TC 310 The Computer in Technical Communication

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TC 310 The Computer in Technical Communication

• Dr. Jennifer Turns
• Week 3, Day 1 (10/16)

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Feedback, Asgn 2 - Formatting

• Strengths
• Use of hierarchies
• Use of color
• Contrast and size for visually impaired
• Opportunities
• Other strategies for representing information
  (tables, charts, informational graphics) Why
  not more?
• Other thoughts
• Quick ref / custom manual not as distinguishable
  Why?
• Research as a professional activity (e.g.,
  research on VI)

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Feedback, Asgn 2 - Editing

• Strengths
• Thorough (particularly grammar/style)
• Adding a note to explain the edits
• Other thoughts
• Inserting a picture vs. suggesting that a
  picture might be good here Which is better?
• Where to place comment intended to educate such
  as always check for whitespace and keep it
  simple?
• Being thorough vs. going overboard how to
  decide how thorough to be?
• Editing for usability as particularly difficult
  Why?

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Day 6

• By the end of class, students should be able to
• Photoshop Functionality Create/manipulate images
  using a basic set of Photoshop functions
  (selection tools, paint options, layers, and
  filters
• Image/Print/Screen/File Size Determine the
  relationships between image size in pixels (on
  the one hand) and print, screen, and file sizes
  (on the other)
• Image File Formats Identify the common graphic
  file formats for web/print use and convert
  Photoshop graphics into those formats.

• What well do
• Demo/play with Photoshop
• Discuss/debug size issues.
• Discuss/practice file format strategies

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Looking Ahead

• Due Dates
• Assignment 3
• Tuesday (10/21)
• By class
• Includes
• Solution
• Annotations specified by E-portfolio

• Next Class
• Debrief Assignment 3 (Photoshop)
• Move on to Visio