Module Overview for August 16–17: Final Exam

Overview

This module is dedicated to preparing for your final exam, which covers all of the chapters of Markel & Selber’s Technical Communication that we have read in the course. 

This module begins on Friday, August 16 and ends on Saturday, August 17, when exams end.

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Objectives for this Module

After completing this module, you will be able to

• Analyze the rhetorical situation and determine the appropriate audience or users of written communication, considering the needs of global audiences and people with disabilities. [CLO 1]
• Conduct research appropriate to workplace problem solving, such as literature review, evaluation of online resources, interview, and site inspection. [CLO 2]
• Interpret research findings with understanding of ethical and human implications. [CLO 3]
• Use conventions of various workplace genres, such as proposals, instructions, correspondence, reports, and slide decks, with understanding of how the genre conventions can be used as heuristics and as principles of arrangement. [CLO 4]
• Collaborate with classmates in planning, researching, writing, revising, and presenting information. [CLO 5]
• Apply principles of effective visual design for print and electronic presentation, including hierarchical, chronological, and spatial arrangements. [CLO 6]
• Identify and apply the principles of effective style in the composing of usable, reader-centered written communications. [CLO 7]

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Readings for August 16–17

1. Markel & Selber, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, and 21
2. Calculating Your Course Grade Links to an external site.
3. Final Exam Overview

 

Activities for the Week of May 6

Activities
(As desired, time for the extra activities)

• Review the information on Calculating Your Course Grade Links to an external site. in the Course Manual. You will not need to adjust your grade as the course has exactly 10,000 points available.
• Decide whether you want to take the final exam:
  • If you have reached the number of points you need to meet your goal by the last day of classes, you do not need to take the final exam.
  • If you are still a bit short of your goal, go ahead and take the final exam, which is worth 500 points.
• Use the Final Exam Overview to learn what you need to do to prepare if you decide to take the Final,

• If desired, take the Final Exam (2 hours, maximum).
  • Opens at 12 AM on the first day of exams, Friday, August 16.
  • Closes at 11:59 PM on the last day of exams, Saturday, August 17. No grace period.
  • Additional details are included in the Final Exam Overview.
• Ask any questions about the course in the General Q and A Discussion (0 points) in Canvas.
  • Check the General Q and A Discussion for answers before posting.
  • Asking a question is not required. Use the Inbox tool in Canvas for questions about grades or personal information that should not be shared with the class.