English,

Technical communication is meant to be used and not just read. Good technical communication communicates information to an audience who will act on that information in a variety of ways: in making hiring decisions, in following technical procedures, in developing research plans, and more. In this assignment, you will evaluate the accessibility, usability, and relevance of a piece of technical communication—that is, you will analyze whether the document effectively communicates the necessary information to its audience and where it fails to do so. In this way, the assignment will start with the evaluation skills you applied in Assignment #1 to help you to continue exploring the basic elements of technical communication.

Analyzing Technical Communication Practices
Your analysis should demonstrate that you understand the basic principles of technical communication discussed in the first chapter of the textbook. The process you will follow in this assignment is relatively straightforward. I will provide you with analysis points based on the characteristics detailed in Gurak & Lannon, Chapter 1. You will study a document and then determine how well it relies (or doesn’t) on effective technical communication practices. You will then present your analysis in a memo to me.
There are three steps to this assignment:

(1) Choose a piece of technical communication to analyze. I have provided you with three documents from which to choose: an application, a booklet, and a guide. Citizens use the application to apply for home energy assistance; science teachers and students use the booklet to design environmental projects; employers use the guide to create a workplace first aid program. These documents are representative of technical communication.

(2) Evaluate your chosen document for usability. This will involve reading the document carefully, paying attention to the features that enable use. (In other words, how did the author structure the document so that readers could access and use the information effectively and efficiently?) I provide specific points of analysis below.

(3) Write a memo to me that organizes your rhetorical analysis in both a logical and convincing way. (I am your audience.) Follow the memo format described by Gurak & Lannon (pp. 189-192).

English
Topic: John McMurtry’s “The corporate administration vs. Leaning”

Paper details:

provide a 1000 (approx.) words critical analysis of of the following : John McMurtry’s “The corporate administration vs. the vocation of learning.” INSTRUCTIONS: Your essay must be formatted and documented as per MLA style:Double spaced,12 point Times New Romans font. please include a ‘ work cited’page : this page does don’t count towards your word requirement. A successful paper will have a persuasive thesis statement, demonstrate in sight and clarity in regards to the text (include using relevant quotations),be free of mechanical writing errors and well organized.

English
Topic: John McMurtry’s “The corporate administration vs. Leaning”

Paper details:

provide a 1000 (approx.) words critical analysis of of the following : John McMurtry’s “The corporate administration vs. the vocation of learning.” INSTRUCTIONS: Your essay must be formatted and documented as per MLA style:Double spaced,12 point Times New Romans font. please include a ‘ work cited’page : this page does don’t count towards your word requirement. A successful paper will have a persuasive thesis statement, demonstrate in sight and clarity in regards to the text (include using relevant quotations),be free of mechanical writing errors and well organized.