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COM 135 Entire Course For more classes
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CheckPoint Importance of Technical Writing COM
135 Week 1 Assignment The Technical Writing
Process COM 135 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 COM 135 Week
2 CheckPoint Audience Analysis COM 135 Week 3
CheckPoint Communication Techniques COM 135 Week
3 CheckPoint Letter Writing Techniques COM 135
Week 3 Assignment Written Communication in the
Corporate COM 135 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2 COM 135
Week 4 CheckPoint Article Summary COM 135 Week 5
CheckPoint User Manual Criteria COM 135 Week 5
Assignment Clear and Concise Technical
Instructions
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COM 135 Week 1 Assignment The Technical Writing
Process For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.co
m Assignment The Technical Writing Process
Resources Pages 25-38 in Technical Writing
Process and Product (5th ed.) Due Date Day 7
post to the Individual forum Read the
following scenario As a customer service manager
for a local software development company, you
want to create a user manual for one of the
software applications your company develops.
The purpose of the manual is to support your
customers in purchasing and using the software.
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COM 135 Course Seek Your Dream / snaptutorial.com
COM 135 Week 1 CheckPoint Importance of Technical
Writing For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.co
m CheckPoint Importance of Technical Writing
Due Date Day 4 post to the Individual forum
Choose three forms of technical writing used in
the corporate environment. Explain why each
form of communication is important. Submit your
explanations.  
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COM 135 Week 2 CheckPoint Audience Analysis For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com   CheckPoi
nt Audience Analysis In order for technical
communication to be effective, the writer must
evaluate the intended audience, its
characteristics, knowledgebase, expectations, and
requirements. Resources Ch. 4 in Technical
Writing Process and Product (5th ed.) Due
Date Day 7 Individual forum Address the
following issues as they relate to the user
manual you will create for the final project
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COM 135 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more classes
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1 Due Date Day 2 post to the Main forum
Post your response to the following What are
some important characteristics of
effective written communication? How do these
qualities help in communicating information to
a receiver? Explain your answer. 3. Discussion
Question 2 Resource Appendix C Due Date Day
4 post to the Main forum Complete the table
in Appendix C by providing the following
information about audiences o Identify the four
main types of audiences.
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COM 135 Week 3 Assignment Written Communication
in the Corporate For more classes
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Communication in the Corporate Environment
Resource Pages 130-165 in Technical Writing
Process and Product (5th ed.) Due Date Day 7
Individual forum Read the following
scenario Discontinuation of major equipment
components for a computer network upgrade
will cause a major setback in the installation of
the network for a project you are managing. You
must provide information about the delay to your
project team members, to upper management, and to
your client (a banking institution).
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COM 135 Week 3 CheckPoint Letter Writing
Techniques For more classes visit www.snaptutorial
.com CheckPoint Letter Writing Techniques Due
Date Day 6 Individual forum Describe the
different strategies and techniques used in
writing a good-news letter and a bad-news
letter. Provide an example of bad news you
might have to deliver in a letter. Explain
which bad-news technique you would choose for
this type
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COM 135 Week 4 CheckPoint Article Summary For
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Article Summary Resources Ch. 14 15 in
Technical Writing Process and Product (5th
ed.) Due Date Day 7 Individual forum
Review the characteristics of effective
summaries, research strategies, and
APA formatting. Summarize a short, online
article of your choice. Follow the criteria on
p. 479 (listed under Chapter Highlights) for
summary writing. Use APA guidelines to format
your paper. Cite any quotations or paraphrases,
and document the source of the article in a
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COM 135 Week 4 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more classes
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1 Due Date Day 2 Main forum Post your
response to the following You have been asked by
a prospective employer to explain in writing why
you selected your degree program and how the
degree will help advance your career. What two
prewriting techniques would you use to organize
your thoughts about the topic? Explain your
choices. 3. Discussion Question 2 Due Date Day
4 Main forum .
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COM 135 Week 5 Assignment Clear and Concise
Technical Instructions For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   Assignment Clear
and Concise Technical Instructions Resources
pp. 352-362 and 378-383 in Technical Writing
Process and Product (5th ed.) Due Date Day 7
Individual forum Choose a technical or
electronic product in your home or office.
Conduct a search on the Internet for technical
instructions explaining
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COM 135 Week 5 CheckPoint User Manual Criteria
For more classes
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Manual Criteria Resources Appendix A and pp.
378-382 in Technical Writing Process and Product
(5th ed.) Due Date Day 5 Individual forum
Identify the optional criteria you want to
include in your final project, and explain
your reasoning for selecting these options.
Describe the technical or electronic product you
have chosen for the Clear and Concise Technical
Instructions assignment. Explain possible
consequences if the user manual for this product
was poorly written.
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COM 135 Week 6 CheckPoint Reports For more
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Reports Resources pp. 482-486, 488-491, and
496-506 in Technical Writing Process and Product
(5th ed.) and the Microsoft Word Tutorial
Creating Tables Due Date Day 7 Individual
forum Review the Microsoft Word Tutorial
Creating Tables at Create a table to organize
the following information regarding progress
reports, feasibility/recommendation reports, and
incident reports in the corporate environment. o
Describe the purpose of each report. o List the
key components of each report. o Identify the
general audience for which each report is
prepared.
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COM 135 Week 7 CheckPoint RFP Analysis For more
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RFP Analysis Resources pp. 2-8 and 47-76 in
Technical Writing Process and Product (5th ed.),
Clark County Requests for Proposals, Writing
Specifications, and Writing a Good RFP Due
Date Day 5 Individual forum Review Clark
County Requests for Proposals located
at http//www.mrsc.org/RFPs/C52rfpweb.pdf
Consider the purpose and components of the sample
RFP. Use the information in the sample RFP to
address the following o Review the Purpose
section of the RFP. In two to three sentences,
describe the reason behind the Web development
project. What does the county
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COM 135 Week 7 CheckPoint Rough Draft of Final
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m CheckPoint Rough Draft of Final Project
Resource Appendix D Due Date Day 3
Individual forum Create a rough draft of your
final project as a Microsoft Word document
Submit the rough draft to your instructor. In
order for your instructor to provide
adequate feedback, the rough draft should be at
least 5 pages in length. Post the rough draft
as an attachment.
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COM 135 Week 8 CheckPoint Image Integration For
more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com CheckPoint
Image Integration Due Date Day 7
Individual forum Using the visual elements
that were discussed in DQ2, integrate at least
three visual elements into a new Microsoft Word
document. Provide a brief explanation for each
visual that addresses the following o Why it was
chosen o Its purpose o How it impacts the overall
design and layout
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COM 135 Week 8 DQ 1 and DQ 2 For more classes
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Due Date Day 2 Main forum Post your response
to the following In preparing your final
project, what are some of the guidelines that
should be followed for effective layout, design,
and overall formatting? When responding, remember
to keep in mind the topic being presented, the
type of data, and the audience. 4. Discussion
Question 2
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COM 135 Week 9 Capstone Checkpoint For more
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CheckPoint Due Date Day 5 Individual forum
Answer the following o Which topics covered in
this course were the most important to you? o How
will you use this information in your technical
communication? o How will this information affect
your employment opportunities? Explain your
answers and provide examples.
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COM 135 Course Seek Your Dream / snaptutorial.com
COM 135 Week 9 Capstone Checkpoint For more
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CheckPoint Due Date Day 5 Individual forum
Answer the following o Which toCOM 135 Week 9
Final Project User Manual For more classes
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Manual Resources Appendix A Due Date Day 7
Individual forum Create a user manual for a
product of your choice. This manual should
contain the following elements o The manual must
be created as a Microsoft Word document, 7 to 8
pages in length.
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COM 135 Course Seek Your Dream / snaptutorial.com
COM 135 Week 9 Capstone Checkpoint For more
classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Capstone
CheckPoint Due Date Day 5 Individual forum
Answer the following o Which toCOM 135 Week 9
Final Project User Manual For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com Final Project User
Manual Resources Appendix A Due Date Day 7
Individual forum Create a user manual for a
product of your choice. This manual should
contain the following elements o The manual must
be created as a Microsoft Word document, 7 to 8
pages in length.
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