Technical Definition/Genre Analysis Multi-Genre Project

• Tech-Def/Genre Analysis Development
  • Chunk Analysis
  • Backgrounds and Diagrams - means of explanation and argumentation
  • Background Discussion
  • Effective Use of Graphics
  
  
• Thinking about Topics for the Multi-Project
  • PowerPoint and Chunking, Two Levels Deep
  • Playing with PowerPoint

Due in Class Monday:

• Complete Draft of "Tech Def/Genre Analysis"

Final Job Dox Review & Technical Definition/Genre Analysis Multi-Genre Project

• Review of Docs and Expectations for Portfolio
  • Resume: Doc Design (CRAP) & Rhetorical Structuring
  • Cover Letter: Basic Genre + List of Chunks - See the Peer Review Worksheet
  • Process Documentation Memos
  • Project Introduction Memo: Analysis & Strategy
• Thinking about Topics for the Multi-Project
  • Discussion of Ideas from Homework
  • Thinking about Genre: Movies
  • Genre as Repetitive Social Work Organization

Due in Class Thursday:

• Background Intro Section of Tech Def

Applied Genre: Analyzing Cover Letters

• Group Breakdown and Discussion of Cover Letter "Chunks"
• Review/Discussion of Memos Introducing your Employment Documents: Review Chunks from yesterday, Moving on to Strategy Sections
• Keep working on being able to PDF
• Here (How to PDF) are some more detailed instructions, with links to still more instructions and other methods or programs to use to do this.

Due in Class Thursday:

• Revision of Cover Letter and Memo
• Have PDF versions of Job Dox

Session 6: Review & Examples: Today we will go over some examples of Intro Memos and Process Documentation Memos from our class, and analyze and discuss what they are and are not doing yet, the point being that these still have a good ways to go, and everyone will have a chance to revise these. After this review/analysis we will do our 2nd round of testing of the Forklift Memos, and talk about some more issues to think about in designing them. Drafts of Process Documentation Memos for the Forklift Project are due in class Tues.

Rhetorical Analysis: Analyzing Job Research Results; Learning to Make PDF Files

• Analysis of Boeing and Rumken Ads
• Discussion of Proposals and Arguments
• Going over the Memo of Intro and Analysis
• Learning to work with PDFs
• Download and Install Ghostscript (8.14) and GSView (4.6) and **Postscript Printer Driver Installer**
• Print, Select Printer, Click "Print to File"
• This creates a .prn file - change name to .ps
• Double click file, GSView opens - now choose Convert
• Here (How to PDF) are some more detailed instructions, with links to still more instructions and other methods or programs to use to do this.

Due in Class Monday:

• Memo of Introduction/Rhetorical Analysis to Employment Documents Scenario
• Have PDF versions of both this memo and your Resume

Applying Review: Application of Principles -- Testing PDM for FM and Intro of Employment Documents Case

• Discussion of Background Development Homework, leads to
• Discussion of Proposals, finding Job Ad
• Going over the IM Grading Memo, and then
• Working together on Claims for the FM PDM.
• Thurs we'll be working on IMs again

Due in Class Tuesday:

• FM Project Due at 5:00
• Have your IM project to work on in class
• ** Keep looking for Job Ads **
• Read about Employment Documents

Session 6: Review & Examples: Today we will go over some examples of Intro Memos and Process Documentation Memos from our class, and analyze and discuss what they are and are not doing yet, the point being that these still have a good ways to go, and everyone will have a chance to revise these. After this review/analysis we will do our 2nd round of testing of the Forklift Memos, and talk about some more issues to think about in designing them. Drafts of Process Documentation Memos for the Forklift Project are due in class Tues.

Review w/Examples: Application of Principles -- The Intro Memo Project

• We'll look over an example or two, and talk about how Tech Comm "works" for audiences.
• Grading of IMs, PDMs - Revision opportunity
• Testing of Forklift Memos II
• Discussion of Readers, how they read, what their different tasks are in reading.
• Begin Background Documentation Docs

Due in Class Tuesday:

• Revised Forklift Memo, and
• Draft of Forklift PDM, ready for testing
• ** Begin looking for Job Ads **
• Read about Proposals

Session 6: Review & Examples: Today we will go over some examples of Intro Memos and Process Documentation Memos from our class, and analyze and discuss what they are and are not doing yet, the point being that these still have a good ways to go, and everyone will have a chance to revise these. After this review/analysis we will do our 2nd round of testing of the Forklift Memos, and talk about some more issues to think about in designing them. Drafts of Process Documentation Memos for the Forklift Project are due in class Tues.

Due at 5:00 Today: Complete Intro Memo Project
In your people.emich acct., "im" folder, should be:

• Final Draft of Intro Memo (im-xxx-4.doc)
• Final Draft of Process Documentation Memo (pdmim-xxx-2.doc)
• Plus any drafts of these

Due in Class Monday:

• Revised planning for Forklift Memo, and
• revised draft of the memo itself (fm-xxx-2.doc)

Session 5: Testing x 2: Today we will be running tests of two memos with very different jobs. The Process Documentation Memo is your opportunity to show you can link up your thoughts and revisions through the process of Intro Memo development with the concepts we've gone over in class and in our reading in PWO. We will then test the first versions of the Forklift Memo to see if/how well the information in the memo has been "designed" for Mickey to use it.

1. Review - Rhetorical Principles & Memos -

   
   Rhetoric
       1. Audience
       2. Purpose
   
   
   Argument
       a. Claim/Point
       b. Support/Evidence
       c. Warrant/Reasoning
   
   
   1. Memo Format and Issues
   2. Shifting Purpose for the Process Documentation Memo

   
   
   For Tues 7/6:
   1. Peer Critique - due by Monday at 5:00 - trade draft 3 via email, answer the questions from class, and send the feedback to both the writer and me.

      
      1. Is the memo broken up into "chunks"?;
      2. Does is have an Overview?;
      Now look at each individual "chunk";
      1. Does it have a specific event/example/piece of evidence? ;
      2. Does it explicitly explain how this experience can relate to what we're going to be doing in 324 ? (writing? tech comm example? teamwork? what kind of worker person is? whatever way this experience relates, is that claim spelled out for the reader?)

   2. Reading Notes - The 2nd part of the homework is to take notes from the reading, by copying and pasting into a Word file called, mysteriously, "Notes.doc", by picking key points from the reading, what you would highlight, and just have a quick line for each clip saying why it seems key or important or new to you. Then be sure you upload the file and/or email it to yourself so you have access to it in class.
   3. Get on the Reading - Buy the "Book"
   4. Get your home computer set up to upload files to your people.emich account. You can download the software from people.emich.edu. For PCs the Secure Shell Suite is what you want (the shortcut on the desktop will say "FileZilla"). For Macs (running OS X) you want Fugu, just as we have in class.
   5. Revise your Intro Memo (filename should be "IM-"your initials"-3.doc")
   6. Upload it to your people.emich account -- if you have trouble, be sure to email it to yourself (as an attachment) -- use the link for mail.emich to the right here, and notice you have to hit three or four buttons to complete the attachment: one step to find the file, another to link it, another to actually attach it.
   7. Get Portfolio Pages up