Why Tech Comm Matters Project
The Why Tech Comm Matters (WTCM) project has every person in the class present about a communication situation in a context they are very familiar with, to show how the tech comm understanding you've gained in the course relates to a wide array of
Products:
- Proposal
- Presentation
- Report (the talk written out)
Rough Outline:
About Proposals:
- Proposals are asking permission to do the project on your particular topic.
- Memo Form--these are "informal proposals" in the reading. Many of the sections in the reading have to do with more complex proposals like bids for contracts or services. Still, this proposal is trying to convince the reader that this is a good solution, worth taking a shot at.
Sections: Each should have the section head and the talking head. Sections can have subheadings if needed.
- Overview: As with our other memos, explains what this document is, the problem or need, and how the document is going to do its tasks.
- Problem: Problem section explains the problem that you need a topic that fits the criteria of the assignment, so then the problem section needs to re-explain the assignment.
- Proposed Solution: Works through how your topic fits the criteria--making the argument this would be a good choice for the assignment.
