Technical Communication Assignment

Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. Technical Communication Assignment similarity report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide.

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf, .ppt).

A. Identify one scenario (“Scenario 1” or “Scenario 2” in the Supporting Documents section) that you will use as the context for your submission.

Note: It is recommended that you use the same scenario for Task 1 and Task 2.

Part I: Technical Communication First Audience and Deliverable

B. Identify one audience from the scenario in part A and create the actual written deliverable you would write to communicate the details from the scenario to the audience. The deliverable must be in a separate document than the responses to parts C, D, and E.

Note: This should be the actual written communication deliverable you would send to your chosen audience.

C. Explain why the content of the deliverable in part B is relevant to the audience’s role by doing the following:

1. Describe how the content of the deliverable addresses what the audience needs to know. Provide supporting details from the scenario.

2. Justify why specific information was included or excluded from the deliverable based on the audience’s role.

D. Justify why the format of the deliverable in part B is appropriate for the audience. Provide details from the scenario for support.

E. Explain the structure and design of the deliverable you submitted in part B by doing the following:

1. Explain how three of the following structural components are effectively used in the deliverable.

Provide specific details from the deliverable for support:

• headings and subheadings
• paragraphs
• bulleted lists
• columns
• placement (centered, indented, justified, etc.)
• text boxes or callouts
• white space
• separation lines
• tables
• arrangement and grouping
• template and layout

2. Explain how three of the following design components are effectively used in the deliverable.

Provide specific details from the deliverable for support:

• bolding
• italics
• color (background, text, shading, etc.)
• template
• graphics
• charts
• white space
• fonts
• font size
• symbols or bullets
• banners
• lines

Part 2: Second Audience and Deliverable

F. Identify one other audience from the scenario in part A and create the actual written deliverable you would write to communicate the details from the scenario to the audience. The audience that you choose must be different than the audience you chose in part B. The deliverable must be in a separate document than the responses to parts G, H, and I.

Note: This should be the actual written communication deliverable you would send to your chosen audience.

G. Explain why the content of the deliverable in part F is relevant to the audience’s role by doing the following:

1. Describe how the content of the deliverable addresses what the audience needs to know. Provide supporting details from the scenario.

2. Justify why specific information was included or excluded from the deliverable based on the audience’s role.

H. Justify why the format of the deliverable in part F is appropriate for the audience. Provide details from the scenario for support.

I. Explain the structure and design of the deliverable you submitted in part F by doing the following:

1. Explain how three of the following structural components are effectively used in the deliverable.

Provide specific details from the deliverable for support:

• headings and subheadings
• paragraphs
• bulleted lists
• columns
• placement (centered, indented, justified, etc.)
• text boxes or callouts
• white space
• separation lines
• tables
• arrangement and grouping
• template and layout

2. Explain how three of the following design components are effectively used in the deliverable.

Provide specific details from the deliverable for support:

• bolding
• italics
• color (background, text, shading, etc.)
• template
• graphics
• charts
• white space
• fonts
• font size
• symbols or bullets
• banners
• lines

J. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.

K. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.