tie your shoes in kindergarten? Advanced to a different level in a videogame? We spend a great deal of our lives learning and mastering skills.
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Process Analysis Fall Semester College Comp 2011
How did you feel When… • You received your driver’s license? • You learned how to tie your shoes in kindergarten? • Advanced to a different level in a videogame? • We spend a great deal of our lives learning and mastering skills. • Milestones in our lives are often linked with mastering skills that allow us to become more independent.
This is process analysis • All of these are examples of the end results of process-analysis. • Process Analysis is a technique that explains the steps or sequence involved in doing something. • It satisfies our need to learn as well as satisfying our curiosity about how the world works. • Examples of process-analysis: self-help books, how-to section on Youtube. What other examples exist in the process-analysis genre? Discuss with those in your row.
Process-analysis can be: • Interesting and entertaining, but it can also be critically important. How? • It can also be poorly written. For example, have you ever attempted to assemble a futon or a bookshelf with poorly written instructions? • Directional: Step by step instructions to readers showing how they do something. • Informational: when you want readers to understand how something happens even though they won’t follow the steps outlined. Example: how to choose a college.
Some examples for your viewing … • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEIiEAn7b-U • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT-_G4-fYkw • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVnfyradCPY • Which one of these is informational? Which one is directional? How do you know? • Both directional and informational process analysis are often appropriate in problem-solving situations. These are frequently used in college. An example is:
Example essay question • “Because many colleges have changed the eligibility requirements for financial aid, fewer students can depend on loans or scholarships. How can students cope with the rising costs of higher education?” • This question requires you to explain what’s wrong with the current approach before presenting step-by-step solutions. Thus, it is process analysis.
