Overview: Careers in technical writing are increasing because of technological demands in business. Career opportunities include website content developer, social media expert, instructional writer, curriculum developer and more. Companies need employees who have strong technical writing skills because technical documents are necessary; regardless of company or industry. This course focuses on the foundations of the types of technical documents, the development of them; and their purposes in business. In this course you will create a portfolio of technical documents that could be used in any business setting.
The topic of discussion this week focuses on the procedures and instructions manual. For this discussion you will brainstorm topic ideas for a procedures or instructions manual. The procedures manual describes who does what and when while the instructions manual describes how to accomplish the specific task. Your topic choice must be business related.
The topic of discussion this week focuses on the procedures and instructions manual. For this discussion you will brainstorm topic ideas for a procedures or instructions manual. The procedures manual describes who does what and when while the instructions manual describes how to accomplish the specific task. Your topic choice must be business related.
Audiences who read procedures or instructions manuals range from new employees or novice users to the experienced; or even those who need a refresher on a certain procedure or instruction. Reflect on a procedures or instructions manual you have found helpful in the past to serve as a starting point for brainstorming ideas.
Complete the following for this assignment:
• Brainstorm and share at least 2 ideas that you want to choose for your procedures or instructions manual topic.
• Research the library and the Internet for information about guidelines and suggestions for organizing a procedures or instructions manual. .
• Share your findings of the guidelines and suggestions that will help you develop your manual.
• Describe how you will adapt the guidelines and suggestions to develop your procedures or instructions manual discuss the strengths of the selected guidelines for providing the information that various audiences will require.
• Discuss how you will use the guidelines and suggestions in the creation of your procedures or instructions manual.
• Include the reference/s.