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Annotation of "A Rhetoric of Electronic Instruction Sets"
The Associate Professor of English at Penn State University, Stuart Selber, wrote a paper titled "A Rhetoric of Electronic Instruction Sets." Within his paper, he discusses the techniques used to categorize instruction sets. Specifically, he addresses three models that are common tactics for organizing electronic instruction sets: self-contained, embedded, and open...
Annotation of "Text and Action the Operator's Manual in Context and in Court"
MIT Professor of Writing and Comparative Media Studies, James Paradis, wrote a novel called Textual Dynamics of the Professions. Within his novel, in chapter 11, Paradis concentrates on the topic of poorly written manuals and the consequences they can have in a court of law and in a person’s everyday life. Specifically...
Annotation of "Eight Guidelines for the Design of Instructional Videos for Software Training"
The article “Eight Guidelines for the Design of Instructional Videos for Software Training” by Hans van der Meij and Jan van der Meij articulates a set of eight guidelines that are essential when creating and designing an instructional video about software tasks. The eight tasks are as follows...
Annotation of "Assertions of Expertise in Online Product Reviews"
Jo Mackiewicz’s “Assertions of Expertise in Online Product Reviews” gives a detailed illustration of how an online review can help others make informed decisions before purchasing a certain type of object or tool. These reviews are hosted on websites like Epinions and Yelp by people who are not experts but hold valuable knowledge that can inform others. What Mackiewicz...
CATIE WILLETT
ABOUT THIS SITE
For my class WRTC 350, Foundations in Technical Communications, I was tasked with analyzing and researching information regarding bike safety, laws, and current events.
Reading Log 1 hosts a series of posts that vary in topic. Reading Log 2 is a series of five annotations of instruction sets. Reading Log 3 is another series of annotations of journal articles. And the last menu tab is a work instruction set I created with a group of individuals regarding bike safety on a college campus
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Annotation of "Avoiding Litigation for Product Instructions and Warnings"
Jeff Todd’s “Avoiding Litigation for Product Instructions and Warnings” is an in-depth analysis that’s purpose is to advise technical communicators how to avoid putting their employees and employer’s in a position that requires time and resource in order to go to trial. The reason he is sharing his expertise is because it is coming from his own personal experience as a former...